Spanish Grand Prix stewards give HRT's Narain Karthikeyan permission to race despite missing 107 per cent cut
Narain Karthikeyan will be allowed to take part in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday despite having failed to set a time within the 107 per cent in qualifying
The Indian finished 8.5 seconds off the pace in Q1 after having to stop his car before he could complete a second run.
But the HRT driver will race in Spain after the stewards deemed his time in final practice was fast enough to prove what he could have done.
"We were going to go on the second set of tyres but we discovered some problems and due to safety concerns, not only for myself but the others, we decided that the best thing was to not go back out," explained Karthikeyan, who failed to set a time on Friday.
"It seems like my bad luck continues to follow me this weekend and, although I'm disappointed about that, there's nothing else I can do but keep giving it my best shot."
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| Series | Formula 1 |
| Drivers | Olivier Panis |
| Author | Pablo Elizalde |
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