Formula 1 popularly known as F1 is one the most business oriented sports in the world.This blog is about this sports and its condition in India.
Formula 1 is a sport which has largely been neglected in India.There are very few Indian drivers who have managed to made it to the professional arena.To name a few we have Narayan Karthikeyan,Karun Chandhok.In fact we do not have enough racing tracks.Buddh International Circuit is the first World Class racing track.
Hence the problem starts at the very grass root level,no racing tracks.This sport requires a lot of money in the form of the fuel expenses,tracks,maintainence of the cars.Hence without sponsorship it is next to impossible to play this sport.The problem is that there is only one Indian racing brand i.e Sahara Force India,that too is operational from United Kingdom.Hence if we look at the steps of becoming a Formula One driver there is problem at each and every step.The first problem is the non availability of racing tracks.Even if this is dealt,then the next problem is that there is not event in India for Formula 1.The nearest is Japan,hence expenses are difficult to manage.Also one more problem in the sport is that this game is a sponsorship based sport and hence even talented drivers face discrimination.
But now there seems to be a ray of hope as it is speculated that Indian Grandpix could be back.It has faced a huge amount of loss in its previous editions and it is very difficult to bring back this event. The F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has showed interest in conducting this event back in India.He has said India is a potential market for F1 racing.
Finally I believe that surely there would be a great upliftment of the sport if it returns to India.Another problem is the high level of corruption that happens in this sport.The corruption that happened during the construction of Buddh International Circuit is no secret..It would be interesting to see if this sport finds its place in Indian hearts in future.
Formula 1 is a sport which has largely been neglected in India.There are very few Indian drivers who have managed to made it to the professional arena.To name a few we have Narayan Karthikeyan,Karun Chandhok.In fact we do not have enough racing tracks.Buddh International Circuit is the first World Class racing track.
Hence the problem starts at the very grass root level,no racing tracks.This sport requires a lot of money in the form of the fuel expenses,tracks,maintainence of the cars.Hence without sponsorship it is next to impossible to play this sport.The problem is that there is only one Indian racing brand i.e Sahara Force India,that too is operational from United Kingdom.Hence if we look at the steps of becoming a Formula One driver there is problem at each and every step.The first problem is the non availability of racing tracks.Even if this is dealt,then the next problem is that there is not event in India for Formula 1.The nearest is Japan,hence expenses are difficult to manage.Also one more problem in the sport is that this game is a sponsorship based sport and hence even talented drivers face discrimination.
But now there seems to be a ray of hope as it is speculated that Indian Grandpix could be back.It has faced a huge amount of loss in its previous editions and it is very difficult to bring back this event. The F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has showed interest in conducting this event back in India.He has said India is a potential market for F1 racing.
Finally I believe that surely there would be a great upliftment of the sport if it returns to India.Another problem is the high level of corruption that happens in this sport.The corruption that happened during the construction of Buddh International Circuit is no secret..It would be interesting to see if this sport finds its place in Indian hearts in future.
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