What Happened to F1 In India? - Ft.

Formula 1 raced in India from 2011 until 2013. India is home to some incredible tourist attractions, massive cricket fans, and has the most tigers in a single country. Formula 1 is missed by many Indian F1 fans, who are of the opinion that the Indian Grand Prix simply wasn't around for long enough when it had such huge potential. Part of why Formula 1 no longer races in India was due to a tax dispute with the local government deeming Formula 1 not a sport, but entertainment, meaning the tax on the event skyrocketed. The Indian Grand Prix was not subsidised by the government meaning it was up to the Buddh International Circuit and the organisers, to fund the entire thing. As you will find out in this video, it was simply too much..
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[@MadeByPerspective]

For those asking! The original video I made over a year ago contained some photos which I had to blur out for copyright reasons. The quality of my content has come a long way since then too and I have had many people ask me to re upload it. So here is the re mastered version without blurred out sections which had a lot of people frustrated 😅

[@halaifachhai5607]

Name of intro music/song please...

[@BluRaykay]

Even though you straight up stole plagued moths intro song for this lolol

[@rabinroy5776]

Our government should appreciate F1 and moto go like sport now it's the time to grow and learn

[@zinddy]

Whats the music in the background

[@farhaanamaria291]

I think f1 is really popular in India now. If f1 comes back, I’m sure we’d sell out the grandstands

[@MadeByPerspective]

Definitely!!

[@Smishra457]

but I think most are not rich and f1 tickets are not cheap

[@sravans5100]

@@Smishra457 it was 1500 for the Sunday and 2000 for the whole week ( not on main grand stand )

[@hashamali83]

@@sravans5100 Is this USD or INR? Because if it’s INR, it’s like 4000-5000 PKR which is pretty cheap for us Pakistanis

[@shashwatmukherjee8587]

@@hashamali83 inr mate

[@isaachauzel149]

As an Indian I really hope one day we'll get to see this track in good use in the future again

[@MadeByPerspective]

Let’s hope so! 🙏🏽

[@goodmorningkay]

@MIZ is GAY lmao I hope you are saying this as an Indian and not some foreign assumer

[@steven.2442]

❤️

[@goodmorningkay]

@MIZ is GAY oh cool

[@madhavisingh9046]

@@goodmorningkay even if they said as a "foreign assumer", they wouldn't be wrong

[@TheComedyShrine.]

Formula 1 needs to return to India. The track is fantastic, the number of fans have increased dramatically and it would help diversify sport in India which is cricket dominated. Great video.

[@formula1interviews967]

Totally agree. Also gonna watch ur video now looks very interesting.

[@naveenbattula]

It should but it never will, I mean why would they when you can host races in fancy oil rich countries why would they want to come back to india, indian govt can do better for sure but FIA can too, giving up on a 1.4 billion people market for what 40million $ seems like a very bad deal to me

[@Micfri300]

It doesn't. Qatar Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have a far better market.

[@arrenworden6226]

@@naveenbattula a 1.4 billion population where everyone only cares about cricket and a few handful care to look at F1. Add to that, a government that keeps looting money in the name of tax from any foreign organization. Makes complete sense why FIA skipped India. It was india that left no choice.

[@naveenbattula]

@@arrenworden6226 look the government of india is no saint but even a 1% population interested in f1 in India would be a market orders of magnitude higher than say Bahrain and to generate interest there has to be a f1 indian gp, after drive to survive f1 is pretty big in india of the people I know, over 10% are watching f1 right now that's massive for not having a gp

[@akshatjain7005]

There are a lot more fans here now they really need to come back

[@MadeByPerspective]

Hopefully 🙏🏽

[@dankesebvettel3763]

The main problem is who is willing to organise

[@avinashanish3350]

@MIZ is GAY Vijay Mallya was useful in that respect....

