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Narain Karthikeyan retires after second lap due to
electrical failure
First big disappointment for Narain. Just after 2 laps,
karthikeyan's EJ-15 Jordan Toyota packs up its electricals
Narain karthikeyan had a fantastic start at the Bahrain Grand
Prix 2005. he overtook his own teammate Tiago Monteiro who was
a position ahead of him at the beginning, and even David
Coulthard. It was then that the car went dead on him and
robbed him of a potential top ten finish.
Renault's Fernando Alonso had an impeccable race and went
on to take first. jarno Trulli finished second, while Kimi
Raikkonen finished third in his McLaren Mercedes.
Here are excerpts from some agencies and sites about
karthikeyan's premature retirement in Bahrain 2005.
PTI: Narain, starting behind Monteiro, did well to get past more than one car in the first two laps before his race came to a premature end.
"It is really a pity that I had to retire in the race as I made a really good start and I managed to overtake a few cars," Narain said after the race.
"I was keeping up the pace but suddenly the car just stopped on the track because of an electrical problem."
Jordan Sporting Director Trevor Carlin said though the team was a little disappointed, it was happy for Monteiro's top ten finish.
"We are slightly disappointed that Narain had a problem and could not finish the race as he made up some good positions and things were looking quite good," Carlin said.
Fox Sports: INDIAN Narain Karthikeyan suffered the first major disappointment in his Formula One race career when he retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix after just two laps.
Karthikeyan, who finished his first two races for Jordan in 15th and 11th positions in Australia and Malaysia, had hoped to secure a hat-trick of finishes and maybe even break into the top ten here this weekend.
But in gruelling conditions of 42 degrees Celsius his car ground to a halt on his third lap with an electrical problem that the team said would be investigated after the race
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