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!
Domestic

Gill-Musa bad Rally of Coimbatore to begin season with a win

Coimbatore, 31 July 2017: Gaurav Gill and Musa Sherif began with a bang, winning the MRF Rally of Coimbatore, the…

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WRC, Rally

Evans loses by less than a second; Neuville, the winner: WRC

  Thierry Neuville snatched one of the closest FIA World Rally Championship wins in history at YPF Rally Argentina on…

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Formula 1

It’s more than 80 races for me, but it is worth the wait: Bottas

DRIVERS 1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by…

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Formula 1

Bottas takes career’s first win: Russian GP

Sochi, 30 April 2017: Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas withstood sustained late-race pressure from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to take his first Formula…

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Indians Abroad

Gill leads 1-2 finish for MRF Tyres in New Zealand

Whangarei (New Zealand), 30 April 2017: India’s Gaurav Gill of Team MRF Tyres made the most of the misfortune to…

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WRC, Rally

M-Sport’s Evans leads the Rally Argentina: WRC

M-Sport’s Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt continue to lead Rally Argentina behind the wheel of their Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC.…

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Indians Abroad

Vishwadev performs well in Race 1: Malaysia Superbikes Championship

Sepang (Kuala Lumpur), 29 April 2017: Former Indian Group D champion, Vishwadev Muraleedharan had a good outing at Sepang International…

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Formula 1

As always, tomorrow is the day that counts: Bottas

DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)  2 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TV UNILATERAL Q: Sebastian,…

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Indians Abroad

Veiby grabs lead as Gill suffers damper issues

Whangarei (New Zealand), 29 April 2017: India’s Gaurav Gill of Team MRF Tyres, struggling with an errant damper, saw his…

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Formula 1

Ferrari dominates in Free Practice

Sochi, 28 April 2017: Ferrari continued to set the pace at the Sochi Autodrom with Sebastian Vettel heading up a…

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