Mallya pleased to see Karthikeyan back

Force India team boss Vijay Mallya has welcomed news of compatriot Narain Karthikeyan's return to Formula 1 with HRT. Karthikeyan's deal with the Hispania squad ensures that there will be an Indian driver on the grid for the nation's inaugural grand prix later this year. "I'm delighted that Narain is able to make his F1 comeback with HRT and I wish him every success in the coming year," Mallya wrote in a message on Force India's Facebook page

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/mallya-pleased-to-see-karthikeyan-back-2/

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Rookie winners added to Shootout

Former NASCAR Sprint Cup rookies of the year have now been made eligible to contest this year's pre-season Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Regan Smith and Joey Logano will join the field for the 2011 event under a new selection criteria that makes drivers who won the rookie title between 2001 and 2010 eligible. Until last year only the best rookie from the previous season was allowed to enter the non-points race

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/nascar-news/nascar/rookie-winners-added-to-shootout/

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Sainz takes fifth Dakar stage win

Spanish driver Carlos Sainz has closed the gap on Volkswagen team-mate Nasser Al-Attiyah after winning Tuesday's stage of the Dakar Rally. Al-Attiyah, last year's runner-up behind Sainz, took the lead of the event on Monday after his Spanish team-mate hit trouble in the dunes. The former world rally champion, however, charged back on today's ninth stage - a 235-km special in Copiapo, Chile - to take his fifth win of the event this year, and the 22nd on his career, and reduce the gap to Al-Attiyah by over two minutes.

Source: http://www.inracingnews.com/3rdparty/sainz-takes-fifth-dakar-stage-win/

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