- Title: INDIA: MOTOR RACING: Hamilton and Rosberg back India's passionate F1 fans
- Date: 24th October 2012
- Summary: PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL NEW DELHI, INDIA (OCTOBER 24, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC) ( * BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) PEOPLE SITTING FOR THE FUNCTION WITH THE FORMULA ONE CAR COVERED WITH A CLOTH ON THE STAGE DRIVER FOR MCLAREN TEAM, LEWIS HAMILTON, ARRIVING ON THE STAGE HAMILTON SHAKING HANDS WITH TWO GUESTS HAMILTON AND THE TWO GUESTS UNVEILING THE RACING CAR ON THE STAGE HAMILTON STANDING ON THE STAGE WITH THE GUESTS THE FORMULA ONE CAR ON THE STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DRIVER FOR MCLAREN TEAM, LEWIS HAMILTON, SAYING: "The track, obviously they are great to drive. But I think generally when you have good races, when you have good crowds, I think that what makes your weekends. So you got to go to some races. In Singapore for example tons of people turn up to Singapore. When you go to Silverstone it is just so full of roaring fans and the same when you go to Spain, the same when you go to Montreal and those really special circuits, the city comes alive, and the circuit is just alive because of all the fans so. I think all the fans what will make it a really special event." GURGAON, HARYANA, INDIA (OCTOBER 24, 2012) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC) DRIVER FOR THE MERCEDES TEAM, NICO ROSBERG, ARRIVING ON THE STAGE ROSBERG STANDING ROSBERG SIGNING ON A PAINTING ON THE STAGE ROSBERG STANDING ON THE STAGE WITH OTHER GUESTS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DRIVER FOR THE MERCEDES TEAM, NICO ROSBERG, SAYING: "Yes it is great to come to India. It is great that F1 had made it happen to have race here because there is so much potential in this country and so many fans also who like to support us. So it is great and they have managed to make a really nice track. It was really fun to drive on this track. We had a really great race last year. And I look forward to similarly doing again this year and maybe managing together the podium with my Mercedes car, that would be fantastic." THE MERCEDES FORMULA ONE CAR ON DISPLAY THE MERCEDES FORMULA ONE CAR ROSBERG STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR THE WORDS 'MERCEDES BENZ' ON THE BODY OF THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE CAR ROSBERG STANDING NEAR THE CAR ROSBERG WALKING THE CAR ON DISPLAY
- Embargoed: 9th November 2012 04:43
- Keywords:
- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA83KRZLC2NZMUYSC7KFN816473
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3
- Story Text: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton backs fans to make Indian GP special, while Nico Rosberg equally fulsome
Lewis Hamilton says passionate crowds at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida will make the Indian GP one of the best races of the year.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday (October 24), the McLaren driver compared the event - which takes place this weekend - to some of Formula One's best-established events, including the Spanish and British Grand Prix.
"The track, obviously they are great to drive. But I think generally when you have good races, when you have good crowds, I think that what makes your weekends," he said on Wednesday. "So you got to go to some races. In Singapore for example tons of people turn up to Singapore. When you go to Silverstone it is just so full of roaring fans and the same when you go to Spain, the same when you go to Montreal and those really special circuits, the city comes alive, and the circuit is just alive because of all the fans so. I think all the fans what will make it a really special event," said Hamilton.
At another event in northern Haryana's Gurgaon city, Mercedes Team driver, Nico Rosberg, also said that it was great to return to India for this year's Grand Prix.
"Yes it is great to come to India," said the man who will drive alongside Hamilton for Mercedes next year.
"It is great that F1 had made it happen to have race here because there is so much potential in this country and so many fans also who like to support us. So it is great and they have managed to make a really nice track. It was really fun to drive on this track. We had a really great race last year. And I look forward to similarly doing again this year and maybe managing together the podium with my Mercedes car, that would be fantastic," Rosberg said.
This year's edition of the Indian Grand Prix is slated to be held on October 26, 27 and 28 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
The circuit has 16 corners (nine of them right-handers) and cars hit a maximum speed without using DRS of 315kph. Average lap speed last year was around 206kph. The 1.12km straight is one of the longest on the calendar. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
