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[texasmr2]

WHAT your a Mod now !!!!!

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

India's got a growing consumer population, although it might be too early for the Grand Prix at the moment.

It doesn't bode well that the Indians who subsist on less than €1 a day number more than the entire population of the USA. My ethnic Indian friends tell me the situation there (India, not the USA) has improved dramatically in the past few years but when I was there last (2006), the depth and breadth of the poverty was unfathomable.

It bears noting there is one Lamborghini dealer in India -- just one, and in Delhi, as it happens -- which is allotted two automobiles per year. The first Ferrari dealership is slated to open this year.

I once hired a car for a trip of 137 miles originating in Delhi. Despite most of the route being dual carriageway, the journey required 11 hours driving time. The reason it took so long was the roads were very congested with farm machinery, farm animals (goats, camels, elephants, oxen, water buffaloes) and bicyclists numbering in the tens of thousands -- and who remained on the roadway even after dark, farm animals and all, and without so much as a torch -- and the Indians are prone to undertake a resurfacing and leave only a goat's path as a diversion. When you can travel that fast on a bicycle, who needs a supercar?

His Bernieness OTOH, obviously is of the opinion that it is an untapped gold mine.

[vaptin]

Yes, there is no doubting the poverty in India, but the middle-classes are growing, the infrastructure in general isn't really there, but they are building and improving, like I said maybe its too early.

Their economic growth is also throw the roof.

[nish2280]

The commonwealth games were a completely different scenario as the corrupt as hell government was behind it, they were responsible for the CWG village, the bridge that collapsed, the shitty stadiums.

On the other hand the race is being held by a private corporation, which has no option but to do well or else it's public image gets destroyed. Besides all the teams have their own accommodation which they can trust.

And its not as dangerous as Sao Paolo.

But the poverty really is quite horrendous. For someone who has not been exposed to that level of poverty it can be quite a shock.

[texasmr2]

You know Vietnam is a very caring country as long as you don't...... well you get the jist but they also appreciate superior acting skills. Just make sure you remember what crop your growing and the track plans don't interfere with a harvesting season !

[scousers on tour 2008]

I know! It would be dreadful for Formula One to become a bigger and more popular sport. Can imagine what an absolute disaster it would be!?!

I mean, the teams would have more money, there would be more manufacturers and sponsers willing to join the sport, the increase in interest will make people more willing to take up motorsport and there will be more drivers wanting to join Formula One AND to top all of that off the drivers would be forced to be more competitive!

What an absolute nightmare. I so hope Formula One sticks to it's Europeans ways and we can see the same tracks every year with fewer teams as well.

Did you say "more popular"? The stands on most of those tracks show how popular the sport is there...

So your saying that by bringing Formula One to a new country there is NO interest created.
I can speak from personal experience, before the Singapore GP i had very few friends who watched F1, 3 years later, I'm pretty sure half my school has attended at least one GP.

That means that they have all bought tickets, probably bought merchandise and recieved the full force of formula one advertising.
So yes, it makes formula one more popular.

Yes, Singapore is successful in this regard. While the races there have been awful, it's getting popularity off-track. But what about Bahrain, Turkey, Abu Dhabi? Especially the desert (pun intented) grand prix's, they don't do anything for F1. The only thing they're good at is filling Bernie's pocket

I thought the races at singapore have been ok, better than bahrain, and miles better than barca. . and i agree that having races in a mixed bunch of countries is good as 3-4 years ago i knew nobody in work who even attempted to watch F1 as over the years they have just gone around europe watching football. . .so to ask them to go to spa,monza,Germany to watch a race does not inspire them as they have been these places many times (although great race tracks) but the likes of Singapore has got there attention as its a totaly different place to go to. ..
To get more people interested it has to be something special to get them to go in the first place ..i took my brother in law to Canada a few years ago (he had no interest in motorsports) he cant wait for the seasons to start now and the same with my son we took him to his first race in Hock last year and he loved it and has now booked for singapore this year and wants to go to Melbourne next year... . . . you need a of old tracks and new to keep your die hard fans happy but also to create new fans