[@Anushka-qd3rs]

@@avinashanish3350 Yeah, keeping his economic and financial offences aside, he was helpful to Indian motorsport. Buying an F1 team and one in a billion program which discovered jehan daruvala and arjun maini

[@samarranjan]

Its never going back to BIC. If they would hv brought some other international racing event like moto gp or sbk..there was a slim chance. However, it has potential in west and south. Lot of corporate now understand the sports.

[@ashutoshuniyal198]

The Jaypee group has got the circuit back now from the govt and the govt now regards motorsport as a sport. Plus the UP govt is building Asia's largest airport just near the circuit, so that area will become quite a hot piece in the near future. So we can hope that F1 will get back there as soon as possible.

[@perodact]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[@vyasponnuri3375]

Let's hope

[@darkemperor9006]

F1 races only for money. So nope, F1 is not returning any time soon. They'd rather host a race in Kuwait than in india.

[@ashutoshuniyal198]

@@darkemperor9006 India will become a big market for F1 in the near future , so we will see a race in 2-3 years time.

[@simonkevnorris]

@DarkEmperor Well, they've been racing in China for a number of years and added Saudi Arabia this year. What's next? Afghanistan or Iran?

[@ComicSaikat]

Imagine Vettel winning in India in this Turbo - hybrid era ❤️

[@subarnosinha8042]

Shut up and take my money!

[@Nikhil-dx9kc]

With Aston I highly doubt it. Given there are like of Ferrari, McLaren & Alpine

[@yashsvidixit7169]

@@subarnosinha8042 give

[@bikramsinha1259]

Vettle is history 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂max Lewis rule now

[@TheBharathp87]

Why vettel? There are fans of different teams/drivers in india

[@JetNautics]

Motorsport in India has itself grown alot even without F1, The new generation is alot more into racing, would be awesome to see the difference If F1 came back. Love seeing F1 Fans adore the Buddh Circuit. South India has MMRT Circuit, Races happen frequently there.

[@kitbareh7890]

yes

[@ayubshaik2907]

F1 will never comeback till BCCI is alive.

[@darshilshah6329]

@@ayubshaik2907 local formulas like indian f3 and f4 are already here F1 pretty soon as well

[@ayubshaik2907]

@@darshilshah6329 hope it returns soo, but bcci wont allow that to happen as it don't want to lose cricket fans which will reduce their income through ipl and others.

[@darshilshah6329]

@@ayubshaik2907 it's not hard to follow multiple sports bro And personally only 5 people I know irl watch ipl it's viewership is falling a lot since almost everyone knows it's fixed

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

Man 2020 was an F1 booooom in India. I know so many people, including me, who started watching F1 in 2020. And I've got at least 5-6 people into the sport this yr, just like the other previous fans. Fanbase has increased a lot, there's not gonna be a huge ticket income deficit for sure.

[@virajasher6468]

Same here. I started following Formula 1 this year (2021) after IPL got postponed mid way in May and Formula 1 season was ongoing

[@amalkallarackal9293]

First go and pray that the current govt state and centre stays in power.... If it's the corrupt tax Hungry btches like in 2011, they'll kill f1 again by double taxing it...

[@lordwiz6653]

@@amalkallarackal9293 every govt have it's pro and cons . Let's not bring politics to this comment section as it's not something you and I can control.

[@amalkallarackal9293]

@@lordwiz6653 it is something you and I and everyone here can control together.... Through votes.

[@ashutoshuniyal198]

@@amalkallarackal9293 I'm pretty sure both the central and state govt will maintain the power and win the upcoming elections quite convincingly. I'm guessing that by 2025, we will see a race being held here .

[@Patrick4Gooner]

If only the Indian GP started post Drive to Survive, as much as many old school F1 fans like me loathe the Netflix series for being too dramatic this track would have pulled in so many casual fans and not had a drop in attendance. Lets hope one day Jehan Daruvala gets the Alpha Tauri seat to give enough reasons for F1 to come back to India.

