Why Narain Karthikeyan should accept Williams offer

Narain Karthikeyan is apparently considering accepting an offer of a second 'Firday drive' at Williams for 2006, alongside Alex Wurz. While this may seem to be a fairly poor offer on the face of it, it could be the only chance he has to prove his worth and spring back into a race seat in 2007 or 2008.

The ex-Midland driver's other option could be a seat at Super Aguri, although this seems unlikely since his sponsorship conflicts with Honda's sponsorship of Aguri, besides any other doubts about the availability of the seat. A seat at Super Aguri would not give Karthikeyan a good chance to prove his skill, while at Williams, he'll have an opportunity to prove he can out-pace other highly respected drivers, which could re-start his ailing career in F1.