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oh oh oh. Fantastic Armaan. That is great.

Wow, 3rd and 2nd. good job armaan, keep it up and thanks for the great info kallu.
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Here's another rediff article on Ebrahim:

http://inhome.rediff.com/sports/2005/oct/18armaan.htm
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:kookoo: i think this is a bit too much.....people are really jumping the gun by saying he is India's next F1 hopeful....i mean he's finished 5th in the championship.....people like Asif nazir and parthiv sureshwaran finished 2nd in the championship while Karun Chandok won the title in 2001.....i think this is going overboard and its too much of an expectation....
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He is getting so much attention mainly due to the age. He is basically very young and so every one expects he has much more to learn and hence will become a better driver by the time he is in 20's, which is ofcourse a great age to join in F1
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vijay can you give me a website where I can learn more about players like Asif Nazar and Parthiv. I want to learn more about their international career and stuffs.

Well Armaan is good too. If he doesn't get encouragement he won't do good. But still we need to encourage players like Asif too.

So we should encourage all players. But during A1 they said that they don't know any players except Karun and Armaan. I think they should get those new players.

Please i need to know more about them. Can you give me a website.
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India1989 wrote:vijay can you give me a website where I can learn more about players like Asif Nazar and Parthiv. I want to learn more about their international career and stuffs.
U get basic info about Parthavi Sureshwaren on our site only ...

Check his own thread ...

Parthavi Sureshwaren

And about Asif u can start from J K Tyre site ... Asif Nazir

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no...in fact i think there was a testing session held to see who gets the drive in A1 grand prix but i dont know if they were called although i think they deserved a chance.....and by the way...parthiva was scheduled to do the world series by renault last year as well and i think he may have done a round or too....then dont you think he desrves a seat ahead of the YOUNg armaan who HAPPENS to be the team managers son????
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@kallu

i dont really think its as easy as that kallu.....first of all..i think he needs to at least finish in the top 3 spots in the ASIAN BMW series....he finished 5th which is dissapointing....others like Narain, Karun, Asif Nazir and Parthiva either won the title or finished in the top 3.....If he could not manage that then how will he survive in europe.....thats where racing is tough....i thionk you're be unrealistic....its good though that he's got age on his side but i think his father has pushed him too soon....from karting and BMW to A!...CMOn :kookoo: :kookoo:
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I also believe Armaan has age on his side and he should be given the necessary time to learn one car, concentrate on the series, hone his skills. I think it is amazing how you think you know so much but only after learning what there is to learn, you realise how little you knew.

I think Armaan should slowly hone his skills, slowly move up the ladder, build confidence and then opportunities will come knocking at his door.

This Year Narain has proved to many 'pundits' that he has the natural speed. Infact watching Narain at Macau in the F3 race a few years ago was something, he blew the other drivers away till he crashed. how much time did Narain (a driver blessed with so much natural speed) take to reach F1-approximately 10 years. armaan should atleast give himself 5 years and till then dont put pressure on the young lad, let him enjoy his racing as he climbs the ladder .
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rajesh-gupta wrote:@kallu

i dont really think its as easy as that kallu.....first of all..i think he needs to at least finish in the top 3 spots in the ASIAN BMW series....he finished 5th which is dissapointing....others like Narain, Karun, Asif Nazir and Parthiva either won the title or finished in the top 3.....If he could not manage that then how will he survive in europe.....thats where racing is tough....i thionk you're be unrealistic....its good though that he's got age on his side but i think his father has pushed him too soon....from karting and BMW to A!...CMOn :kookoo: :kookoo:
Of course, its not that easy. I never said he will be in F1 next year :).
Yes he needs to win or even come close to winning few championships and he has time to do that

So what i am trying to say is let armaan race in British F3 for a year or 2 while still testing the A1 car. This will give him a idea of how competitive the Europe series are compared to asians ones. After that he can head on to GP2, Worldseries or even A1. Considering he has been testing the A1 car for a while he would be more confident to handle those Beasts.
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If you guys dont know Formula BMW world final is today at Bahrain. This has top drivers that raced in Formula BMW Asia, Europe and USA. The field has a total of 36 drivers including Armaan

Armaan will be starting from 12th in Todays Formula BMW World 22 lap prefinal and then followed by the Final which consists of 25Laps.

