OCTOBER 5, 2005

The Indians are coming!

CSS Stellar Management has signed a deal with India's Karun Chandhok. The company, which manages the careers of Juan Pablo Montoya, IRL champion Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti and World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb among others, is keen to get into the expanding Indian market, following the rising interest in the sport created by Narain Karthikeyan's adventures in Formula 1.

Chandhok who is the lead driver for India's A1 Grand Prix campaign as well as currently driving in the World Series by Renault.

"We are delighted to sign Karun as a client," says Stellar's Julian Jakobi. "We have identified him as one of the leading young talents in motorsport and we firmly believe that he has a very promising future ahead of him. We hope to have a long and successful partnership together and help Karun to achieve his potential as a racing driver."