WTF Happened to Narain Karthikeyan?
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- He was India's first ever Formula 1 driver. And yet, a lot of people look at him as less than. Why is this? Because as we'll find out in this video, there is more to Narain Karthikeyan than you may think.
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I was Narain's mechanic in British Formula Ford in 1994 :-) He was a very brave driver
Narain was a good driver imo. Shame when he joined jordan the team was on its last legs.
Awesome dude
Wow!
Fucking lies
I bet you have alot of storys from that time
"These Russians didn't have any sons to drive for the team."
SHOTS FIRED
Petrov, Sirotkin or Mazepin?
@@KingofFray I put my money of Mazpin
The moment he said that phrase, I was like:
Canadians aren't much different...... Villeneuve, Stroll, Latifi.......
@@raptor1672 villeneuve was good tho, and his dad wasnt an oligarch but a good driver
1:18 aaaah the classic stereotypical music used when talking about any indian or anything related to india. LOL. never gets old.
Lmao that Arab mix at background 😕
Bruh it's subtle racism
Phrygian Dominant scale
not actually, the music has arabic vibes imo
Exactly what I was gonna say
And 95% of the time the music isn't even Indian, like here
As an Indian, I really wanted this guy to perform well. He still has my respect for being able to compete in F1, given how competitive / expensive it is and given how there is no infrastructure / support for the sport.
I know its impossible hard, especially as an Indian to even get a chance in F1, but fuck, he wasn't a good driver. and just dragged on his career. Lets see if Jehan can make it big.
@@dparag14 unlike Lord Rags and Karthikeyan Jehan is actually talented he has won a f2 race which is something really big especially for us I have hope that jehan does well
Well at least we still have daruvala
@@dparag14 He was a good driver! And i'm British... I really like the guy and he came from fucking nothing....
He was awful be fair.
It's funny the weird nicknames that have come from Vettel ranting at people. Torpedo, Cucumber... Man is creative with his insults
@ThatsRaidillonActually just take my like and f**k off
Karma/time hit back with s🅱️inalla
@@vishnukumarmohanan7595 lstill way way way more successful than cucumber
@ThatsRaidillonActually maybe he comes up with an insult related to that if Nikita gets annoying on track.
@@nik021298 I really do hope he calls him or refer him as an "Egghead Oligarch". Probably unlikely though
It is tough to become an F1 driver from India, we Indian F1 fans have a lot of respect for Narain Karthikeyan.
Mahaveer raghunathan??
I know he wasnt in F1 but F2 and that is already a success but he paid his success
@@jansonb482 Jehan Daruvala and fingers crossed he gets to F1 as well
@@jansonb482 He probably had a great manager and maybe found backing as no one else was there. Jehan will certainly make it to F1.
@@No_One1231 🤞
He might not be a quality driver like Verstappen or Leclerc, but he made sure that a country of a Billion people(who are way obsessed with Cricket) got to know what F1 is. That itself is an achievement for me.
Shall we play cricket🏏😂
Stop being overhyped. I doubt even 20% people in the country knows about f1
@@westisinmyblood1240 20% of India's population is 273m. That's equivalent to 83% of USA's population. Big numbers ;) And I can guarantee you that many Americans don't know about F1.
@@boltybj F1 isn't really an us thing although there many events were held. But dude the percentage is night and day different compared to India.
@@boltybj tbh 20% is so much when you're talking about India. It can be said the same percentage of people in the us know about cricket.
What strikes the most about him is his sheer determination, his results don't communicate his passion for racing, it's only by looking at his career that you realise how much he loves racing!
Petition for Josh to look back at his 2020 predictions
Didn't he say Checo would win a GP?
Maybe 😜
He also did say Albon wins a race :(
It's astonishing how many he got right.
He got most of them absolutely spot on. 👌
I’m one of the “pandemic fans” who started watching formula 1 this season but I have to say, good or bad, Narain did introduce an entire country to Formula 1. Even before I started watching and when I was a wee little kid, formula 1 was on everybody’s lips in India because of Narain.
I agree, me too, and then came Mallya with Force India and I was all eyes since then
Same. It was really easy to catch up on a lot of stuff. I remember when so first started watching F1 I was struggling to remember each driver
@@shaarif6489 I think jehan might bring back alot of indian F1 fans back. alot of Indians have already started following formula 2. Jehans father is connected to the shapoorji paloonjis too so they can really bring back F1 in india like Mallya did.
I had been following F1 for a long time; but the fact that F1 was known by everyone even in the quiet hillside town I hail from just because of this man is undeniable. Even my dad, who is as far removed from motorsport and cars in general as is humanly possible knew about him, and in fact was the one who introduced me to the sport.
