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!
Formula 1

Vettel takes pole ahead of Leclerc; Hamilton P4

Suzuka, 13 Oct 2019: Sebastian Vettel claimed the 57thpole position of his career as Ferrari locked out the front row…

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WSBK

Bautista returns to winning ways in his first visit to San Juan

The Spaniard blasts to victory in Race 1 ahead of 2019 World Champion Jonathan Rea and Turkish rider Razgatlioglu San Juan…

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Domestic

Gala time at sparkling MMSC Awards Night

Chennai, 12 Oct 2019: The Madras Motor Sports Club reiterated its decision to introduce night racing for saloon cars next…

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Formula 1

Safety first forces Saturday cancellation and team reps agree

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Guenther STEINER (Haas), Mattia BINOTTO (Ferrari), Toyoharu TANABE (Honda), Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Frédéric VASSEUR (Alfa Romeo) Q:…

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Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas continues to set pace in FP2 as storm clouds gather: Japanese GP

Suzuka, 11 Oct 2019: After setting the pace in the first free practice session at Suzuka, Valtteri Bottas continued at…

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Moto GP

MotoGP returns to Rio de Janeiro from 2022

The world’s fastest motorcycle racing Championship will soon be back in Brazil, racing at the all-new Rio Motorpark Rio de…

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WSBK

Circuito San Juan Villicum promises entertainment in all corners #ARGWorldSBK

San Juan (Argentina), 10 Oct 2019: The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship moves to Argentina for the penultimate “tango” of…

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Indians Abroad

A fighting Advait Deodhar misses overall 3rd narrowly in the 2019 Euro Nascar Championship

Zoldar, 8 Oct 2019: The London-based Indian racing driver Advait Deodhar started the weekend in contention for overall third place in…

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Moto GP

It is a dream year, says Marc Marquez, the 6-time MotoGP World Champion

After winning his eighth World Championship, Marc Marquez reviews an almost perfect season which saw him take the MotoGP crown…

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Domestic

Hemanth Muddappa clocks stunning 7.9sec, touches 200kmph for gold: MMSC Drag Nationals

Chennai, 6 Oct 2019: Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing stunned the spectators and fans as he clocked the best timing…

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