Red Bull's champion Sebastian Vettel wins inaugural Indian F1 Grand Prix held at new Buddh International Circuit, Delhi on October 30, 2011.
Spectacular motor racing action thrilled a sell-out crowd of 95,000 people at Greater Noida's Buddh International Circuit on Sunday. As Germany's Sebastian Vettel won 11th time this season for Red Bulls. Where many celebrities of India sports stars, movie stars were in the attendance.
McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished the top three in the India’s first F1 race. The action of first Indian Grand Prix was started when India’s batting great Sachin Tendulkar waved the chequeed flag with a huge cheers rise from the stands after the national anthem, the first big international sporting event after the Commonwealth Games.
Sebastian Vettel led from
start to finish, constructing a comfortable lead and finishing 8.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso a distant third at the Buddh International Circuit. Meanwhile, Red Bull's Mark Webber was fourth, ahead of the Mercedes pair of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel has 11 wins this season, and victories in the final two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi and eying for a world record of 13 wins in a season by Michael Schimacher. Vettel turned in a flawless performance, leading every lap and posting the fastest lap.
The German said that it’s all in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced, and he is very proud to be the first winner in India F1. However, the race witnessed yet another collision between McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa to intensify their rivalry.
Sachin Tendulkar along with some of his other teammates witnessed the Grand Prix said that this is big for India, as he came out of the track after the chequered flag along with wife Anjali and his children. Sachin also added that it was just wonderful and amazing to be at first ever Indian Grand Prix, it was a great race and he thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Earlier, Sachin was seen chatting with Michael Schumamcher.
Spectacular motor racing action thrilled a sell-out crowd of 95,000 people at Greater Noida's Buddh International Circuit on Sunday. As Germany's Sebastian Vettel won 11th time this season for Red Bulls. Where many celebrities of India sports stars, movie stars were in the attendance.
McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished the top three in the India’s first F1 race. The action of first Indian Grand Prix was started when India’s batting great Sachin Tendulkar waved the chequeed flag with a huge cheers rise from the stands after the national anthem, the first big international sporting event after the Commonwealth Games.
Sebastian Vettel led from
start to finish, constructing a comfortable lead and finishing 8.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso a distant third at the Buddh International Circuit. Meanwhile, Red Bull's Mark Webber was fourth, ahead of the Mercedes pair of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel has 11 wins this season, and victories in the final two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi and eying for a world record of 13 wins in a season by Michael Schimacher. Vettel turned in a flawless performance, leading every lap and posting the fastest lap.The German said that it’s all in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced, and he is very proud to be the first winner in India F1. However, the race witnessed yet another collision between McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Felipe Massa to intensify their rivalry.
Sachin Tendulkar along with some of his other teammates witnessed the Grand Prix said that this is big for India, as he came out of the track after the chequered flag along with wife Anjali and his children. Sachin also added that it was just wonderful and amazing to be at first ever Indian Grand Prix, it was a great race and he thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Earlier, Sachin was seen chatting with Michael Schumamcher.