[@kushaljivarajani9863]

In 2023 hopefully?

[@thehayagale]

A little known fact is that a brand new grade 2 track has been constructed in India and looks VERY promising

[@N.E.W.I.D]

Where ?

[@liamandxaviersrandomthings9084]

Little known fact. Grade 1 is required to be an f1 circuit. What good is grade 2? In other words.....who cares? That is until it gets a grade 1

[@thehayagale]

@@N.E.W.I.D In Andhra Pradesh, it's called Marque One

[@thehayagale]

@@liamandxaviersrandomthings9084 The circuit speaks for itself, it is India's longest circuit and is already approved (not confirmed) to host f2. So there is very high chance it can be upgraded to grade 1 if F2 is held and is successful. Also, Jehan Daruvala is in F2 and will most likely make it to F1 in the next few years and if you know us Indians you know that we love to support our sportsmen so that makes it A BIG opportunity for advertisement. Hope this helped:-)

[@gamerzone0764]

Are we talking about the hyderabad st. Circuit??

[@venkyvp1764]

First mistake, bringing it to Delhi. Chennai(madras) has been home of motorsports in India for decades. Second, lack of backing for an Indian driver. Just look at Checo and what Mexico does for him.

[@jarlezio2463]

Would your state govt would've even greenlit this project if they decided to build it near Chennai 😂😂😂

[@amartechs9267]

OMG!! When you said the Checo thing I was stunned😯 But there aren't any good Indian drivers But there is one guy, Mahaveer Raganuthan but he sucks😂

[@priyasamagod]

@@amartechs9267 Have you heard of Daruvala?

[@amartechs9267]

@@priyasamagod nope

[@anishpinto1]

There's also the piss poor air quality in Noida (and that dirty Delhi area in general). You can literally see how shit the air is. Chennai or anywhere in the south would've been much better.

[@dingleberrrrysauce]

We Indians are crazy about F1! Would definitely love to see the Indian GP return some day in the future and also a great vid as always Sam!

[@hashamali83]

Same here in Pakistan. Honestly having a GP in India gave us peace of mind that atleast it’s come to the South

[@ventiman2624]

@@hashamali83 respect mate!

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

@@hashamali83 lmao yes South asia needs a race

[@amartechs9267]

India is not crazy about F1 India is crazy about cricket!!

[@iamseagull5609]

@@amartechs9267 *And....?* 👀

[@pritishgandhi5368]

I'm and Indian and have started following F1 since last year. Thanks partly to Netflix and partly to Reddit. I would definitely want F1 in India to come back man. It's such an amazing sport with all the masala and drama that Indians might come to expect

[@allwindsouza9595]

"masala" classic indian ❤️❤️ Indian NRI her

[@neelpatel4406]

I have also started watching it last year it's so much fun, i think now we have a fanbase that can support f1 race in India also the Yogi Adityanath government will definitely support this event, it will boost the tourism industry of India.

[@pritishgandhi5368]

@@neelpatel4406 Yeah but there are many countries who are in line or have already secured their chance to host F1 so It is going to be a long while before there is an Indian GP. But I am hoping there will be one eventually.

[@pritishgandhi5368]

@@allwindsouza9595 Shuddh desi hu bhai

[@shravanav993]

The 2013 indian grand prix was the first race i've watched when i was only 9 years old. Seb bowing to his red bull made him my hero

[@kunalracing]

India really deserves another shot at hosting an F1 race again, especially after the recent announcement of Formula Regional India, and the new Grade 2 street track in Hyderabad

[@majikkskates9084]

“Even Christian sounded happy then” my self made quote missing anything before Masi

[@rahulvasa5798]

💯😂

[@xenonentity713]

I personally think that F1 should come back to India because the number of fans has certainly increased. In my own personal sphere, alot of my friends have started watching F1 religiously. The market for F1 has certainly grown since they left.

[@Owenrandom]

Religiously?

[@vyasponnuri3375]

Wdym by religiously here?

