Formula One is keenly followed in India and the sport received a boost when Narain Karthikeyan raced for Jordan in 2005 and Karun Chandhok signed up with Hispania this year.

一级方程式赛车在印度很受追捧，这项运动在2005年纳拉因·卡斯基延 为乔丹队比赛和卡伦·查德霍克去年与西斯潘尼队签约后得到了促进。

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He will replace regular driver Karun Chandhok in Friday's first practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya.

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Karun Chandhok lasted only one lap before crashing while his HRT teammate Bruno Senna managed 17 before his engine gave out.

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Vicky Chandhok - the father of F1 racer Karun - is heavily involved in the organisation of the Delhi F1 race.

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