With barely 28 days to go for the maiden Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Delhiites on Saturday got the taste of Formula 1 at Rajpath. A surprising and thrilling experience for more than 2000-strong spellbound crowd, Red Bull young racer Daniel Ricciardo zipped, zapped and zoomed at the city’s historic path.
And before burning the rubber, he also shook a leg with a bhangra group. He drove not once, but three times on a two-mile long stretch, with speed metre touching around 250km. Much before Ricciardo’s performance, Ghost Riders, a group of five bikers, performed breath-taking freestyle stunts inspired by European stunters followed by six Renault Koleos stunt show
About F1 debuting in Delhi, Daniel said,” I love the vibe here in India It’s a great opportunity for drivers to see that Indians are very hospitable. I haven’t seen the track, but have heard that it’s going to be a challenging one. I’m looking forward to experience it.”
Besides that, the racer hopes to go around the city in his spare time. “India is a huge country and I wish to visit a lot many places. I got a great view of India Gate from an F1 cockpit. That will be my memory from now.”
The evening also saw Indian Ocean belting out songs like Arre ruk ja re bandey and Des mera rangreji ae babu. Rahul Ram of the band said, “We wanted to sing some energetic tracks to go with F1 craze. I’m going to follow the race, but I would love to watch it on TV with family rather than going to the venue.”
And with the crowd cheering, Nagesh Kukunoor along with VJ Rannvijay were there to promote their movie Mod.
Ranvvijay was too excited and also saw the racing car. He also got a picture clicked with Daniel. “It was an amazing experience to see the mean machine. I can’t wait to see the live race. As India turns into a new territory for F1, it will help increase the popularity of the sport in our county,” he sums up.