Oct.24 (GMM) A deal for Karun Chandhok to become a Force India test driver in 2009 is set to go through in "the coming days", according to an Indian newspaper.
Chandhok, a 24-year-old Indian who this year raced in GP2, was quoted last month as saying that if he must test before he makes his F1 debut, he would prefer to do it with a top team.But the Calcutta based broadsheet The Telegraph believes Chandhok will indeed accept countryman Vijay Mallya's offer of a Force India role, and combine it with another season of GP2 in 2009."It would be ideal for Chandhok if he gets a fully fledged testing role in 2009."Testing is restricted in F1 as a cost-cutting measure, so he can be both driving in GP2 and do the testing," sources told the newspaper.
