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  • India deserves its place in F1

    Karun Chandhok on the success of the second Indian Grand Prix, the importance of tyres to overtaking and the closing stages of the title race

  • A land of contrast

    Life Through a Lens: F1 photographer Mark Sutton picks his favourite photos from the Indian Grand Prix

  • Pressure on Perez

    Comment: ESPNF1 looks at the performance of Sergio Perez in India, as the impending move to McLaren seems to be weighing heavy on his mind

  • Impressions of India - one year on

    Comment: ESPNF1 assistant editor Chris Medland looks at whether the Indian Grand Prix has managed to retain the first year hype

  • A Buddh day for Vettel

    The Final Stint: ESPNF1's round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the 2012 Indian Grand Prix

  • 'We can fight the Red Bulls'

    Read what the drivers and team management had to say after the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit

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History

After more than a decade of on and off organising, promises made and broken, the inaugural Indian Grand Prix took place on October 30, 2011. The annual event is hosted 30 miles outside New Delhi in Greater Noida and is yet another step in F1's impressive global expansion in recent years. The purpose-built 3.19 mile circuit has been penned by the ubiquitous designer Hermann Tilke and had a capacity of 150,000 for the opening race, rising to 200,000 in future years. Highlights include a recreation of Turkey's infamous turn eight that has been placed in front of a spectator area holding approximately 13,000 fans and wide corner entries earlier in the lap to allow overtaking. A massive four million cubic tons of earth was shifted around the site to create undulations, and the track elevation rises 14 metres between turn one and turn three alone.

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