Blogging Matters!!! : At The End Of A Race

Day 58.

So, the F1 Indian Grand Prix's hubbub is finally over and beyond question, India has delivered quite decently. I know most of you already know what transpired after the race was over this past Sunday, but still I thought of sharing some facts about the race. Let's get things rollin' now, shall we? -

• The race held on 30th October 2011, was the first ever Grand Prix held on Indian soil in which German driver Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull - Renault team pulled a stunning victory.
• This win was Vettel's 11th win of the season. The world champion started at the front and hardly faced anyone daring to take him over. This was also his second Grand Prix in a row and, he also had the fastest lap of the race.
• At position number 2 was, the British driver for McLaren and the 2009 champion, Jenson Button. The third place went to the Spaniard, Fernando Alonso, who is currently racing for Ferrari.
• As far as the Indians are concerned, the only Indian driver, Narain Karthikeyan of Hispania Racing F1 Team finished at 17th position, while the only Indian F1 Team Sahara Force India driver Adrian Sutil finished at 9th position.
• Other interesting facts of the 1st Indian GP were -

-- The different sizes of the F1 Indian GP Trophies were -
i) Winning Driver and Constructor : 550mm high,
ii) Second Place Driver : 450mm high,
iii) Third Place Driver : 400mm high.
-- The Indian Grand Prix had the potential to generate around $170 million in revenue and employ about 10,000 people. Also, tickets worth 1.25 crore rupees were bought in the first three hours of the sale.
-- Now, this one is a knee-slapper but true, that a dog ran into the track on the first practice session.
-- Sergio Perez had a new record for a Mexican driver collecting 14 points, the previous record was held by Hector Rebaque with 13 points in 4 years.

Those were for you, some tantalizing facts about the Indian Grand Prix. I'm sure that there are a number of other facts which I've missed out, but I expect you to write them in your comments. Till then goodbye and thanks for reading.