By Rohit Bhaskar, He greatest motor-sport circus is coming to the country and don’t we all know it! The airwaves are abuzz with the eardrum-splitting noise of revved-up 800bhp engines, the hunt is on – for tickets, grid girls, a walk with the stars. The last weekend of October will be one grand party as the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida near Delhi readies to host India’s first-ever Formula One race, and the 17th race of this season. India is embracing F1 with arms wide open and bags of cash in both hands. The irony isn’t lost on the man who first tried to take F1 to the Indian masses through the medium of television. In 1995, the present Federation of Motorsports Clubs of India president Vicky Chandhok’s career as a journeyman motorsport driver was all but over. However, in his travels he had built up good contacts and his production house held the rights to broadcast F1 in India. Read Full: How F1 came to India, why it took long - Hindustan Times
