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Delhi Meet: 2010 Indian GP confirmed
Formula One has been on the rise in India. First came Narain Karthikeyan, the first Indian F1 driver. Then came the purchase and transformation of Spyker F1 into the Force India team, followed by a second Indian driver, Karun Chandhok, emerging onto the F1 scene. Now comes the official confirmation that India will host its own grand prix starting in 2010.The track will be constructed 50 km east of the capital New Delhi by JPSK Sports Private Ltd, a division of Indian development company JP Associates. The confirmation comes from the office of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who struck the deal with JP Associates, who together hope to develop F1 as a rival to cricket's standing as the most popular sport in the world's second most populous country.
[Source: itv-F1]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mithun 6:19PM (11/21/2007)
yes we are here........................................
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Tsunami Racer 6:39PM (11/21/2007)
what? no pastrami in the hospitality suites at F1 india? what kind of Delhi is this?
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AK 7:32PM (11/21/2007)
haha despite being Indian that was a nice pun.
cc100 9:22PM (11/21/2007)
ahahah....even as an Indian, very funny :)
VP 6:48PM (11/21/2007)
First of all if anybody has any hope of rivaling cricket's popularity in India, they are smoking weed. Nothing in India can rival cricket. The country comes to a stand still on the days a game is played.
I know it's not feasable at all, but i would have awesome if Delhi could have organized a street care. The spectacular forts & other government buildings would have made for a superb backdrop. It's great to see India competing with the bigdogs. Now if we can do that in sports that are not called Cricket....
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gary 9:37PM (11/21/2007)
Good old Billionaire Bernie obviously does not care if it is decedent for him to flaunt the wealth of his F1 racing enterprise in an impoverished country where the average wage is $35 per week.
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VP 9:47PM (11/21/2007)
Honestly that's a very stupid statement to make. You mean to tell me everybody in America & Western Europe are wealthy enough to support F1? Yeah there are poor people in India, but there are also more than enough people with a lot of disposable income.
Mehul 11:08PM (11/21/2007)
Even if 1% of India watches F1, thats 1 million people!
But yea, nothing can overtake Cricket as the number 1 sport in the country.
Nucbuddy 2:00AM (11/22/2007)
Mihul,
1% would be 10 million people.
Grain 12:06AM (11/22/2007)
Congrats to India! The love for racing and fine automobiles is universal.
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ALOK MANIAR 10:34PM (4/17/2008)
Do you know how much investment and foriegn exposure for business will come alongwith F1 race in 2010. We are a rising global economy and need to take smart long reaching steps. Jobs, tourism, investment, entertainment etc will be overflowing. Its expensive, but its a long term return. Gr8 acheivement. who cares whether ecclestone gets more money, look what we will get in return.
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