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

IRL returns to MIC; Barter skips Round 3 which begins on Saturday

Chennai, 13 Sept. 2024: The Indian Racing League 2024 and the Formula 4 Indian Championship returns to the Madras International Circuit…

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Domestic

Abdul Basim clinches National title; Double for Pune teenager Sarthak Chavan

Chennai, 8 Sept. 2024: Abdul Basim (Rockers Racing), the 17-year-old from Chennai, virtually sealed the championship in the Novice (Stock…

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Domestic

Rivaan Dev Preetham clinches a double after a nail-biting fight: Karting Nationals

Bengaluru, 8 Sept. 2024: Chennai’s 11-year-old Class 6 student Rivaan Dev Preetham of MSport won both the races in a…

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Indians Abroad

Stunning stage win for Harith Noah at TransAnatolia Rally

Mersin (Turkey), 3 Sept. 2024: Ace Dakar rider, Harith Noah of Sherco TVS Factory Team, dished out high-class performance to…

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Domestic

Finally, Chennai Formula Racing Circuit gets going after some delay

Chennai, 31 August 2024: The proceedings at the first Night Race in the country, on the new Chennai Formula Racing…

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Domestic

Indian F4 and IRL: Chennai is all set for historic night races

Chennai, 30 August 2024: The Indian Racing Festival 2024 edition is all set to revv up for the country’s first-ever…

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F4

Chennai Formula street circuit, gets a facelift; all set to host the Round 2 of IRL & Indian F4

Chennai, 27 August 2024: The Chennai Formula Circuit is in Work in Progress state to host the second round of…

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Formula 1

Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc

Zandvoort (The Netherlands) 25 August 2024: Lando Norris ended Max Verstappen’s home dominance with a crushing Dutch Grand Prix victory…

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Domestic

Double for Hugh Barter in F4; India’s Divy Nandan earns maiden podium

Chennai, 25 August 2024: India’s rookie driver Divy Nandan from Gurugram secured his first-ever podium finish in the Indian F4…

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Domestic

Historic F4 victory for Jaden Pariat on debut; Lancaster wins IRL race

Chennai, 24 August 2024: Seventeen-year-old Jaden Rahman Pariat from Shillong, who was crowned the Formula 2000 Indian National Champion last…

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