New Delhi: Indian drivers Karun Chandhok and Narain Karthikeyan will come together for the first time since 2004 to represent India at the season-ending Motorsport festival – the Race of Champions – in Bangkok next month.
India have been invited to participate in the December 14-16 event for the first time since its introduction in 1988.
Chandhok and Karthikeyan will compete with the likes of two-time and current Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and the legendary Michael Schumacher, who will both represent Team Germany.
Schumacher and Vettel have won every team event since 2007.
The drivers will compete in identical cars unlike in F1.
“This is a great occasion. The format is pretty different to what we have done before,” Chandhok said at a press conference.
“With cars, we are not fully sure what to expect.
Drivers from Formula 1, the World Rally Championship, sportscars and touring cars compete against each other in the event.
There are two categories in the event – the individual category, where the winning driver is crowned champion of champions and the Nations’ Cup, where a team is declared the winners. (PTI)