David Bodapati

David Bodapati

A sports journalist with over three decades of experience in Indian Olympic sports. Specialises in motorsports and hockey. One of the first Indian print journalists accredited by both FIA and FIM and the first Indian to interview Michael Schumacher for combined 19-edition INDIAN EXPRESS wayback in 2002! Indian Rally historian!
WSBK

Davies signs off from factory Ducati seat with thrilling Estoril Race 2 victory

Estoril 18 October 2020: The season-ending Race 2 at the Pirelli Estoril Round was full of drama at the Circuito…

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Moto GP

Magic number 8: Rins reigns MotorLand, Mir takes the title lead

Aragon, 18 October 2020: Stalking the Monster Energy Yamaha for a couple of laps, Rins chose his moment at the…

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WSBK

Jeffrey Buis bolts to brilliance as WorldSSP300 Champion

Estoril, 17 October 2020: With four wins and eight podium places, Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) becomes the 2020 WorldSSP300…

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Moto GP

Perfect 10: Quartararo snatches pole from Viñales by half a tenth

The Frenchman bounces back from an FP3 crash to take pole at MotorLand, with Viñales denied by 0.046 and Crutchlow…

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Moto GP

Quartararo vs Mir continues at MotorLand

Pre-Event Press Conference kicks off the Gran Premio Michelin® de Aragon, Rossi to miss the race weekend Aragon, 14 October…

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Moto GP

Valentino Rossi test COVID positive; will miss next GP

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing Srl regret to announce that Valentino Rossi will be unable to attend…

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Formula 1

Poleman Bottas retires with a rare engine issue for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton took a record-equalling 91st career victory, putting him on par with Michael Schumacher as Max Verstappen finished second…

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Domestic

Akbar Ebrahim elected as FMSCI president again; Farooq Ahmed new VP

Chennai, 12 October 2020: Former racer and ex-FMSCI president Akbar Ebrahim was unanimously elected as the president of the Federation…

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Domestic

Hemanth Muddappa smashes National Drag record

Chennai, 10 October 2020: Defending champion Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing, astride a Suzuki Hayabusa broke the National Drag Record,…

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India In F1

Hamilton equals Schumi’s record with 91st win

Lewis Hamilton took his 91st career victory with a dominant drive to the flag in the Eifel Grand Prix that puts him…

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