[@xenonentity713]

Religiously in this context means regularity or consistency.

[@vyasponnuri3375]

@@xenonentity713 ah I see

[@itsmevd9916]

@@vyasponnuri3375 it means seriously & consistently

[@menonverse]

As an Indian and practical neighbour to the Buddh International Circuit it pains me to see what politics and greed for money has done to F1's prospects in India. Nevertheless, apart from the Govt. not backing the event, there is also a lack of knowledge and information in India about F1, of course avid viewers will watch the races by any means necessary or get updates but it is the new audiences which suffer a bit. No broadcasting for the races on TV, not many news channels cover F1 and I think there are very few or negligible Indian F1 content creators out there. So, that's why I decided to start creating such content. Have been inspired by You, Josh, Tommo and Aldas.. Thank you for creating the superb content that you do. Looking forward for more. Peace✌🏽

[@sidrp]

If Indian were to host today, I think the attandance might be in full capacity. There has been a lot of interest in F1 in India lately. The Netflix's "Drive to Survive" has accelerated this growth. If there were Indian representation in F1 now, it would grately help, and that's why many are counting on drivers like Jehan Daruvala, who could become a great brand ambassador for the sport. Now that F3 will be conducting its Regional Championship, let's hope we could have more representation from India in F1, and hopefully bring F1 back to India

[@vatsalnaik6046]

Absolutely right mate

[@aadithsdev2025]

I am a indian and I think cricket is kind too much here....I mean even see the channel which forcast F1..They have like 8 channel and like on 6 of them shows cricket and like 4 of them the same exact game....they just care about cricket and that's why we are soo bad at Olympics...they just don't promote other games

[@krishnangshuguha4099]

As a felllow Indian I absolutely agree with you. I really want to see F1 from the stands which will remain a dream unless we get back the Indian GP.

[@Anushka-qd3rs]

Star sports earns shitloads of money by broadcasting cricket. A 15 sec ad in between an IPL match costs lakhs.

[@aadithsdev2025]

@@Anushka-qd3rs well but yeah why do they have 8-10 channels if they wanted to show a single match

[@aadithsdev2025]

@@Anushka-qd3rs well ya showing same match on different language is acceptable. But see star sports First, SS 2 AND SS3. When there is a Cricket match they just broadcast the same thing on all 3 channels. And before ISL even highlights and shows like circket coundown was also broadcasting the same episode in the above mentioned channels

[@Anushka-qd3rs]

@@aadithsdev2025 I do agree with you, they have a lot of channels. I think they do this because some viewers have subscribed to HD channels and some haven't. Maybe BCCI or somebody else pays them for cricket countdown and follow the blues.

[@nisarg6022]

with the change in govt of Uttar Pradesh and it being progressive enough if some stones are turned definitely we can see this track back in action. As an Indian F1 fan it would be so great to see F1 race in India again.

[@ShihazGaming]

yeah uttar pradesh govt....They will start building mandir in those race track too🤣.No hate

[@rehan9746]

I heard there was a budha temple below that track, that's how the track was named, Temple should be restored to it's original shape, dig out the track

[@scooby5478]

Hahahahahahahahaha

[@godlessheathen6425]

@@rehan9746 lol

[@GamingQuest4510]

@@rehan9746 lmao

[@YearZer0777]

This track and Sepang truly deserve to be raced on by F1 again

[@aldom5191]

It is a shame....India has great F1 fans.....

[@amitbarwad4228]

The good thing about social media is now we do not need classical advertising methods to sell out the grand stands. F1 is really popular in India and if the Grand Prix was to return to the calendar, the fans will advertise the hell out of it themselves. Would love to see Vettel back on top of the podium here.

[@animpastaishere6466]

im also from india and there are a ton of fans here.(currently)

[@josemonsaji]

They should've gone for the Madras circuit instead.

