Category: Indian Grand Prix

Mika Hakkinen is all for the Indian Grand Prix »

Probably this news is something which got lost in all the hodge podge on the Internet. As you may be aware, Mika Hakkinen was in India pretty recently. He had come as part of driving responsibly campaign by Johhny Walker. When asked about the Indian Grand Prix , he replied : “I believe that a [...]

Indian Grand Prix postponed till 2011 : Bernie Ecclestone »

Well the critics of the Indian Grand Prix have been proved right. It seems that India will not be ready to host a formula one grand prix by 2010. 2010 is also the year when India hosts the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi. “It’s all going on as usual, but these things take time,”  “Probably [...]

Karun Chandhok for Force India formula one team, also wins award »

After impressing nearly everyone with his stunning show in the GP2 series, Karun Chandhok has seemed to impressed the man Vijay Mallya himself. So much so, that the liquor baron (also the owner of the Force India formula one team) is considering Karun Chandhok for a testing role in the Force India formula one team. [...]

Force India implement seamless Gear Box, gain time »

Force India formula one team has gone one step ahead again in their quest to become a top team. They have implemented a seamless gearbox system which they hope will give them 3/10 of a second’s advantage. Mike Gascoyne looked upbeat about the new developments : Our simulations typically show a benefit of two to [...]

Adrian Sutil Interview before the German Grand Prix »

Adiran Sutil regards the German Hockenheim Grand Prix as his home grand prix, infact he first visited the circuit when he was 12, that and more in this interview : Q: You didn’t finish in Monaco, but do you think your performance there did your reputation a lot of good? ‘It was similar to last [...]

Another dismal performance by Force India F1 at Official Home Silverstone »

Everyone in the Force India formula one team was looking forward to this event. It was being touted as the home grand prix for the force India formula one team, but the qualifying at British Grand Prix 2008 at Silverstone turned out to be another dud. The team has never really recovered from Monaco where [...]

Target 2010 Indian Grand Prix: What’s up New Delhi ? »

For those of you worried about the bad state of public transport in New Delhi being a deterrent to coming for the 2010 Indian Grand Prix, things are definitely improving, see the new low floor disabled friendly buses from the DTC. The good thing is that the fares in these buses are the same as [...]

Indian Grand Prix 2010: What if it rains ? »

Warning, This is a stupid rant ! Well Indian roads are notorious for cracking under the slightest of rain. If the road at the formula one track at Delhi/Noida/Sohna by Jaypee Associates is of the same Indian standards, we could be witness to so many suspension failures that it might set a new formula one [...]

Vijay Mallya’s spat with A1GP’s tony texeira »

Firstly Tony Texeira has a very hard to spell name. Anyway Vijay Mallya, owner of the Force India formula one team had a spat with Tony Texeira. Tony Texeira had questioned the intentions of Vijay Mallya’s acquisition of Force India (Spyker) and had said he was not doing enough to promote motorsports in India. In [...]

Indian Grand Prix 2010: Force India on podium ? »

Formula One coming to India in 2010 might be a big moment for India and formula one, but if Vijay Mallya has his way, the event will be even bigger for India. Vijay Mallya owner of the Force India formula one team in an interview claimed that he had given one objective to the team [...]