HRT retain Karthikeyan

[DazzlaF1]

Just seen it on the sky sports news ticker, Karthikeyan gets the final available drive

[F1boat]

Good luck to him!

[Dave B]

He'll need it. If they manage to cobble together a working car it will once again be fighting for last place on the grid.

[mix2000]

Don't you mean second last??

[Dave B]

Oh no, I mean last. As opposed to being outside the 107% time.

[Nikki Katz]

He actually went a lot better than I was expecting in his last F1 stint, so although he's clearly a pay driver, I don't see this as being a particularly bad move.

But yes, when Hispania themselves say that they'll be further off the pace at the start of this season than they were at the end of last season, that's a team that's going to struggle.

[mix2000]

You mean they'll have to start from the pitlane, to get further up the grid.

[F1boat]

Oh no, I mean last. As opposed to being outside the 107% time.

You think that Marussia will have a better car? I am not convinced.

[DexDexter]

He actually went a lot better than I was expecting in his last F1 stint, so although he's clearly a pay driver, I don't see this as being a particularly bad move.

But yes, when Hispania themselves say that they'll be further off the pace at the start of this season than they were at the end of last season, that's a team that's going to struggle.

True. He outpaced Ricciardo at the Indian GP quite comfortably.

[Dr. Krogshöj]

You think that Marussia will have a better car? I am not convinced.

At least Marussia have had a technical partnership with McLaren for quite some time now and they have Pat Symonds at the helm. HRT doesn't even have a factory. On paper, Marussia should have a better car.