{"id":4847,"date":"2012-04-15T14:28:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T14:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2012-04-15T14:28:53","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T14:28:53","slug":"chinese-gphrts-karthikeyan-finishes-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4847","title":{"rendered":"Chinese GP: HRT&#8217;s Karthikeyan finishes 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/racing\/narain_karthikeyan.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Chinese GP:HRT's Karthikeyan finishes 22nd\" width=\"200\" style=\"float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 6px;\" \/>Shanghai:<\/strong> <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Narain+Karthikeyan&amp;sa=Search\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Narain+Karthikeyan&amp;sa=Search\"> Narain Karthikeyan<\/a> of HRT F1 earned his second consecutive finish of the season as he finished 22nd in the <a href=\"search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Chinese+Grand+Prix+&amp;sa=Search\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/search.html?cx=partner-pub-2004395898380537%3A5221044443&amp;cof=FORID%3A10&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Chinese+Grand+Prix+&amp;sa=Search\">Chinese Grand Prix <\/a>on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The race which started under overcast conditions progressed well, but was not that easy going for Karthikeyan.<\/p>\n<p>On the reconnaissance lap (out of the pits), the suspension problem from the final practice session resurfaced on Karthikeyan\u2019s car and the team had to bring out the spanners while he sat on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t the best feeling \u2013 to have a critical issue like that just minutes before the start.\u201d<br \/>After a frantic few minutes, the problem was taken care of, but Karthikeyan wasn\u2019t entirely comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team did a great job dealing with the issue but as a driver you\u2019re still unsure if the car would behave normally once it gets moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adding to his woes, the start didn\u2019t go off as planned too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe start was really bad; we need to do some work on that because it is still new.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were still unsure about the suspension, plus the soft tyres weren\u2019t working too well \u2013 thecar was moving a lot even on the straights, so we need to look at the data and see what exactly was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once switched over to the harder prime tyre, the Indian found the balance more favourable and maintained consistent pace to cross the line in 22nd place.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the tough weekend, the finish came as a relief and he is now looking forward to the Bahrain Grand Prix next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had my share of problems this weekend so I am looking forward to Bahrain and a much more consistent weekend overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a completely different circuit, and it is going to be much hotter but the car has shown good reliability so fingers crossed,\u201d Karthikeyan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shanghai: Narain Karthikeyan of HRT F1 earned his second consecutive finish of the season as he finished 22nd in the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. 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