October 30th 2011 witnessed thousands of Motor sports fans who were waiting for this day to see thier heros performing in front of them at the Buddh Internationdal circuit in greater Noida .Few years back no body had ever dreamt that India will host formula one.Formula One was not a very popular sport in India, thanks to Dr. Mallya the team principal and managing director of Sahara Force India, who brought this sport to India, with the take over of Spyker F1 and later branding it as Force India team.

Formula One has always remained a bastion of the western world. The advent of this exiting sport in India is pride for all our countrymen.A decade ago, we watched heros like Michel Schumacher with his red ferrari on television, little did we know that one day India will host Formula one. Today we can proudly announnce that India too can host a Formula one race. India is not far behind in hosting Olympics next.

It was an action packed day at the Buddh International circuit, with lots of known personalities walkin past the circuit. The Grid girls posed on the circuit prior to the start of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix .Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, a self-confessed Formula One fan witnessed the race along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara . Sachin also did the honours of waving the chequered flag at the end of the race for the new world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull. Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were among the
other cricketers present at the circuit.The Bollywood world was represented by Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Gulshan Grover among others.

A lot was expected from Narain Karthikeyan, the lone Indian driver finished 17th on Sunday at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.Sahara Force Indian driver Paul Di Resta carried the  poster of Bollywood superhero Shah Rukh Khan, which was prominently displayed on the nose cone of Force India cars as a part of his film’s promotion (Ra.One).

Sahara Force Indian driver Paul Di Resta carried the poster of Bollywood superhero Shah Rukh Khan, which was prominently displayed on the nose cone of Force India cars as a part of his film's promotion (Ra.One).

The Indian GP is a milestone in the history of Indian motorsport.

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