An unfortunate start to F1 for newbie Karun Chandhok as his Hispania car fails to take part in any of the free practise sessions in Bahrain.

Chandhok suffered hydraulic issues during sessions 1 & 2 on Friday, however was confident of a return in the final session on Saturday morning. However, despite being sat in the car as the lights turned green for session 3, the Hispania team found another hydraulic issue which needed attention.

The team worked throughout the session attempting to fix the issue, with Chandhok being seen in the sidelines looking hopefully on, but it wasn’t to be.

Unfortunately, F1 rules state that any driver wishing to take part in qualifying and the race must take part in at least one of the three practise sessions. This means Chandhok faces another long wait until Australia before hopefully turning some wheels in an F1 car.

Update

Chandhok can now take part in qualifying after all