As I watched Monaco Qualifying I was amazed that the Jordan could stay inside the Armaco. Watching all the steering input I figured the car was just a pig.
Peter Windsor says there may be more to it. “I was quite impressed with Narain Karthikeyan’s bravery and car control in the semi-wet in Melbourne but ‘disappointing’ is the only word to describe his driving at Monaco. He threw the Jordan around the quick stuff, as you would expect, but he was astonishingly laborious through the more technical corners. He caused instability under braking, was too wide with his turn-ins, too abrupt with his throttle application and made no attempt to kill the ensuing understeer with additional lock against a decreasing brake pedal. I never cease to be amazed by drivers like Narain who seem to go out of their way not to follow the drivers who know what they are doing. At Monaco he only needed to sit behind someone like Kimi or Michael for a corner or two to see how wide of the mark he was with the Jordan. It’s a shame, because he has a lot of natural talent and I’m sure the Jordan-Toyota is a much better car than he made it look. Narain needs to learn how to learn, if you know what I mean.”
I do think that having a driver from India makes Formula 1 more international, but I find it hard to believe that there aren’t more talented and deserving drivers out there.
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