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!
Moto GP

Binder heads a top five split by less than a tenth on Friday

Five riders in less than a tenth and the top ten within 0.444? Sounds about right for the incredibly competitive…

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Moto GP

Seven riders within less than 20 points as MotoGP is back at Misano

Four first time winners in six races make for a cool stat. How about five in seven? The Emilia Romagna…

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Moto GP

Viñales tops busy Misano test from Nakagami and Zarco

The Spaniard dominated the top of the timesheets, but there were five factories in the top five on Tuesday Misano,…

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Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton wins drama-filled Tuscan GP; Maiden podium for Alex Albon

Mugello, 13 Sept 2020: Lewis Hamilton won a drama-filled, incident-packed Tuscan Grand Prix that was twice red-flagged due to crashes.…

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Moto GP

Maiden win for Morbidelli; Rossi misses 200th podium by a whisker

Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT), take a bow! On home soil, the Italian produced 27 inch-perfect laps to secure his…

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F2

Facile win for Lundgaard; Jehan Daruvala take P7

Mugello, 13 Sept 2020: ART Grand Prix’s Christian Lundgaard dominated the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race, securing a second win…

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F3

Oscar Piastri clinches F3 Drivers’ Championship

Mugello, 13 Sept 2020: Oscar Piastri clinched the FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship in an incredible battle to the wire…

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Moto GP

Vinales smashes Misano lap record for pole; Yamaha top-4

Misano, 12 Sept 2020: It was a truly spectacular second pole position of the season for Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy…

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F2

Mazepin scores 2nd F2 win; Jehan Daruvala takes a point

Mugello, 12 Sept 2020: Nikita Mazepin scored his second FIA Formula 2 win from 14th on the grid in an…

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Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton takes pole ahead of Bottas, Verstappen

Mugello, 12 Sept 2020: Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by just six-hundredths of a second to claim pole…

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