Indian race car driver Karun Chandhok visited the site of the new road circuit being built near New Delhi. He posted photos on his Twitter account.
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| The awesome banked turns 10-11 - will be over 210 km/h through here ! (Photo: Twitter Karun Chandhok) |
The first ever
Grand Prix of India will be held at the Jaypee Group Circuit in Greater Noida, 50 km from New Delhi.
The circuit will be roughly 5.5 kilometres (3.1 miles) and has been designed by F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke.
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| Turn 15 with the huge grandstand up ahead. (Photo: Twitter Karun Chanhok) |
The maiden Indian Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on October 30, 2011 as the 18th race of the 2011 Formula One season.
Successful Indian businessman Vijay Mallya created the first Indian Formula 1 team -- Force India -- in October 2007 when he purchased the assets of the Spyker F1 team.
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| Pits and team buildings. (Photo: Twitter Karun Chandhok) |
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| The climb uphill through turn 2 towards the blind turn 3. (Photo: Twitter Karun Chandhok) |
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| The main grandstands. (Photo: Twitter Karun Chandhok) |