Same. Started watching in March, now I’m working to get a job in F1.
He and I raced together in formula asia back in 96 on different team. He was a good driver back then. He actually won that year championship.
I wish I could also compete in sports like you but my parents are poor I don't wanna force them
Josh could direct full-format documentaries, change my mind.
And you can make great songs from those documentaries 🙂🙂
Look who is here😃
Sim dane you are here
Bs..he said indias national game is cricket..lol
@@abhishekrale2630 is it not? Wtf else do you lot do 😂
I am born and living in the same city (Coimbatore) of Narain Karthikeyan. He is very popular for his charitable trusts here. He is about to start a racing school also. Have met him once and he is very humble
I just hope Jehan would be remembered for the right reasons in the future...
Amen to that
Wdym
@@elijahjahjahjahjahjahjah9688 that mahaveer raghunathan is not the first name that pops in your mind when you say indian F1 driver.
@@yashkatare3303 he races under the Dutch flag so he doesn't represent India
@@yashkatare3303 I am here
Indians: "Karthikeyan was our last hope"
"No, there is another..."
LORD MAHAVEER
Mahaveer
*LORD MAHAVEER*
Jehan Daruvala
Chandhok
2:18 “His father who was an Indian national rally champion”
Flashback* SAMIR YOU’RE BREAKING THE CAR
Haha that's Indian dads for you.
Shud up. Don't tell me how to drive.
@@user-oq4yk1xd7d sharp right samir sharp right
Not breaking, it was “wrecking “
@@user-oq4yk1xd7d You have to listen Samir. Focus Samir Focus.
Considering the support of motorsport in India ,even this achievement is appreciable.
True
@Xendex Motorsports yup agree, and let's not forget daruvala is performing quite good in F2
@@deepeshyadav7535 yes! I'm so proud of Jehan Daruvala doing good in F2. Hope he gets a seat in F1
Yes
Motorsport is just ignored in india , I have a dream but my parents won't support
He's still a big thing in India. Most non F1 fans in India relate to F1 with Schumacher or Karthikeyan
Close enough
I dont think so
Nope. We don't.
@@mrkumar9813 Key word: NON-F1 FAN. When I spring up the topic of F1 amongst non F1 fans like friends or relatives, they know Schumacher, Vettel, Hamilton and Karthikeyan.
And forget Senna 😕
Genuinely sounds like guy who just had bad luck and wasn’t in the right place at the right time, also seemed like a very capable driver who only needed a bit of consistency and could’ve done decent in a mid field car. Just like this F1 season now, the sport is saying goodbye to some fantastic drivers and people who still have what it takes but sadly don’t have a seat.
He scored more points for Jordan than Michael Schumacher #fact
GOAT?
@@markus0056 absolutely
Damon Hill, Ralf and others too.
Schumi only managed to get the one lap at Belgium in '91 because a part of the car very quickly died on him and Benetton scooped him up before the following round
Correction broda...his teammate was on podium..15 points 🙄..idk what u smoking but pass it to me
This guy walked so that Ragunathan could run
Mahaveer ran for five seconds then fell down a hill over a cliff and into the shitter
Except ragunathan chose to run with a walking stick 😢
@@sreekanthchandra3084 and trip on the walking stick and went down the drain
"the national game of cricket"
**cries in hockey**
Canada, eh
@@andreyugarov1853 no it's the national sport of India, hockey
@@andreyugarov1853 he means field hockey not ice hockey
Cricket is the best
@@TheUKNutter As an Indian, I know i will be crucified for this, but I feel hockey is better. Cricket has never held my interest. To each their own, I suppose.
He changed career. He started playing cricket for the Sri Lankan cricket team under his new name Kumar Sangakkara.
🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣 I fear some gora is actually going to believe that and quote you! 😂😂
And retired also
Bruhh
Wtf 😂😂😂
His name: Karthikeyan
Josh: Kathikane
Auto Captions: Kathy Kane 😅😂
The Coimbatore pronounciation though 😂
" had a nasty habit mid race of remembering he was Italian" bruh im dead 😂😂😂
The funniest part for me
Narain, Chandok, Lord Mahaveer, and Rally King "Car-Breaker" Sameer...
We may not have WDC's but we surely have the best Platinum level Meme quality drivers!
But Sameer did win the championship that year!
But Karun is a fairly respectable Sky F1 journalist and provides some nice insight into racing minutia. Can't say the same about others though. Mahaveer is an utter disgrace.
