Karun Chandhok

Karun Chandhok says a lack of corporate dollars is keeping him from making the final step into formula one.
Despite his countryman Vijay Mallya running the Force India operation, the Indian billionaire for a second consecutive season will field a German and Italian driver combination, even though Chandhok, 25, and Narain Karthikeyan, throng the international racing scene. “Finance is one thing,” said Chandhok, who has previously tested for Red Bull Racing.
“For a formula one drive, you are looking at 10-15 million dollars. That’s a significant amount of money when you convert it into rupees,” he said in Delhi during a sponsor press conference. Chandhok also believes the departure from the scene of the Honda-powered Honda and Super Aguri teams has complicated the task for F1 hopefuls.
“Like I said it is four less seats, which has made it more difficult,” Karun confirmed.