Perhaps it's not enough to have lots of sponsorship

Poor Narain Karthikeyan . The prospects of a 2006 drive seem to be slipping away from him, despite quite a lot of sponsorship. Of course, drivers come and go, but Narain is immensely popular in India, often called 'the fastest Indian in the world'. If Narain doesn't obtain a 'Friday' drive with a team for 2006, it'll dash the hopes of a nation.

However, Karthikeyan only actually announced his 2005 drive in February, so maybe he'll be lucky and obtain a late offer.