When Narain Karthikeyan made his Formula One debut with Jordan in 2005, there was hope it would open the doors for several other Indian drivers. Since then, however, just one has made it to the pinnacle of single-seater racing: Karun Chandhok (11 starts between 2010 and 2011).
And since 2012, when Narain, driving for back-of-the-grid outfit HRT, made the last of his 46 starts, no Indian has come close to securing an F1 seat. This was despite the presence of an Indian-owned team, Force India, from 2008 to 2018.
