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Karun to test drive for Red Bull

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Karun Chandhok.

Chennai: India’s Karun Chandhok has received the biggest offer of his career so far. The Red Bull Racing Formula One team has called him for a test drive over two days at the Circuito de Catalunya in Barcelona on November 13 and 14.

Karun has had a successful first season in the GP2 series, including a historic first win for an Indian at the daunting Spa circuit in Belgium.

This made him the only Red Bull-backed driver to have won a race in this year’s GP2 series, which runs as a support series for the Formula One World Championship.

Delighted

The Chennai born Karun is understandably delighted. “It really is dream come true for me. Ever since I was about four years old I’ve dreamed of being behind the wheel of a Formula One car… This year has been very good for me in GP2 in that I was able to re-establish myself in Europe and to be called up by a strong mid-field team for my first F1 test is the icing on the cake of a very productive year,” said Karun. Karun’s call for a test drive is another milestone for motor sport in India. Christian Horner, one of the key men involved and the team principal of the Red Bull Racing said ahead of the test; “Karun has been supported by Red Bull since the start of the year. His progress in GP2 this year has been clearly evident, culminating in a win at Spa. “Barcelona presents a good opportunity to put Karun in one of the cars, as our regular test driver Sebastien Buemi will be competing in the Macau F3 race.”

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