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

Double retirement for the first time in the season for Sahara Force India

Flash: Hungaroring, 27 July2014: Sahara Force India suffered their first double retirement of the F1 season this year at the…

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Non-F1

JCT Rallying’s Samir Thapar rolls back years to win Rally Nationals Chennai leg; pushes back leader Gaurav Gill

Irungattukottai (Chennai), 27 July 2014: Samir Thapar and his co-driver Gurinder Mann of JCT Rallying team rolled back the years…

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Formula 1

Nico Rosberg grabs sixth pole of the season; Engine fire ends Hamilton’s qualifying hopes

Briton will start at the back of the field after fuel leak ends qualifying hopes. Vettel on front row ahead…

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Formula 1

Never believe what the newspapers are writing, quips Nico Rosberg after taking pole at Hungarian GP

DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams)   TV…

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Non-F1

Pole positions for Vishnu, Kush and Yash: 2nd round of JK Tyre Rotax Max Karting Nationals

By Vivek Phadnis Hyderabad, 26 July 2014:  Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad will take pole position for the pre-final race of the…

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Formula 1

Hamilton suffers breakdown again; Rosberg on pole, Bottas P2, Vettel P3

Hungaroring, 26 July 2014: The 11th of the 19 races this Formula One season will be held at Hungaroring, on…

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Non-F1

Samir Thapar takes lead with a brilliant run on his Mitsubishi Evo X

Chennai, 26 July 2014: Samir Thapar and co-driver Gurinder Mann , in a Mitsubishi Evo X, lit up the AVT…

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Formula 1

I keep nagging Bernie and trying to persuade him that F1 must come back to India: Vijay Mallya

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Vijay MALLYA (Force India), Claire WILLIAMS (Williams), Eric BOULLIER (McLaren), Christian HORNER (Red Bull…

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Formula 1

We still have work to do on our one-lap pace: Nico Hulkenberg

Hungaroring, 25 July 2014: Sahara Force India opened its Hungarian Grand Prix weekend with two productive sessions in the scorching…

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Formula 1

Hamilton tops time sheets in both Free Practice 1 and 2: Hungarian GP

MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS kicked off the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend at the top of the time sheets, with Lewis Hamilton…

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