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!
Indians Abroad

George Russell is 2017 GP3 Series champion; Maini finishes outside points in both races

Jerez: George Russell managed to finish fifth in Race 2 and grabbed enough points to take a 50-point lead in…

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Formula 1

Vettel crashes out; Hamilton wins, a big boost to the F1 title chase;

Suzuka: Lewis Hamilton edged closer to a fourth Formula One world championship title as he kept Red Bull’s Max Verstappen…

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Formula 1

Marcin Budkowski issue rocks FIA press conference

PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), James ALLISON (Mercedes), Mattia BINOTTO (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE Cyril, there’s been a lot…

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Formula E

Formula E championship pre-season testing concludes in Valencia

NIO Formula E Team driver Oliver Turvey rounded off the week of official FIA Formula E Championship pre-season testing in…

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Formula 1

Ricciardo talks about sushi at Jiro: Japanese Thursday’s FIA press meet

PART ONE: DRIVERS – Felipe MASSA (Williams), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Lance STROLL (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Felipe, let’s start by…

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Formula 1

Incredible victory here but World champion in karting is still the best: Max Verstappen

DRIVERS: 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing); 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes);  3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by…

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Formula 1

Max Verstappen celebrates birthday week with a win; Hamilton 2nd; Vettel 4th: Malaysian GP

Sepang: The final Malaysian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen celebrate his birthday in style by claiming a superb win at the Sepang…

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Domestic

6th championship for Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing: Motorcycle Nationals

Chennai, October 1: TVS Racing’s mascot Jagan Kumar notched his sixth straight title in the premier Super Sport Indian (165cc)…

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Formula 1

Hamilton takes pole as Vettel suffers mechanical issue, starts last: Malaysian GP

Sepang: Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth career Malaysian Grand Prix pole position, equalling Michael Schumacher’s Sepang record, as the qualifying…

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Formula 1

Our target for next year too is to stay 4th: Otmar Szafnauer of Force India

PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Frédéric VASSEUR (Sauber), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Force India). PRESS CONFERENCE Christian, let’s…

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