Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok is part of the very exclusive club of only two Indian drivers to have ever competed in F1. A multiple race winner and podium finisher in GP2, Karun was a test driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team in 2007 and 2008, before going on to race in Formula 1 for Hispania Racing and Team Lotus in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
Now based in the UK, Karun is well-known as a presenter and analyst for motorsport, acclaimed for his in depth insight and understanding of F1 and motoring.
He was the main commentator for Star Sports in Asia as well as a regular voice on BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK for a number of years. He joined the team at Channel 4 in the UK for their Formula 1 broadcast in 2016 after working with BeIN Sports. In 2019 he joined Sky Sports F1 in the UK where he is now a key member of their broadcast team. Away from F1, Karun is also a TV presenter reviewing cars for “Fifth Gear”.
He has been a columnist for the world’s leading motorsport magazines, Autosport and Motorsport as well as Autocar, Overdrive and EVO in India and the rapidly growing online platform ‘Drivetribe’.
He also conducts an annual charity event - “Karun’s Karting Carnival” in the UK to raise funds for the education of underprivileged children in India through his family run Vishnu Devananda Charitable Trust.