1 Marco Holzer (GER) (AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH) 0

2 Nicolas Hülkenberg (GER) (Josef Kaufmann Racing) 2

3 Sebastien Buemi (SUI) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 6

4 Sam Bird (GBR) (Fortec Motorsport) 9

5 João Urbano (POR) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 10

6 Ross Curnow (GBR) (Nexa Racing) 10

7 Robert Wickens (CAN)(Team Autotecnica) 14

8 Stian Sørlie (NOR) (Fortec Motorsport) 14

9 Matt Howson (GBR) (Filsell Motorsport) 16

10 Edoardo Piscopo (ITA) (Eurointernational SRL) 18

11 Jonathan Summerton (GBR) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 20

12 Armaan Ebrahim (IND) (Team E-Rain) 21

13 Hamad Al Fardan (BRN) (Meritus) 22

14 Matt Lee (USA) (Team Autotecnica) 24

15 Dominik Wasem (GER) (AM-Holzer Rennsport-GmbH) 24

16 Euan Hankey (GBR) (Nexa Racing) 25

17 Reed Stevens (USA) (Meritus) 26

18 Jordan Wise (GBR) (Motaworld Racing) 28

19 Salman Al Khalifa (BRN) (Team E-Rain) 29

20 James Davison (AUS) (Meritus) 35

21 Tobias Hegewald (GER) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 36

22 Fabio Onidi (ITA) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 36

23 Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT) (4speedmedia GmbH) 36

24 Oliver Turvey (GBR) (Team SWR) 37

25 Philip Glew (GBR) (Promatecme/Soper Sport) 38

26 Stefano Coletti (MON) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 39

27 Dean Smith (GBR) (Coles Racing) 40

28 Nathan Antunes (AUS) (Motaworld Racing) 41

29 Jonathan Legris (GBR) (Mark Burdett Motorsport) 41

30 Robert T. Boughey (THA) (Meritus) 41

31 Jack Goldstraw (GBR) (Team SWR) 42

32 Matt Harris (GBR) (Team SWR) 44

33 Andzej Dzikevic (LTU) (4speedmedia GmbH) 46

34 Race Johnson (USA) (Meritus) 46

35 Christian Vietoris (GER) (Josef Kaufmann Racing) 50


Shows how much more competitive europe series are compared to Asia, the asian champion Salman Al Khalifa is 19th on the grid. I thought Armaan did well for the 12th spot !!
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Armaan finished in excellent 7th place in the Prefinal but in the final his race ended on the 19th lap, not sure if it was mechanical or accident.

Marco Holzer also won the Final and so will get a test drive in BMW Formula 1 car...

1 Marco Holzer (GER) (AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH) 32:08.495

2 Nicolas Hülkenberg (GER) (Josef Kaufmann Racing) 32:09.014

3 João Urbano (POR) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:15.386

4 Sebastien Buemi (SUI) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:16.186

5 Sam Bird (GBR) (Fortec Motorsport) 32:18.933

6 Edoardo Piscopo (ITA) (Eurointernational SRL) 32:24.740

7 Armaan Ebrahim (IND) (Team E-Rain) 32:30.564

8 Matt Howson (GBR) (Filsell Motorsport) 32:31.292

9 Dominik Wasem (GER) (AM-Holzer Rennsport-GmbH) 32:34.984

10 Jonathan Summerton (GBR) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:35.300

11 Matt Lee (USA) (Team Autotecnica) 32:40.171

12 Jordan Wise (GBR) (Motaworld Racing) 32:44.159

13 Fabio Onidi (ITA) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:48.630

14 Stefano Coletti (MON) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:48.847

15 Tobias Hegewald (GER) (ASL Team Mücke-Motorsport) 32:50.029

16 James Davison (AUS) (Meritus) 32:50.889

17 Harald Schlegelmilch (LAT) (4speedmedia GmbH) 32:53.197

18 Nathan Antunes (AUS) (Motaworld Racing) 32:55.473

19 Philip Glew (GBR) (Promatecme/Soper Sport) 32:55.983

20 Matt Harris (GBR) (Team SWR) 32:56.478

21 Dean Smith (GBR) (Coles Racing) 32:57.878

22 Andzej Dzikevic (LTU) (4speedmedia GmbH) 33:01.610

23 Robert T. Boughey (THA) (Meritus) 33:02.963

24 Jonathan Legris (GBR) (Mark Burdett Motorsport) 33:06.338

25 Reed Stevens (USA) (Meritus) 33:16.645

26 Euan Hankey (GBR) (Nexa Racing) 33:21.802

27 Robert Wickens (CAN)(Team Autotecnica) 33:28.551

28 Stian Sørlie (NOR) (Fortec Motorsport) 21 laps

29 Ross Curnow (GBR) (Nexa Racing) 20 laps

30 Oliver Turvey (GBR) (Team SWR) 14 laps

31 Salman Al Khalifa (BRN) (Team E-Rain) 12 laps

32 Hamad Al Fardan (BRN) (Meritus) 0 laps

33 Christian Vietoris (GER) (Josef Kaufmann Racing) DNS

34 Race Johnson (USA) (Meritus) DNS

35 Jack Goldstraw (GBR) (Team SWR) DNS
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that's a fantastic job by Armaan. NOw i think he could try out some more races. till he's in form he could race. after that it could be Karun.
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Sukhwant Basra, who writes for DNA and also put his thoughts on our forum, take interview of Armaan Ebrahim ... After A1 GP Indian team fiasco Armaan currently testing for the Formula Renault car in the UK.
Giving reasons for the shift from the proposed debut into the British Formula 3, his father and coach Akbar says: “The budget was getting to be a bit of a problem and I was not sure we would be able to raise the 1,50,000 pounds we were expected to. I did not want him to be left stranded in the middle of the season. The Formula Renault will cost us 1,10,000 pounds.”
Armaan faces a new wheel game - Sukhwant Basra

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Formula Renault-UK circuit (the 200 BHP Formula Renault ) starting on April 9 ... Armaan Ebrahim is joined Position 1 Racing Team, which finished first in the Graduate Cup and second overall last year.

As per report Ian Barnwell, the CEO of Position 1 Racing, ensure Armaan as one of the two drivers in the team ... Andy Welch, one of the most respected engineers in the British Formula Ford and Formula Renault in UK and U.S. will be Armaan's chief engineer.

Goodluck Armaan!!!

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