[@shakesnbake]

👍🏽 Great video as always (and great collab)! The indian GP was really special to me, partly due to being British Indian, but also as it was the first GP I watched with my dad where he was so excited and proud for India. We talked about going there to watch it live but sadly he passed away the next year :( Still happy memories of watching it together in 2011.

[@sankhdeepmitra5332]

Well made video! Of course, it pains the multitude of F1 fans in India that we missed an opportunity to host F1 races. On one hand, I think it's correct for the government not to subsidize these things as at the end of the day an F1 race should not be funded from the tax payers' pockets. On the other hand, Indian taxation policies make it incredibly difficult for foreign businesses to operate. Hopefully, new government policies will help ease the financial operability in the future. We also need more grassroots racing. Cricket is popular because it's accessible and realistic to succeed in. F1 is so far above the point of accessibility for most that it feels out of sync with reality. Indians love their automobiles. We need F3 and F2 races here on a regular basis and we need to build motorsport teams here competing at that level. We need a street race in the south for something like Formula E. We need motorsport academies for young drivers. We need a touring car championship for manufacturers here. Without building the foundations, F1 will be a castle in the sky. If even a middle class, urban Indian cannot aspire to be a race driver, what's the point??

[@shaggyhereagain]

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[@bn1193]

And this coming sunday the moto gp is helding on this same track. A challenging track and Can't wait to see.. 🥰

[@rajatsharma2611]

Good news: Grand prix MotoGP 2023 to be hosted in Buddh International Circuit.

[@alexandersmith7777]

Day 14 of asking for the Daniel ricchardo cut out

[@swarajchouriwar6054]

I am an Indian and I aspire to be an engineer in F1 team. So it would be phenomenal to see F1 returning India.

[@Kem____paalty16]

Good aspirations I really appreciate you, but if u want that please get out of india ASAP . India lack basic culture of motorsports, all people involved are privateers no automotive company has a racing team. And the ones which have teams are all stationed in Europe.

[@KurianKeralafromIndia]

@@Kem____paalty16 There is only a trash suzuki cars with 0 star safety rating that everyone buy . Tata got some future because they own jaguar and land rover

[@mutwakilmalik248]

MotoGP is now doing the Grand Prix of India since Buddha International Circuit got cleaned up and upgraded

[@manuelgrothe608]

I wished the same for Korea International Circuit and more

[@britishfilmguy]

One of my favourite tracks, shame it vanished off the calendar. Hopefully sometime in the near future it'll come back.

[@ShruteshKumar]

Another few things to keep in mind though; India is a VERY BIG country; New Delhi is in the north of India, so the track is not cheaply accessible to the people in the south; generally involves $150-300 in travel costs in addition to the ticket costs. Secondly Uttar Pradesh is a very high risk state, ruled by a hardcore right wing party and F1 will have a lot of security risks there; e.g. if the right wing mobs get offended by anything they go on a destructive rampage. If F1 were to come back, it would be better to relocate to south India, more secure, more open to business and has historically been the centre of motorsports in India.

[@thewebheadgt]

Yeah that Idiot Yogi needs to go.

[@axel3895]

@@thewebheadgt Up was much more hostile before why everything has to be political. Real reason was it didn't make any sense financially

[@aben3278]

South India 🤣🤣🤣. Highest recruits in ISIS is safe according to you 🤣

[@thewebheadgt]

@@aben3278 ok whatsapp University student

[@aben3278]

@@thewebheadgt Madarsa University students can't even use Google 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@goodboy4129]

I was about 8 when I saw the race live in 2011 I can only remember the cars farting loudly in the first breaking zone 😉

[@sarcarsm7113]

India can work if they pick a better location

[@pixelboujee]

Probably will be better if it's by the sea? Maybe Mumbai but they have fuckall space near the airport

[@saumyaravi5579]

@@pixelboujee please don't need another street circuit on f1 calendar. Worst place to race on.

