New Delhi: In just three hours after Team Lotus announced on Tuesday that Karun Chandhok would not get to race at the Airtel Indian Grand Prix, the Indian driver's Twitter page was flooded.
His fans were obviously not pleased with Tony Fernandes' decision to stick with Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalanein - Lotus wants to ensure the team finishes ahead of Virgin Racing and HRT.
Chandhok put up a brave face on Tuesday as he continued with his media interactions. Controlling his emotions and words, Chandhok chose to take Fernandes' decision in his stride.
"I won't lie. Sitting out for Saturday and Sunday is going to be very painful. Really, I thought I would get to race in India. A lot of us were hoping for the same. It would've been a great feeling to have two Indian drivers on the grid but that isn't going to happen," Chandhok told TOI as he scrolled down his Twitter page to read the tweets at the Tag Heuer office.
The Times Of India