For those asking! The original video I made over a year ago contained some photos which I had to blur out for copyright reasons. The quality of my content has come a long way since then too and I have had many people ask me to re upload it. So here is the re mastered version without blurred out sections which had a lot of people frustrated 😅

I think f1 is really popular in India now. If f1 comes back, I’m sure we’d sell out the grandstands

As an Indian I really hope one day we'll get to see this track in good use in the future again

Formula 1 needs to return to India. The track is fantastic, the number of fans have increased dramatically and it would help diversify sport in India which is cricket dominated. Great video.

There are a lot more fans here now they really need to come back

The Jaypee group has got the circuit back now from the govt and the govt now regards motorsport as a sport. Plus the UP govt is building Asia's largest airport just near the circuit, so that area will become quite a hot piece in the near future. So we can hope that F1 will get back there as soon as possible.

Imagine Vettel winning in India in this Turbo - hybrid era ❤️

Man 2020 was an F1 booooom in India. I know so many people, including me, who started watching F1 in 2020. And I've got at least 5-6 people into the sport this yr, just like the other previous fans. Fanbase has increased a lot, there's not gonna be a huge ticket income deficit for sure.

If only the Indian GP started post Drive to Survive, as much as many old school F1 fans like me loathe the Netflix series for being too dramatic this track would have pulled in so many casual fans and not had a drop in attendance. Lets hope one day Jehan Daruvala gets the Alpha Tauri seat to give enough reasons for F1 to come back to India.

Motorsport in India has itself grown alot even without F1, The new generation is alot more into racing, would be awesome to see the difference If F1 came back. Love seeing F1 Fans adore the Buddh Circuit. South India has MMRT Circuit, Races happen frequently there.

A little known fact is that a brand new grade 2 track has been constructed in India and looks VERY promising

We Indians are crazy about F1! Would definitely love to see the Indian GP return some day in the future and also a great vid as always Sam!

“Even Christian sounded happy then” my self made quote missing anything before Masi

India really deserves another shot at hosting an F1 race again, especially after the recent announcement of Formula Regional India, and the new Grade 2 street track in Hyderabad

First mistake, bringing it to Delhi. Chennai(madras) has been home of motorsports in India for decades. Second, lack of backing for an Indian driver. Just look at Checo and what Mexico does for him.

I'm and Indian and have started following F1 since last year. Thanks partly to Netflix and partly to Reddit. I would definitely want F1 in India to come back man. It's such an amazing sport with all the masala and drama that Indians might come to expect

The 2013 indian grand prix was the first race i've watched when i was only 9 years old. Seb bowing to his red bull made him my hero

As an Indian and practical neighbour to the Buddh International Circuit it pains me to see what politics and greed for money has done to F1's prospects in India. Nevertheless, apart from the Govt. not backing the event, there is also a lack of knowledge and information in India about F1, of course avid viewers will watch the races by any means necessary or get updates but it is the new audiences which suffer a bit. No broadcasting for the races on TV, not many news channels cover F1 and I think there are very few or negligible Indian F1 content creators out there. So, that's why I decided to start creating such content. Have been inspired by You, Josh, Tommo and Aldas.. Thank you for creating the superb content that you do. Looking forward for more. Peace✌🏽

I personally think that F1 should come back to India because the number of fans has certainly increased. In my own personal sphere, alot of my friends have started watching F1 religiously. The market for F1 has certainly grown since they left.

If Indian were to host today, I think the attandance might be in full capacity. There has been a lot of interest in F1 in India lately. The Netflix's "Drive to Survive" has accelerated this growth. If there were Indian representation in F1 now, it would grately help, and that's why many are counting on drivers like Jehan Daruvala, who could become a great brand ambassador for the sport. Now that F3 will be conducting its Regional Championship, let's hope we could have more representation from India in F1, and hopefully bring F1 back to India

👍🏽 Great video as always (and great collab)! The indian GP was really special to me, partly due to being British Indian, but also as it was the first GP I watched with my dad where he was so excited and proud for India. We talked about going there to watch it live but sadly he passed away the next year :( Still happy memories of watching it together in 2011.

with the change in govt of Uttar Pradesh and it being progressive enough if some stones are turned definitely we can see this track back in action. As an Indian F1 fan it would be so great to see F1 race in India again.