[@reubenashok937]

@@pixelboujee even bangalore is a pretty good place to host a race

[@doodletanki6661]

@@reubenashok937 oh hell yes

[@prithvi_m_r]

Finally!! The remastered video is great. And this really had to be put out there 🔥🔥

[@tdyerwestfield]

Superb video. One of the few great Tilke tracks. I suppose India has higher priorities than hosting Formula 1 and paying through the nose for it, which is totally understandable.

[@arikelvara]

2:45 India Finished Construction two weeks before the Grand Prix. Saudi Arabia Finished construction two days before the Grand Prix!

[@bakauploads]

I watched the first F1 race live at the buddh circuit. Really nice venue. Sebs pure dominance in that red bull made me a huuuuge fan of his till date. Hope they bring it back some day. I'd love to nab a grandstand seat

[@utsavchaudhary9955]

Now this track is back and bought motogp in 2023. The next year 2024 is also included in the calender. Even India hosted Formula E for the first time.

[@santoshsco]

A new f3 street circuit is ready in hyderabad hosting Formula Regional Indian Championship mostly next year .Budh track was good hope it makes back in calendar .

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

wait what, in hyd? Im going there for college mate, would love to visit it

[@santoshsco]

I’m not from Hyderabad but there’s a street circuit over a bridge named as durgama cheruvu and nearby areas .It’s only an f3 track not an f1 , it will be hosting formula regional Indian championship and budh too will be one of the tracks in the calendar in this event which is planned to be held next year .

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

aged well xD

[@someonejustsomeone1469]

The most important thing is to make sure the race takes place in summer. The winter is despicable in the NCR.

[@vyasponnuri3375]

I wish F1 returns to India again... I'd definitely go for it then When it came to India in 2011, I was 9 years old and had only just started watching F1. Now I'd be more than excited to go for the race

[@93Adityamohan]

I attended Indian GP in 2013, as a F & B volunteer at the Main grand stand. It was an experience of a life time!

[@aayushkhare656]

Use me as a 'dil se bura lagta hai' button

[@Anushka-qd3rs]

Sam please pin this comment.

[@SARTHAXBEATZ]

pin this lol

[@shrishampriyadarshi4824]

As a pretty recent F1 and Motorsport fan from India, I can assure overflowing audience and grandeur when F1 returns to its Indian venue. Can't wait for it!

[@Mr.Beanmiddlefinger]

I would want the Indian GP to come back, atleast before Seb retires so that I can see him racing there again!!

[@krishnaprakash2155]

If the Indian GP were to return, the attendance would be way higher than the previous stint. India's social media boom of 2016 and the huge audience of Drive to Survive will reflect in a massive increase in attendance. As for the fans, we are still hopeful as the JayPee group is in process of acquiring the track and should result in the Indian GP being back on the calendar ❤️

[@alealphyxis]

WE WANT INDIA BACK IN F1

[@GallactusF1]

Still waiting for the day when F1 comebacks in India

[@jackmcdonough9299]

I didn’t realize the track was so well liked! Awesome ❤️ hope to see it back one day, hello to all from United States

[@muhmmadize]

I hope in the near future more and more people will give importance to Motorsports in India

[@kanelbullen6992]

Do a video on the Korea GP! Loved this video concept and i would’ve enjoyed a version with Korea

[@userbadshah]

Naah, people can watch on TV but physically spending too much money and time is a real challenge. Its location is really odd. And there isn't much nearby for miles.

[@Anushka-qd3rs]

Just waiting for Mukesh ambani to buy the Jaypee sportscity if it's really being auctioned or build a new circuit in gujarat or maharashtra all together. Reliance Jio Indian Grand Prix 2025

[@samarranjan]

Amabanis don't invest where its all about passion and hv appetite to take a loss for it. They ll buy the circuit in cheapest price and convert it to something else.

