CHENNAI: Though Karun Chandhok is part of a team languishing in the bottom rung of Formula One, he has earned high priase from McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton for taking his car to the finish line eight times out of ten races on his debut season.
"Karun is a very good driver and he adapted to the Formula One set-up quite fast," said Hamilton about the Hispania Racing Team (HRT) racer. "However, he is unlucky because his team couldn't provide him a good car."
Hamilton, who is currently second in the standings for McLaren, believes a better car would have seen Karun finishing among the points and even on the podium. "It is a common case in F1, you see. The new drivers struggle not because they are less skilled but because the car makes all the difference. And Karun is as skilled as any of us. That is why he is there. A better car would have seen him fight for points," said Hamilton.
However, impressions and consistency took the back seat as Karun was benched by HRT after the British Grand Prix in July. The Spanish outfit, newcomers to the big league, went by the volume of sponsor backing their drivers could get, and Chandhok was benched in favour of Sakon Yamamoto.
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