> Masterplan for Indianf1 circuit being prepared

German architects to prepare masterplan for India's F1 track
Two German architects will next week visit New Delhi to prepare a master plan for the country's first-ever Formula One track, according to Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi.

Kalmadi said although venue for the race was not finalised yet, he was confident India would host the race in next couple of years.

"Bringing F1 is not a simple matter but we are very confident," said Kalmadi at the prize disribution ceremony for the JK Tyres National Road Racing Championhips yesterday.

"We have got an F1 racer in Narain Karthikeyan and now Vijay Mallya is heading an F1 team so it is a natural progression that we should have an F1 track now.

"We have two German architects visiting New Delhi next week to prepare a master plan for the F1 track," he said.

Venues on the outskirts of Delhi -- in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh -- have been recently inspected by F1 officials but "nothing has been finalised about any particular site," Kalmadi said.

"We are in negotation with the governments of both the states," he said adding "we also welcome private companies".

German architects to prepare masterplan for India's F1 track

bah.. i was hoping it wud be in (or around) B'lore or Mumbai

why the hell do they want to make a track in Delhi...Navi Mumbai would have been ideal for that track

Delhi... direct link to the capital.
Celebs would fly in... there must be something behind this for sure

But good move, wonder what will happen if indians design

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Agnel's Signature:

they just want Delhi's infrastructure to get better & they want to replace Mumbai as financial hub....which they can never do

yeah..... Delhi has the best infrastructure in the country.

And also, they are sprucing up Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.... so, the progress could go hand in hand.

Unlike Mumbai, Delhi has huge scope for expansion. Plus its not exactly full to capacity either. Its still a pretty green city
I am all for Delhi over Mumbai. Nothing sucks more than Mumbai
Hyderabad, Bangalore yea, but not Mumbai.

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Safin's Signature:

lol surely not Bangalore.

Bangalore, no place for anything like f-1 circuit, they will have to make the venue in outskirts which will mean that all celebs have to fly to Bangalore and travel another 1-2 hrs to the venue by Road.

ALSO, F-1 rules state you need a six lane highway directly from the airport to the venue.
You can never get that in Mumbai. Or Bangalore. It might be possible in Delhi.