@@subarnosinha8042 dont you dare disrespect our lord and savior like that!
Let’s see what Jehan can do next year in F2
Don’t forget KFC boy, Sean Gelael
My memory is of having a pleasant chat with him in the paddock at Brands, a really nice guy
I'm more amazed by his developed passion for Japan after all these years tbh
My favorite narain moment was when Vijay mallya from force India pitwall connected to his HRT car to ask how his first Indian gp was😂😂
@Xendex Motorsports crazy guy , but technically the truth
@Lawrence Stroll although he is starting to clear his debt
@@metaltyre4894 waiting to be extradicted from UK so that he could be put into jail is not translating to clearing his debts
imagine if he sticked with red bull in 2004, maybe he could get a toro rosso seat in 2006
He had an offer to be a red Bull test driver in 2006. IMO he should have taken that up.
@GT012345tube tbf his next drive in HRT is the same as backmarker in toro rosso or worse
@GT012345tube HRT is more like, thank god we qualified, let alone score point
@GT012345tube it was a better option than his gig at Williams where he didn’t get any FP1 outings. In comparison, Robert Doornbos who was a test driver for Red Bull got to drive
"That's how baby F1 cars are made"- Knowledge gained in pandemic
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I won’t lie he was my favourite driver in 2012... it was the first season I watched and I loved his name. So he became my favourite driver for 1 season
Back home he's a star. People who don't follow F1 or racing in general, know him well.
He also won the DTM/Super GT Race 2 at Fuji last year on legitimate pace too instead of rather lucking into it
'NASCAR's most popular driver' in the Truck series show that!
Star for what?
Do they know Karun Chandhok as well ?
That's narrow-minded nationalism for you.
He's the chosen one that inspired the legend Mahaveer to start racing, his name will never be forgotten
We have jehan daruvala who is red bull junior driver and doing well in F2
Lord Mahaveer 😂😂
@@shreevathsassringeri You can clearly see it in the video. It's the hash tag on t shirt 0:19
13:36 "but had a nasty habit of remembering mid race that he was Italian"
XD I'm in stitches
Man this guy has come to my school in Bahrain. I think it was 2015, I was in 8th grade. We were an Indian school and everybody went nuts. We had one of the biggest celebrations of that time. We were all covered in goosebumps!!!
I would rather have Karthikeyan in my team than Mazepin.
Lord mahaveer is better
@@user-hu8fn2jp5v I can't afford him, he is more expensive than Lewis :(
@@Randomizer-hl1dn ofc, ham is a slave
Even Ticktum is better
Same here
Next: WTF happened to Rio Haryanto
WTF happen to alex yoong.
Ah yes the man said to take the title of "the worst f1 driver of all time" from Taki Inoue just because he crashed into Grosjean in the pit lane instead of the other way around
Rio haryanto is the best f1 drive for indonesia and im indonesia
@@chrismaster02 Organizing a sim racing race in south east Asia.
I was one of the drivers.
Actually his team along with an esports TV network made another series which put $3000 entry fee per team (2 drivers)
@@Evan_10-2-07 of course he is the best... he is the only one. Doesn't make it too difficult now, does it?
Idk who this guy is but the fact he can let other kids in his country know that if you have dream you can do it.....makes him legend.
True... Very True
Being a pioneer on such a scale is in a league of its own. Massive respect!!
Tbh, Narian was a good driver, he was just in underperforming equipment. And it’s a shame.
And it’s another shame we’ll only remember him after vettel called him a cucumber
P4 at USA ‘05 😂
No he was always behind his team mate
@@hercules1494 Not true. He was faster than Monteiro at first. This changed later on, but in the first stage, Kartikeyan was the faster one.
he was an ok driver, but aside from that the contribution he has made to indian motorsporsts is massive and should not be underappreciated. its hard to judge his F1 career when all he drove were 2005 Jordan & HRT shitboxes
@@djoetma No, isn't. Is like Maldonado ... ONLY destroy Cars
Next video should be : WTF Happened to A1GP?
Loved that series as a kid on that time
That Beijing hairpin was a riot.
The Motorsports Olympic. I'm really miss it😌😌
@@x-rinanimationchannel3687 same. I loved the idea of nations duking it out against each other.
Remember Japan barrel rolling at Eastern Creek!? Ah, good times...
@@shaytrueblueaussie Yup. Its such an fatal and emberassing crash to happen.
I have been familiar with the name Narain Karthikeyan from the 90s. The famous Kollywood actor Ajith, also a racing driver considers NK as his master in the field of car racing.
