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

Jonathan Rea win opens up the WorldSBK title race

Monterey (California), 13 July 2019: The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship title race took yet another twist and turn…

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General

Team India finishes 4th overall at Asian Gymkhana

Yogyakarta (Indonesia), 13 July 2019: The three-member Indian team bagged a creditable overall fourth place in the first round of…

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F2

Maiden feature race win for Ghiotto; Arjun Maini 12th: F2

Silverstone, 13 July 2019: Luca Ghiotto continued his return to form in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, following up his…

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Formula 1

I lift the British flag proudly; There’s no-one else in this sport that’s raised it so high: Lewis Hamilton

Silverstone, 13 July 2019: The following drivers attended the FIA post-qualifying press conference on Saturday: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc…

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Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas takes pole ahead of Hamilton, Leclerc: Silverstone

Silverstone, 13 July 2019: In a tight-qualifying session at Silverstone, Valtteri Bottas beat home favourite Lewis Hamilton by just six thousandths…

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F3

Championship lead is a big boost, but I want to win races, says Daruvala

THOUGHTS FROM VIPS, DARUVALA AND ARMSTRONG FIA Formula 3: Hello and welcome to today’s FIA Formula 3 press conference following…

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Comment-Edit

Shriya Lohia takes a sensational win in JK Tyre National Karting Championship

By David Bodapati Bengaluru, 13 July 2019: Lanky Shriya Lohia is a joy to watch. When she is running on…

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F3

Jehan Daruvala settles for second after a daring drive: F3 Race 1

Silverstone, 13 July 2019: Ace Indian driver Jehan Daruvala of Prema Racing, made a valiant attempt to force a win,…

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Domestic

Big day for Shriya Lohia, Double for Ruhaan; Nirmal bounces back: Karting Nationals

Bengaluru, 13 July 2019: Chennai’s Nirmal Umashanker made a comeback with a win in Race 4 while young Ruhaan Alva…

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F2

UNI-Virtuosi’s Guanyu Zhou scored his first ever pole; Arjun Maini P14: F2

Silverstone, 12 July 2019: UNI-Virtuosi’s Guanyu Zhou scored his first ever pole position in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, and…

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