Karthikeyan linked to Spyker

Narain Karthikeyan said he is very keen to secure the seat vacated by Christijan Albers at Spyker.

The Williams test driver is one of several drivers currently being linked to replace the Dutch driver, who Spyker dropped due to non-payment by one of his main sponsors.

Spyker Team boss Colin Kolles revealed that India’s Karthikeyan was on his list of options.

"Colin had a chat with me at Silverstone," the 30-year-old driver told the news agency Reuters.

"I'll be delighted to get back to racing, but I'm definitely enjoying my time at Williams."

Karthikeyan made his Formula 1 debut two years ago when he drove for the former Jordan team, who were bought out by the Midland Group and subsequently by Spyker.

His manager Mark Perkins expects a decision in the next few days: "Spyker hope Narain can do a better job than Albers is doing at the moment. We will know by the end of the week."