Its Official : Tilke wants Rajpath to be Indian formula one track
If anyone here in India checked out the newspaper it has details of the meeting of German Architect Herman Tilke with Delhi’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Hot on the heels of the visit by Ralf Schumacher to New Delhi, Herman Tilke was in town. Apparently he was invited by Vijay Mallya and the Kingfisher group. Here is what Herman Tilke said
“We’d like to position New Delhi as a formula one street circuit with the track moving around India Gate down to Rajendra Prasad road. We think its a perfect track for formula one racing. We have already met the Delhi CM once and will be meeting her again to further discuss the matter (Indian Formula One Grand Prix).”
Another option for the f1 track is a 200 acre plot near Noida which falls under the National Capital Region of Delhi.
Also the track will need an initial investment of 100-120 million USD, but the first race itself is expected to generate around 180-200 million USD in formula one revenue. For photos of India Gate and the proposed track , see our previous post on the proposed Indian F1 GP circuit :
Delhi’s proposed street circuit for formula one
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April 29th, 2007 14:50
Wow, looks like India is the next big thing on the F1 circuit. Street circuits are immensely popular everywhere, and its good that New Delhi will be getting one for the Indian formula one grand prix.
April 30th, 2007 19:58
The great thing is that Delhi is my home-town and India Gate is a 15-minute drive.I hope it happens though I am thinking over and over again there might be security issues.
May 1st, 2007 02:15
@Abhinav - I too am a Delhite, live in South Delhi. 15min to India Gate, do you live in Connaught Place ?
May 1st, 2007 05:38
I am in South Delhi as well but I live in Greater Kailash-I,near Nehru Place and East Of Kailash.
May 1st, 2007 11:12
great blog. I didn’t know there is no much interest for formula one in India.
I too prefer F1 to Nascar.
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May 1st, 2007 11:57
Yes more and more Indians are taking onto formula one, its good for the sport !
May 2nd, 2007 14:06
Call me a pessimist, but I think the emissions from Formula One might damage the old buldings at Rajpath… but then, we already have lots of traffic in that area anyway
On a lighter note, a car might just crash into the India Gate!
May 3rd, 2007 07:52
I believe that formula one has very strict emission norms, and also its not like cars are not already allowed near India Gate.
A car crashing into India Gate, that will start a blame game, i believe it will be tyre walled
June 7th, 2007 05:08
As it is the traffic situation in Delhi is pathetic, with the advent of F-1, things will only become worse since a lot of roads will be blocked for the races.
June 7th, 2007 06:24
Its only 3-4 days in an year Nakul , same thing that happens for republic day !