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Narain still on shortlist

Narain Karthikeyan's F1 dream is not yet over, with renewed speculation that the Indian rookie is still in the running to keep his 'Midland' drive. With Minardi debutant Christijan Albers moving into a Silverstone-built seat for 2006, 28-year-old Karthikeyan was thought to have switched focus to Williams' 'Friday' drive.

But a new report in 'The Hindu' newspaper, which is well connected to 'NK', says Narain is on a 'shortlist of three' to become Albers' teammate.

Elsewhere, two more drivers have been added to the 'F1x2' two-seater race lineup, to be held at Kyalami (South Africa) in November. 24-year-old American Ryan Hunter-Reay, and former Minardi racer Tarso Marques, will each pilot a Minardi-built car, a statement revealed. "The two seaters are a lot of fun," said Marques, who last raced in F1 in 2001. Fellow ex-Minardi racers Zsolt Baumgartner and Patrick Friesacher are also slated to star.

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