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The return of Narain Karthikeyan!

Senthilkumar — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:05:38 +0000

That was a very pleasantly surprising news, when HRT announced the lineup with Pedro De La Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan for the year 2012. I am not going into the specifics of sponsorships especially when even the last year HRT ran with TATA as the main sponsor. A season aborted last year and making a historic appearance during the Indian GP, I remember his exact lines.

Driving in front of the home crowd cheering [me] on is going to be a surreal experience, a once in a lifetime experience and I feel extremely fortunate.

That he could make it irrespective of the competition so hard speaks volume about the confidence in the way he can pull it off. I am not talking about the monetary part, I have had the opportunity to see him at close quarters and let me admit that he has this confidence of pulling it off when people almost have written him off.

I remember even the first season, it was a great debut going by what he has been through, and sponsorship issues which stopped him from racing with the erstwhile Minardi for a couple of races in 2004. It was always his optimistic outlook which saw him in good stead even when the critics wrote him off and that included some of the reporters who were reporting F1 for the first time.

His presence augurs well for F1 in India and most importantly the Indian GP. This will also boost the fortunes of the young drivers especially the likes of Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel and others. Karun ofcourse will be a reserve driver.

In his Q&A on the sidelines of the HRT announcement Narain says F1 is a continued dream…

For me, Formula 1 is a continued dream, it is always ultra-competitive and competing at the pinnacle of the sport is what I love. So I am very happy to have the opportunity to continue living my dream and I have every intention to make the best out of it.

As for the sponsors they will be able to leverage the last year one off sponsorships to a more sustainable year long affair. I am happy to see an Indian on the track who is a cynosure of all eyes in the paddock. In one of my conversations with a F1 driver, he saw Narain as a natural & gifted driver and lets not forget what his team mate at Carlin Motorsports the present day Mc Laren driver Jenson Button had to say. He was in praise of him infact he had beaten Jenson in British F3.

Talking about Carlin Motorsports, I am reminded how close Trevor Carlin was to owning an F1 team and that would have changed Narain’s career in F1 and also the Indian connection would have had far reaching effects. Having said that, lets resign to the fact like what Narain said all’s well that ends well.

With India solidly a part of the F1 calendar we can only hope for the best to happen and wish it had happened a little earlier it would have been far better and more robust Narain with better experience and far better team to contend with.

Lets hope for some real stellar drive from the fastest Indian! This season gives another opportunity for the Indian F1 fan to root for another car apart from the Sahara Force India F1 team.

Now the most important thing which made me blog this post was this part of the Q & A:

Q: How would you define yourself as a driver?

NK: One thing’s for sure – I never give up. I’m here, against all odds and expectations, which wouldn’t have been possible otherwise. I have worked incredibly hard, I believe in my ability and know that I am as quick as anyone else out there.

Here’s wishing him all the best and salutation to his never say die attitude which has got him back to where he rightfully belongs.

R Senthilkumar

Long time no post…

Senthilkumar — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:22:12 +0000

Here it goes, some quotes for you… on procrastination becoz I was doing just that….

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. ~William James

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. ~Don Marquis

Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday. ~Author Unknown

Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back. ~Charles Kingsley

The sooner I fall behind, the more time I have to catch up. ~Author Unknown

If it weren’t for the last minute, I wouldn’t get anything done. ~Author Unknown

Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment. ~Robert Benchley

There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back. ~Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister

It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. ~Earl of Chesterfield

The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. ~Author Unknown

One of the greatest labor-saving inventions of today is tomorrow. ~Vincent T. Foss

You may delay, but time will not. ~Benjamin Franklin

Someday is not a day of the week. ~Author Unknown

To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing. ~Eva Young

Don’t fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. ~C. Northcote Parkinson, 1958

Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin. ~Victor Kiam

Management quotes during a downturn

Senthilkumar — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:19:05 +0000

Continued…

Crises teach you to focus on fundamentals, dont let anything else sway you.

Dont spend future profits

Management quotes during a downturn

Senthilkumar — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:14:45 +0000

The Business Today issue on the Lessons learnt in the downturn was so full of valuable advice for businessmen and entrepreneurs alike…

Am starting with Azim Premji…

The time to build frugality is when there is no need to

Winning is about leveraging adversity to build a winning culture

Life…

Senthilkumar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:52:18 +0000

Make life as meaningful as possible.

what do u do?

Senthilkumar — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:15:19 +0000

Great Minds… discuss ideas.

Average minds… discuss events.

Small minds… discuss people.

Try this

Senthilkumar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:00:02 +0000

Try looking for good in every situation, no matter how bad it may first appear. It will make all the difference in the world.

Smile:)

Senthilkumar — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:35:18 +0000

A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating the heart is at home…

Patience

Senthilkumar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:52:40 +0000

Patience is a quality that is most needed when it is exhausted.

Being a Pro

Senthilkumar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:05:33 +0000

If you want to be a Professional dont limit yourself. Expand your horizons, because that will expand your influence, abilities and possibilities.