India gets F1 race for 2009 !!

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amazing....i wonder how and where are they gonna build a street track for F1.....and will that be exclusive for F1?
 
Nice article iin ToI today. The infrastructure requirements are huge! First, the airport needs to accomodate seven 747s at a time. Plus it needs to clear truckloads of equipiment thru customs in a few hours. Then there'll be the huge influx of supporters and fans coming in from all over the world.
The airport should be connected to the track by at least a 6-lane expressway. Then about 4000-5000 hotel rooms will be required, more than a 1000 of which should be at least 5-star.

Seems like a tall order. :( I doubt we have any of these in place right now.
 
zhopudey said:
Nice article iin ToI today. The infrastructure requirements are huge! First, the airport needs to accomodate seven 747s at a time. Plus it needs to clear truckloads of equipiment thru customs in a few hours. Then there'll be the huge influx of supporters and fans coming in from all over the world.
The airport should be connected to the track by at least a 6-lane expressway. Then about 4000-5000 hotel rooms will be required, more than a 1000 of which should be at least 5-star.

Seems like a tall order. :( I doubt we have any of these in place right now.
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That's actually been known for ages !!

And I think 1000 is on the lesser side.

And also, these hotel rooms should be near the track.
 
should have it on the highway ... all cars trashed within 2 mins of first lap ... the n narain drives an amby retro fitted with an F1 engine and wins the race :D

maybe we might have a bullock cart as the safety car
 
kippu said:
the n narain drives an amby retro fitted with an F1 engine and wins the race :D

maybe we might have a bullock cart as the safety car
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
zhopudey said:
Nice article iin ToI today. The infrastructure requirements are huge! First, the airport needs to accomodate seven 747s at a time. Plus it needs to clear truckloads of equipiment thru customs in a few hours. Then there'll be the huge influx of supporters and fans coming in from all over the world.
The airport should be connected to the track by at least a 6-lane expressway. Then about 4000-5000 hotel rooms will be required, more than a 1000 of which should be at least 5-star.

Seems like a tall order. :( I doubt we have any of these in place right now.
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well thats why i said hyd, coz of a number of reasons, first and foremost coz of the upcoming airmort here which is scheduled to open in april 2008, and the land available in and around the vicinity of the airport, can easily have 5 tracks there :P

and the roads under construction are huge, 4 lanes each way its being put up, there is also going to be an expressway(flyover) thats gona be 17Kms long connecting the airport directly to the city..

our previous Cm had it all planned and if he was re-elected, wed have already been hosting a race in 2008 :(
 
I guess it wont be Delhi City itself..

They might purchase some land in a radius of say 20-30 km from Airport..That way seperate Infrastructure can built for it..

But it seems a long shot as of now..!! A normal flyover takes 2-3yrs to get built..how come so much would be built from scratch... and as of now..even FORMAL CONTRACT isnt signed...Money isnt allocated ..i doubt if it would be ready by 2009...because we are half way thru 2007... so we have only one and half year for everything..!!
 
dipen01 said:
I guess it wont be Delhi City itself..

They might purchase some land in a radius of say 20-30 km from Airport..That way seperate Infrastructure can built for it..

But it seems a long shot as of now..!! A normal flyover takes 2-3yrs to get built..how come so much would be built from scratch... and as of now..even FORMAL CONTRACT isnt signed...Money isnt allocated ..i doubt if it would be ready by 2009...because we are half way thru 2007... so we have only one and half year for everything..!!
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lol... read properly my friend.

It says OCTOBER 2009.
 
Nikhil said:
lol... read properly my friend.

It says OCTOBER 2009.
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You think we'll get the race in October if we finish the track in september? :P The FIA might spend 3-4 months just testing the track and other infrastucture.
 
hi :)
i am happy as every one around for the advent of F1 in india..
but somethings that really bothers me is

Mr. Suresh Kalmadi said that F1 is to stated in india so that the profit from it may be routed to other sports..but 150 crore (correct me if i am wrong) can be straight away injected to the "other sports".

and i sure you guys might be aware that our wrestlers have been asked to sponsor themselves to participate in overseas tournaments..reason "bankrupcy of Wrestling federation..":)

no offence intended coz me too a F1 fan...but above are some realities of life.:)
 
zhopudey said:
You think we'll get the race in October if we finish the track in september? :P The FIA might spend 3-4 months just testing the track and other infrastucture.
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this is why i dont feel delhi can host an F1 race, not so soon that is by 2009 though, and even if they do get the track ready, i dont think the delhi airport would be able to handle the aircrafs, u think the teams would land somewhere in blore or hyd in the bigger airports and travel 1k+ kms with their hardware by road using semis? :P
 
victor4comp said:
hi :)
i am happy as every one around for the advent of F1 in india..
but somethings that really bothers me is

Mr. Suresh Kalmadi said that F1 is to stated in india so that the profit from it may be routed to other sports..but 150 crore (correct me if i am wrong) can be straight away injected to the "other sports".

and i sure you guys might be aware that our wrestlers have been asked to sponsor themselves to participate in overseas tournaments..reason "bankrupcy of Wrestling federation..":)

no offence intended coz me too a F1 fan...but above are some realities of life.:)
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well said and i agree :)
 
It will be a miracle if we can find the land, build a track and stadium by then. I just don't see it happening. So, any idea which track might get axed in order to make way for this one?

and i sure you guys might be aware that our wrestlers have been asked to sponsor themselves to participate in overseas tournaments..reason "bankrupcy of Wrestling federation.."
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The difference being that no one cares about wrestling. Noone's going to put money into something unless they can get more money back from it.
 