My main memory of him was watching him at the 2010 Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega because he was in contention all day to win that race.
That was an amazing race
@@johngancarcik5682 absolutely, was one of my favorites of 2010.
10:07 "The only happy person in Indianapolis that day" is pretty accurate. I was in Indianapolis that day, and I was not happy, even though it was the first F1 race I attended.
Red Filter,typical desi music,a shot of Taj Mahal.... Oh yes that's what india is.
100 percent accurate give or take a few percent
Are you seriously getting pissed about that for fucks sake
I though the music was weirdly persian
Are you seriously getting mad over that? If you aren’t, your tone sounds like it. I’m sorry
Every damn country has stereotypical music, imagery, and landmarks. There are bigger things in life to get worked-up over.
He flew the flag for the first-ever time in a sport, that fact alone... makes him a LEGEND!!!
I'm Indian myself, and a lot of the nation has forgotten about this sport...
Mainly because of cricket,
but still... it was nice having someone driving for our nation.
Every CZcams video about India/Indians: STONKS
Ah yes
Perfect pronunciation
Not being a manus pls no kill
ngl "coimbatory" has a nice ring to it. /s
@@akhiluk I'd honestly give him the benefit of the doubt for that and a "Paavam Pass"
And there was "Certibar" or smth. Dunno whether he meant Curitiba, but if yes that's pronounced differently
@@sidhantnichani2859 time stamp?
@@thecouch4702 The timestamp should be at 2:07 .
Narain's still got it y'know, he won a DTM round in Fuji just last year in a Honda
keep making these types of videos, it’s so well edited, entertaining, and interesting. love your work!
Josh cashing in on the Indian viewer base 🤑🤑
@Mateusz K. But this channel is about motor sports and cricket aint motorsports.. Its like asking game live streamer to give cookery lessons to cash in on foodie audience...
@@SpawnAbhi I am pretty sure though the number of f1 fans in India are more than the population of any one of the smaller European countries.
Yaar ayse comment na kiya karo. Muskil se videos milte hai usko bhi chasing bol do.
@@SpawnAbhi you know nothing
@Tactic Boii Bro Narain is enough bro
me: i think he is only another F1 driver, nothin really special
Josh: 23 mins video
me: *hmm interesting..*
It's interesting cause alot of these guys didn't seem so bad just crumbled in F1 I still want to see a video on sospiri
Can we do "what happened to Paul Di Resta?"
As a South African I remember A1 all too well, afterall one of the South African drivers is now the Medical Car driver in F1, Alan van der Merwe
his name sounds dutch
@@Ayad719then look up what afrikaans is similar to, literally sounds like Dutch
He was a good driver, who had great pace on his day and lets not forget that he gave hope to a lot of Indian people. He showed the world that you can achieve anything regardless of your country
A 23 minute video! My day just got a WHOLE lot better.
17:32 Grosjean took down half the field, this guy was always a legend.
The joke killed me
Another great addition. Man, you’re skills with your video show through more and more with each upload. Dig your content, brother!
I met him at the BIC and have a picture with him , that’s my memory of him
I literally remember me getting introduced to F1 because of Narain. It was a big deal in the media and the entire nation tuned in to watch that race at Buddh International Circuit. Karthikeyan didn't win but that was the day F1 became the favorite sport to many young ones including me and my dad.
He is still a big name among motor head and now every F1 fan in India want jehan to do well and get a seat in F1 sooner or later.
I’ve just discovered Josh’s videos about a month ago and I love them. Keep up the great work Josh👍🏼🍻
Still a legend to India..and I still have huge respect for him
Plus I came to know through Autocar magazines...and was good until 2011 after that I've been following him constantly
You boutta make a vid about yuki tsunoda?
yeah!
yeah and we also need a manga, light-novel & an anime adaption about him.
@@CodingWithAsad oh Imagine he get sponsored by demon slayer or something next
@@user-jc1cl9tx7d lol! and yeah with a omae wa mou shindeiru (お前はもう死んでいる
) car livery.
@@CodingWithAsad It would be exciting if there is going to be a itasha livery. Like Hatsune miku and evangelion livery already exist in the Japanese super gt so why not in formula one?
I've never heard a non-tamilian pronounce a tamil name so perfectly.
He loved brands hatch for sure
When you realize he is older than kimi
Wait what?
@@noobius380 2 years older, born in 1977.
What the
Bruh
You know, all jokes and humour aside, these videos actually provide a lot of insight. I really enjoy finding out things I didn't know before. Thanks Josh. Hope you're well.
