Chandhok`s Team Lotus debut ends with a crash

Karun Chandhok`s first drive in Team Lotus Formula One car lasted less than a minute and crashed.

Melbourne: Karun Chandhok`s first drive in the Team Lotus Formula One car lasted less than a minute before he spun on the track and crashed into a barrier on Friday.

The 27-year-old, named as a reserve driver for the team only on Tuesday, was first out of the pits in the first practice session for Sunday`s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.Driving Italian Jarno Trulli`s car, Chandhok lost control on a track still damp after morning rain and hit a barrier, smashing the front wing off the T128. The driver walked away apparently unhurt.Malaysian-owned Team Lotus have yet to score a point in Formula One after making their debut last year as Lotus Racing. Bureau Report