[@animashionsyt5912]

The scenes if that happens 😂

[@sasidharcsn8593]

Now slowly motor racing is coming back to India as next year moto gp will be held in the same circuit and also formula e will also going to the place in hyderabad next year Now the fan base for motor racing has increased a lot since Last decade

[@tariqtariq613]

Aah yes UP government, why was i even surprised 😂

[@yashrao5269]

Fyi your papa akhilesh Yadav was the cm of the state back then

[@jwork5680]

I hope if Indonesia actually gets into F1 calendar, it would last long

[@virtualninja8117]

Last week Indian formula Student event -SAE Supra took place on BIC in which our team participated. It was very wonderful experience to explore the circuit & watch our car running in the endurance event on an actual F1 track.

[@shivvashishthabhargava4600]

Imagine being Indian and a die hard f1 fan since 2001 and then see my the BIC get wiped away from the F1 calendar. 2011-2013 was special. An amazing track! Hermann. ❤️✨

[@mayasol8819]

I recently just got really interested in F1 and being a teenager in India , I would love to see F1 races in India’s future

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Deja Vu, I've been in this place before.

[@ryanlitt5132]

With the increase in F1 fans all around the world, if they gave India a second chance it might work

[@thehayagale]

LET'S GO

[@siuuuwy]

What I hate about sports in india is that it is only cricket focused, like you can't find any other sport being played on the sports channels. I really want f1 to come back to India and Indian drivers in f1 teams

[@kabirsharma2858]

Being an Indian you would expect me to praise the track but honestly, the race was a snooze fest and imo VERY similar to china in terms of racing. I hope there will be a race in India but not at Buddh int. circuit

[@kabirsharma2858]

actually i would say its worse like on spain and abudhabi level

[@ddf7933]

How was it possible to abandon such a beautiful circuit, and have in its place horrendous circuits like that of Saudi Arabia we’ve seen last week…

[@sathishkumar-qz8xs]

Motogp 2023

[@RustiPaul]

🔥

[@Indiancarenthusaist1224]

I am a hardcore f1 fan, and I was very sad when they stopped races in india

[@TheShockninja]

Reading all the comments, I will add the opinion that if Jehan Daruvala makes the grid within a year or two, there may definitely be a renewed interest in the Indian GP, especially if he winds up having success.

[@pritishgandhi5368]

Seems unlikely at Red Bull though. Hopefully at other teams.

[@drcool842]

*cries in daruvala*

[@tommyshelbyobe9098]

UP is one of the most backward states in India, it's a shame that such an amazing race track is located in that state where the local government ain't friendly. I hope some other state's government decide to host the f1 race in their state and start plans on constructing a new race track as soon as possible.

[@anandtyagi248]

Where the state government wasn't friendly I hope our Indian Vin Diesel could get F1 back on track. Btw Noida is much different than the rest of UP.

[@taitslong3417]

CRICKET IN INDIA HAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ALL THE OTHER SPORTS

[@TheEnderPearl]

True

[@shashankkrai4039]

I was there for the 2011 IndianGP, it was one of the best experiences for that 13 year old me; thinking his little ears could take the sounds of those roaring engines on straights with no ear plugs.

[@dheerajsp]

It's sad that they constructed the track in the terrible state of UP of all places instead of Madras/Chennai, which would've been much more appropriate. Not surprised that a big blocker for this was political reasons. I'd love to see the track return to the schedule but I'd never travel to UP to watch this live. Cheers for the video, Pers.

[@madhavv09]

I've been to this race in 2012 and 2013 and those were two of the best experiences of my life.

[@anshuman7190]

I had a great time. I attended the Indian Grand Prix 2 times and it was fun. Hope F1 comes back in India in the next 5 years.

[@Anonymous-rp4ee]

Good F1 isn't in India, it is a good sport and should be played with passion, rather than becoming a centre of politics.......