18:20 I think it's important to mention, that Karthikeyan in this situation had hydraulic failure. Because of that he's lost power steering and his car suddenly slow down. It wasn't Narain fault and Rosberg couldn't avoid that.
I just recommended someone on reddit yesterday to watch your channel for rich energy saga and was wishing for a new video. Great work Josh..keep it up.
I'm one of your silent viewers, but tbh I just have to comment GREAT JOB with your editing and overall scripting of the video, they are so enjoyable to watch in the background
My father actually raced against him in F2000 ( he’s in the video at 2:53 in the yellow 91 car).
He said Narain was really quick but always a bit aloof.
He raced against Alex Yoong too ( was a mentor to him). Josh, if you want to do a video on Alex, let me know; probably have some good stories on him.
Your dad is cool
As someone who works in NASCAR for a living, I love the hard rock crash montage every time it's mentioned on your channel. That sums up everything more than you probably know!
Just love your humorous style of presentation, Josh. Keep up the good work!
"The lord of the eyebrows" 😆
Also known as the young Renault driver... and the GP2 engine radio message broadcaster. Ohhh the glory of the GP2 engine. 💖
And the "karma!!" radio too!
@@subarnosinha8042 Ohhhh yesssss
He's a big inspiration for all of us. We love you karthikeyan. ❤❤❤
your production quality for videos just keeps going up, excellent work my dude
Good Video :D Feels very professional, almost like a documentary with your own personal touch!
Never knew he was as good as he was, very nice fellow on Sky sports. I really enjoy his commentary.
Hopefully daruvala will be there in 2022 🇮🇳🇮🇳
2022 is a bit too early, but he is a great driver, so I hope we get to see him in f1 soon
22 / 23 hopefully if Gasly leaves AT and he beats Vips and Ticktum
Yeah
Only if he deserves it and not like Karthikein
@@10parth10 yup. I'm not worried about that, no offense to narain he's the one who started it and an icon but daruvala is far ahead stats wise
I certainly miss the Jordan with the Benson and Hedges livery..
This guys ia actually my father's junior in school.
ESPN hire this man for some 30 for 30 F1 documentaries
Narain also proves that talent is what matters in order to enter F1, whatever color or nationality you are
Lance Stroll, Latifi and Mazepin may have something to say about that.
Unless you have the money
Money has always been dealt with higher precedence in f1 when compared to talent.
@@rohanprem9822 Stroll has a pole and 3 podiums, won every junior category he participated in and to date is Williams' last podium sitter, one of the youngest in the history of F1. Last I checked, a £20 bill can't drive a car. So quit bitching about Stroll.
@@subarnosinha8042 Granted, he is a good driver. My point was that he has bought his way into F1, and isn't there on pure talent alone. I acknowledge that that isn't his fault either, but it just makes it so much more difficult to root for him, like you do with other drivers who we know are just as competitive as he is, but are out of a seat due to not having the right amount of sponsors or to be born to a billionaire father.
Thank you for giving in depth review on Narain .Love from India
Brilliant videos Josh. Well researched and funny as anything!
I’m a simple man, I get the notification from you, and I click instantly because I’m not a manus 😂
Ragunathan: _hold my beer_
LORD Mahaveer: hold my penalty points
Michael Schumacher is a noob!
Good work !! Thanks for the Mr Lahey moment!
3:33 is it just me or did he look like the Indian version of ayrton senna for a second
P14 P14 Goooood job gooood
Job.
Most enthusiasm for p14 ever
you production quality has gotten so good. wonderful video
Can you do a WTF happened to Pascal Wehrlein? I feel like he is a really talented driver that could have been amazing in F1. Keep up the awesome content!
Just like Jan Magnussen and Jos Verstappen.... But no application and a shit-tonne of arrogance skewered all three, by all accounts.
Remember JPM and how his F1 career cut short? Wehrlein is a copy of that tho less aggressive than JPM
He did produce a good amount of good results in 2 cars that are as slow as my lawn mower
I was in Zhuhai in 2007 and watched the A1GP, I saw Narain winning in front of us.
A1 and Super League Formula really deserve clip of their own
A tale of speed and skill... or not so much? 😊
He had skill, and pace depending on the car.
Watch him in AsLMS for 2021
Or lack of it 🤣🤣
Awesome video. I'd like to see one on Bruno Senna or one of the various other pay drivers during the 2010-2014 period to race with Lotus/Caterham, HRT or Virgin/ Marussia.
I have met him couple of time when l was working as ground staff at airports in South India such a nice humble guy he put India on the pinnacle of Motorsport considering the kind of support any other sport receives in India apart from cricket