And this coming sunday the moto gp is helding on this same track. A challenging track and Can't wait to see.. 🥰

Finally!! The remastered video is great. And this really had to be put out there 🔥🔥

Just waiting for Mukesh ambani to buy the Jaypee sportscity if it's really being auctioned or build a new circuit in gujarat or maharashtra all together. Reliance Jio Indian Grand Prix 2025

im also from india and there are a ton of fans here.(currently)

This track and Sepang truly deserve to be raced on by F1 again

Well made video! Of course, it pains the multitude of F1 fans in India that we missed an opportunity to host F1 races. On one hand, I think it's correct for the government not to subsidize these things as at the end of the day an F1 race should not be funded from the tax payers' pockets. On the other hand, Indian taxation policies make it incredibly difficult for foreign businesses to operate. Hopefully, new government policies will help ease the financial operability in the future. We also need more grassroots racing. Cricket is popular because it's accessible and realistic to succeed in. F1 is so far above the point of accessibility for most that it feels out of sync with reality. Indians love their automobiles. We need F3 and F2 races here on a regular basis and we need to build motorsport teams here competing at that level. We need a street race in the south for something like Formula E. We need motorsport academies for young drivers. We need a touring car championship for manufacturers here. Without building the foundations, F1 will be a castle in the sky. If even a middle class, urban Indian cannot aspire to be a race driver, what's the point??

One of my favourite tracks, shame it vanished off the calendar. Hopefully sometime in the near future it'll come back.

I watched the first F1 race live at the buddh circuit. Really nice venue. Sebs pure dominance in that red bull made me a huuuuge fan of his till date. Hope they bring it back some day. I'd love to nab a grandstand seat

I am a indian and I think cricket is kind too much here....I mean even see the channel which forcast F1..They have like 8 channel and like on 6 of them shows cricket and like 4 of them the same exact game....they just care about cricket and that's why we are soo bad at Olympics...they just don't promote other games

Superb video. One of the few great Tilke tracks. I suppose India has higher priorities than hosting Formula 1 and paying through the nose for it, which is totally understandable.

Do a video on the Korea GP! Loved this video concept and i would’ve enjoyed a version with Korea

The good thing about social media is now we do not need classical advertising methods to sell out the grand stands. F1 is really popular in India and if the Grand Prix was to return to the calendar, the fans will advertise the hell out of it themselves. Would love to see Vettel back on top of the podium here.

Well I hope Jehan makes it to F1 in future that'll greatly help F1 become more popular in India

Good news: Grand prix MotoGP 2023 to be hosted in Buddh International Circuit.

They should've gone for the Madras circuit instead.

Day 14 of asking for the Daniel ricchardo cut out

It is a shame....India has great F1 fans.....

I've been to this race in 2012 and 2013 and those were two of the best experiences of my life.

Use me as a 'dil se bura lagta hai' button

Social Media here in India has grown significantly in the past decade and I can surely say tens of millions of people in India follow Formula 1 regularly. Its just the mentality of the UP government and their lack of interest for the sport. India is a country where if people like something the government will milk it as long as it can and put everything aside. Like Cricket. A lot of people love cricket and the government is just milking it. A new government away from the dumb and kinda racist current UP government would be really good for not just the sport but also for the state.

I also feel like your quality has grown since then mate ! Kudos for the good content Big + for featuring Josh !

Its now been one year for your video and now MOTOGP has announced indian MOTOGP in budh international pretty good to see the track is been used again

I didn’t realize the track was so well liked! Awesome ❤️ hope to see it back one day, hello to all from United States

A new f3 street circuit is ready in hyderabad hosting Formula Regional Indian Championship mostly next year .Budh track was good hope it makes back in calendar .

Looking back at the state of the Indian GP back then and now, it truly makes me so sad that we’re not racing there still… While I do live in a different country, I an Indian, and would love to see more Indian involvement in the greatest sport in the world. Fantastic video mate, well done

Would love to see a video on your personal favourite decade in F1 history - the cars, teams, drivers, significance of decades, progression of engineering/tech etc

I was about 8 when I saw the race live in 2011 I can only remember the cars farting loudly in the first breaking zone 😉

I am an Indian and I aspire to be an engineer in F1 team. So it would be phenomenal to see F1 returning India.

Nice to finally get some Perspective on this track

Last week Indian formula Student event -SAE Supra took place on BIC in which our team participated. It was very wonderful experience to explore the circuit & watch our car running in the endurance event on an actual F1 track.

LET'S GO

I would want the Indian GP to come back, atleast before Seb retires so that I can see him racing there again!!

2011 may have been a tad bit early from the viewpoint of filling the stands with fans. Now would be the right time to bring this race back. Massive fan following now , importantly a knowledgeable one as well!!

I hope in the near future more and more people will give importance to Motorsports in India

F1's present dependence upon the Arabian peninsula because of 💰💰💰 is relatively unsustainable; sooner or...sooner they will have to go where the fans are. That means India would have to be high on the list. They should not require subsidy from local governments to do it, either; the amount of sponsorship potential in a rising India with dozens of multinational/aspiring multi- banks and corps is massive. If FIA *doesn't* have plans laid to return to India in the next 3 years, in fact; they're making a huge mistake. Trying to duck a few taxes is penny-wise and lakh- foolish.

