New Delhi, Nov 13: Narain Karthikeyan will lead the Carlin F3 team for the year-end blue-Riband event at the Macau grand prix, an international race featuring the best F3 drivers in the world. The Indian has been called upon to lead the three car Carlin team at the ultra-demanding street track in the Chinese province of Macau after its top racer Alan Van der Merwe of South Africa opted out of the event to secure a testing role in Formula One, a release by Karthikeyan's sponsors, JK Tyres, said here today.
Nico Rosberg and Portugal's Alvaro Parente are the other members of the team which won the British F3 series this year.
"Narain has a natural talent which is most perfectly demonstrated in fast demanding corners and at circuits like Macau where there is only one way to drive - with full commitment even into the totally blind corners," team boss Trevor Carlin said after selecting the Indian to lead the team. Bureau Report