[@tsarbomba8361]

As if there was no politics in F1 or revolved around it. L 🤡

[@Anonymous-rp4ee]

@@tsarbomba8361 I am not talking about the politics within F1, but pointing towards the use of F1 in national politics

[@gaichunggonmei]

Moto Gp is coming back to Budh International circuit 2023 ❤❤

[@Vineetaverma901]

I think till 2024 f1 will come back in India Cuz indian government has passed many acts and laws related to sports and it will come into effect in 2024 . In which every type of racing is also going to be considered as sports

[@RadialSeeker113]

As a F1 fan in India, it greatly disappointed me but, but I can't say it was unexpected. India is poor and corrupt

[@MadeByPerspective]

Hopefully F1 returns one day 🙏🏽

[@RadialSeeker113]

@@MadeByPerspective I doubt so. Our country honestly isn't suited to it. Will need international sponsors and govt disputes to be settled. I honestly wish the track was in a different country just because it's such a good one.

[@ameyagodbole9511]

Many Indians are fans of F1 ... please come back to India...

[@alexandersmith7777]

1st

[@comicquartz7295]

Nice

[@MadeByPerspective]

👑

[@johnrupesh4535]

Indian GP returning on the F1 calendar would be the happiest day of my life.

[@mitadrusen]

BTW, India is home to cricket fans. In 2011, India wad hosting the CWC and they won the competition. So, only 95,000 out of an estimated 1.32 billion were watching F1 in the Budh international Circuit in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

[@samridhtiwari8044]

The track is used regularly by supercar and superbike owners, and sometimes by normal car owners, car launches, advertisement, etc.

[@raeeznjr4218]

Formula 1 fan following has sky rocketed in the last couple of years here in India.. Hope they will come back here soon 🤞🏼

[@pranavojha7234]

I am waiting for f1 to return India asap for many years now, we have a huge population that might bring pretty big viewership for f1 ...hope it happens soon.

[@priyankatyagi9783]

i was a small child when i went to to the 2012 grand prix the fact still makes me sad that f1 has left india

[@ankithnair]

One major factor of not hosting a race was Taxation...This issue is now solved entirely with the introduction of Goods and Service Tax which has replaced erstwhile Entertainment Tax. So now whether they classify it as Entertainment or sport both will attract same rate of tax 18% GST.

[@SahilKumar-bn6su]

As an Indian F1 fan it so heart wrenching to see world class F1 track being reduced to ruin. 💔

[@pritishgandhi5368]

It is being used for Forumal Regionals This year though.

[@Speedworx]

I'll be honest, never liked this track. Races there were kinda dull, layout wasn't great either.

[@asmehta84]

Been following F1 since 1998 and when i heard there was going to be an Indian Grand Prix i was so excited, to be able to have the chance to watch a live race.....I really wish i had attended the event in one of the three years that it was held...missed an easy chance to watch a F1 grand prix live 😏

[@insaneyankee4996]

Internet revolution happened in 2016 in India , now everyone is on social media . F1 could have a huge market in India but it's just not feasible due to covid and all.

[@abhishekdalla1]

I used to work for the same company that owned the track, Had one medical Van for the race parked up in our units' hospital, made me feel very sad whenever i got to look at it, All came down so fast as the company had too much debt and had to sell most of its business in order to survive, i think they still own the track though.

[@IncredibleSpace1]

As a Nepalese, I really wish that F1 would return to India because of which F1 fans of Nepal can easily go and watch it..As a growing economic power, India can really host GPs in the future

[@Rockeeeyyy]

At that time Social Media wasn't really a think. But now even I would love to empty my Pockets for a F1 Race.

[@LplusRatioLol]

What needs to be done is beautifying the track in an Indian style like fine artwork, new iconic buildings. Apart from that with internet age, F1 and other racing events like NASCAR, Indycar, Formula E, Moto GP, etc have become popular. The circuit could do great. This even has potential to make it as good as Abu Dhabi track. Yes advertising and pricing strategies also matter. They could do Indian GP in the calender just before Saudi GP or just after Beijing GP.