Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, a self-confessed Formula One fan,
described waving the chequered flag at the end of the inaugural Indian
Grand Prix here as a memorable experience in his life.
Tendulkar, who witnessed the race along with wife Anjali and daughter
Sara, waved the chequered flag after double world champion Sebastian
Vettel crossed the finishing line to win the race at the Buddh
International Circuit.
“What an experience it was to wave the chequered flag!!! Got to keep it as well!!!,” Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter account. He also praised the organisers, Jaypee Group, for the facilities at the circuit and the successful hosting of the race. “Wonderfully organised F1 event by Jaypee. A world class track with excellent facilities for spectators. Truly a memorable day for all of us,” he said.
Tendulkar was the cynosure of all eyes as he mingled with the who’s who of motorsports, including F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who himself had invited the star Indian cricketer for the race.
Tendulkar also met seven-time world champion and ‘dear friend’ Michael Schumacher and Mercedes team’s other driver Nico Rosberg before the race.
He later joined the F1 fraternity in observing a minute’s silence as a mark of respect to Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli who recently died in tragic crashes in IndyCar and Moto GP races respectively.
A bevy of dignitaries, filmstars and cricketers were among the 95,000-odd crowd that thronged the Buddh International Circuit to witness the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.
Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were among the cricketers present at the circuit as double world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull blazed his way to the 11th win of the season ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
The film world was represented by Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Gulshan Grover among others.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Devi did the honours to bring the curtains down on a successful event by presenting the winner’s trophy to Vettel amid loud cheers at the stands.
Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman of Airtel, the title sponsors, presented a trophy to a Red Bull official for his driver winning the race.
Executive chairman of Jaypee Group, the race organisers, Manoj Gaur, presented the trophy to Button for his second-place finish, while Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India chief, Vicky Chandhok, gave away the trophy to Alonso. Being the final race day, the turnout was 45,000 more than qualifying.
“What an experience it was to wave the chequered flag!!! Got to keep it as well!!!,” Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter account. He also praised the organisers, Jaypee Group, for the facilities at the circuit and the successful hosting of the race. “Wonderfully organised F1 event by Jaypee. A world class track with excellent facilities for spectators. Truly a memorable day for all of us,” he said.
Tendulkar was the cynosure of all eyes as he mingled with the who’s who of motorsports, including F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who himself had invited the star Indian cricketer for the race.
Tendulkar also met seven-time world champion and ‘dear friend’ Michael Schumacher and Mercedes team’s other driver Nico Rosberg before the race.
He later joined the F1 fraternity in observing a minute’s silence as a mark of respect to Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli who recently died in tragic crashes in IndyCar and Moto GP races respectively.
A bevy of dignitaries, filmstars and cricketers were among the 95,000-odd crowd that thronged the Buddh International Circuit to witness the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.
Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were among the cricketers present at the circuit as double world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull blazed his way to the 11th win of the season ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
The film world was represented by Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Gulshan Grover among others.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Devi did the honours to bring the curtains down on a successful event by presenting the winner’s trophy to Vettel amid loud cheers at the stands.
Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman of Airtel, the title sponsors, presented a trophy to a Red Bull official for his driver winning the race.
Executive chairman of Jaypee Group, the race organisers, Manoj Gaur, presented the trophy to Button for his second-place finish, while Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India chief, Vicky Chandhok, gave away the trophy to Alonso. Being the final race day, the turnout was 45,000 more than qualifying.
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