Although 32, Narain Karthikeyan believes he still has a chance of returning to Formula One, especially next year when two more teams will be added to the grid, thus creating a few vacancies.


"I am still young and I believe I have a couple of more years to make it (back to Formula 1) again. My managers are obviously looking for opportunities. There are more seats available next year. That is all I can say at the moment," Karthikeyan said on Tuesday on the sidelines of Autocar India's test session at the Sriperumbudur track.


When asked whether he was in negotiations with any F1 team for next season, Karthikeyan said: "I am not directly, but hopefully through my managers."

Karthikeyan's Formula 1 career came to an abrupt end after just one season, in 2005, when he drove for Jordan where he had to deal with a decidedly slow car, but finished on points at Indy where only six cars were running following a boycott by other teams on grounds of safety.