FormulaOne is keenly followedinIndia and the sport received a boost when Narain Karthikeyan raced forJordanin2005and Karun Chandhok signed upwith Hispania this year.
Spanish-owned Hispania announced on Friday they had signed Indian Narain Karthikeyan, who last raced in Formula 1 in 2005 for Jordan, as one of their 2011 drivers.