@Nikhil :- as sm guys expained meant the same thing :bleh: it needs to be finished atleast 6 months ahead..!! else imagine that track isnt ready on time and itss RACEDAYYY :tongue:

Just kidding... anyways...i still feel its a long shot..Seems like a publicity stunt...look at kalmadi's track record..!!

plus we all know FIA is stringent with its requirements :ashamed:
 
Indian Olympic Association plans to host Formula 1 race in 2009

TIMES VIEW

F1 will be good for India

Formula 1 is on its way to India. The Indian Olympic Association has received a letter from Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of F1, offering India a place in the 2009 Formula 1 world championship. According to the current proposal, the Indian Grand Prix would be held in Delhi on a track built specifically for auto racing. Sports fans have naturally welcomed the idea.
Formula 1 has been acquiring an increasing following since Narain Karthikeyan made his debut in 2005.However,some have argued that the investment required to build a track and then maintain it is not justified by the returns.
This argument is shortsighted. For India to be given an opportunity to host an event like a Formula 1 Grand Prix is a matter of great pride. Nations such as Malaysia and Bahrain have been able to successfully stage races. There is no reason why India cannot do the same. F1 claims 800 million television viewers annually, behind only the football World Cup and the Olympics. It is the pinnacle of motorsport, and is an arena for many technological advances in the automotive industry.
If a Grand Prix is held in India and goes off without any major hitch, India will have truly arrived in the world of international sport. The logistics of staging a race are complicated and will require major infrastructure updates. New roads, hotels and flyovers were built for the Asian Games in 1982. These sharply improved the quality of life in Delhi. The same will happen with an F1 race, which can provide an impetus to design a better airport, build more hotels and make the city more habitable.
Besides indirectly leading to Delhi becoming a better place to live in, an F1 race will boost tourist traffic to India, which will be good for the economy. India will gain visibility on the world stage as a sporting nation, not just a cricketing one. Far from encouraging rash driving, the immense skill and precision required in F1 racing should inspire our drivers to drive better because modern F1 driving in fact creates conditions for safer driving through skills and technology.
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COUNTER VIEW

No need for F1 racing

- Ronojoy Sen

Should we be excited that Formula 1 is likely to come to Delhi in two years from now? No way. Such hare-brained moves, engineered by sports administrators with dubious track records, should be resisted vigorously.
Supporters of F1 racing point to the fillip it would provide to Delhi’s infrastructure. They predict that several thousand hotel rooms would be added in the city and Delhi airport’s facilities significantly enhanced to deal with the increased flow of tourists and equipment. There are serious doubts about whether government can get its act together in the required short time of two years.
The larger point, however, is not whether government can meet deadlines. Delhi’s development has traditionally been linked to mega events such as the 1982 Asiad and now the 2010 Commonwealth Games. But why should development of Delhi’s airport, roads and hotels be hostage to big-ticket sporting events? Going by that logic, nothing will happen in the capital unless some jamboree is organised. That is just not the way a city’s infrastructure should be planned and developed.
Besides the faulty logic of urban development being peddled by F1 enthusiasts, the sport itself has no place in today’s world. F1 racing — with apologies to its many fans — is an extremely wasteful sport. When the globe is facing an acute energy crunch, it is a shame that a sport where petrol-guzzling cars race each other continues to be encouraged. There are some who would argue that innovations in the design of F1 cars could lead to energy-saving measures. This is a specious argument. The entire rationale of F1 racing is to maximise speed; it has nothing to do with energy saving.
Finally, F1 racing can have pernicious effects in a place like India. Many of the country’s drivers are possibly the worst in the world. Speed limits mean nothing to them; they usually regard traffic lights as mere decoration. God alone knows how drivers will react when they see F1 cars zipping at 250-plus kmph on a desi racetrack.
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Wow.. Ronojoy Sen seems to be the perfect person to comment over F1 :bleh:
 
I dont think it is a good thing.

There are more important things that can be done. I dont want to get into an argument here.... but this money can be diverted to other sports (boxing as someone pointed out. Has anyone heard of that Manipuri girl ?? World Champion two times in a row. I myself forget her name.... damn )

Abt people not investing in the sport because there are no returns, the government should bloody well invest. If corporates dont invest, I'll understand.

The government is not a company. It takes money from us to invest in sports. It bloody well should.

Badminton is in a pretty sad state as well. So is swimming. So is Football (getting better though).

Actually every single sport apart from cricket and hockey.
 
all a hogwash ..this will never ever happen and you must be kidding urself if you think it will

one and half years to make all infrastructure and everything else into place....... we are india !!! stop dreaming
 
Well we will soon be getting signs if its not gonna happen...there was some news on espnstar. IOA will complete the MODEL by July for presentation to Bernie..!!

If that doesnt happen....then its pretty much over
 
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