Narain Karthikeyan hopes to end bad luck at Monza

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After starting from the back of the grid, Narain Karthikeyan moved up impressively and was running as high as 13th during last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, which started off with a mulitple-car pileup.

The eventual result, however, was a big disappointment for the Indian, who had a heavy crash on his 30th lap.

A wheelnut problem at second pitstop ruined his stupendous race as he spun into the barrier.
Narain, who suffered a knock to his left foot in the impact, is now ready for his next outing at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.

“What happened was a shame because, up to that point, we were having a good race. Now, all that is behind me and I am looking forward to Monza,” Narain said.

The Autodromo di Monza was built in 1922 and is one of the few current circuits that celebrated a grand prix in the World Championship’s first season in 1950.

Monza is a very low downforce circuit, the quickest in the championship and the one with the fewest corners in the season. Therefore a good maximum speed is very important to achieve a good result.

Narain said the team would be introducing new package made specifically for the Italian track.
“Monza is a circuit that I really like and an interesting track for us.

We’re bringing a specific package for this event, with a low drag wing which we hope will help us to have a good performance.

It’s a fantastic circuit where I love to race with legendary corners such as the Parabolica and the Curva di Lesmo.

I hope not to run into bad luck at this event and to be able to convert a good performance into a positive result,” said the Coimbatore driver.