I wish F1 returns to India again... I'd definitely go for it then When it came to India in 2011, I was 9 years old and had only just started watching F1. Now I'd be more than excited to go for the race

Imagine being Indian and a die hard f1 fan since 2001 and then see my the BIC get wiped away from the F1 calendar. 2011-2013 was special. An amazing track! Hermann. ❤️✨

I love it love it love it... Seeing you and Josh do a collab gives me goosebumps knowing that you're channel, influence and community is growing!

If it happens. Would love to get it scheduled earlier in the season like 3-4th race of after summer break. After autumn it gets really smoggy here in Delhi. Or better if we could find F1 grade circuit in South India. Maybe even a street circuit. Imagine F1 in Mumbai rain. 😂

I think F1 will be sooner back to India. Very sooner. High chances are there. First the country didn't have any regional formula series where SL points were given. And 4-5 yrs back there were less F1 fans. But now there are a lot of F1 fans and those series like Formula Regional India and Formula 4 India could be a game changer to identify and produce a good motorsport talent like their current F2 driver Jehan Daruvala, DTM podium finisher Arjun Maini. And really it isn't the India when F1 visited in 2011-2013. Clearly Fans understand a lot about racing. Only thing is that Buddh is a bit crap. Problem apart from the taxation is that Buddh's land revenues/taxes weren't paid (I read it somewhere in a motorsport newsletter). Because of which according to Indian Constitution that land will be sealed by the govt. Apart from these the problem is that this case has been moved towards court as tickets for F1 Indian GP were sold less than the actual rate which isn't fair and a case in India moved to the supreme court means that almost years will be spent to even close that case that is like a age longer. And therefore I will say the entire Buddh is a collapse. The only they can do is fire Jaypee Motorsport and acquire that area and track under a national motorsport organization which is currently formed. Or since this track is present in Uttar Pradesh (a state in India) and elections are coming up might be after the elections they might worry about it. Clearly Cricket is becoming more boring in India (As cricket is really boring with the same team no thrillingness like Motorsport and also very frequent matches which by itself is very boring). And more people are turning towards Football, racing series like F1, Formula 2, Formula 3, Endurance racing, Indy car, Formula E etc.. Also F1 might work once again in India if there is a team like Mahindra in FE and similarily opening up a team in F1 in partnership with Mumbai Falcons, Racing team India (LMP2) as a junior team, they might advertise and probably bring back F1 to India. What currently is required is an attention. Most of them love F1 in India. I hope some miracle happens and F1 comes back to India. I really like that circuit layout. Hope F1 comes back to India in 2023. Or lets throw out Buddh. Currently a new track is coming up (Grade 2) (Nanoli speedway) and probably if they develop that track to a grade 1 (just like Kari speedway from grade 3 to grade 2) both Formula 2 and Formula 1 can race in that track. And what would be a perfect weekend for the F1 fans out there. And one more grade 2 track is under construction. It is Marque motor club in Andhra Pradesh. And one more which is in Coimbatore (Karthikeyan's home town) is also coming up but still is only a grade 2 track. But they can develop it to a grade 1 in near future. (They are also in collaboration with Mumbai Falcons racing under CoASTT projects) Hope all these turn into good future for racing in India. Also I would say Buddh is a bit poor positioned track. The motor hub for India is only to the south. So who knows Buddh would've been better if it was placed somewhere south of the country. But not to lie, its truly a nice track.

I recently just got really interested in F1 and being a teenager in India , I would love to see F1 races in India’s future

If the Indian GP were to return, the attendance would be way higher than the previous stint. India's social media boom of 2016 and the huge audience of Drive to Survive will reflect in a massive increase in attendance. As for the fans, we are still hopeful as the JayPee group is in process of acquiring the track and should result in the Indian GP being back on the calendar ❤️

WE WANT INDIA BACK IN F1

Aah yes UP government, why was i even surprised 😂

Been following F1 since 1998 and when i heard there was going to be an Indian Grand Prix i was so excited, to be able to have the chance to watch a live race.....I really wish i had attended the event in one of the three years that it was held...missed an easy chance to watch a F1 grand prix live 😏

Loved the video. Liked and subbed.

Being an Indian you would expect me to praise the track but honestly, the race was a snooze fest and imo VERY similar to china in terms of racing. I hope there will be a race in India but not at Buddh int. circuit

Deja Vu, I've been in this place before.

I used to work for the same company that owned the track, Had one medical Van for the race parked up in our units' hospital, made me feel very sad whenever i got to look at it, All came down so fast as the company had too much debt and had to sell most of its business in order to survive, i think they still own the track though.

I attended Indian GP in 2013, as a F & B volunteer at the Main grand stand. It was an experience of a life time!

Another few things to keep in mind though; India is a VERY BIG country; New Delhi is in the north of India, so the track is not cheaply accessible to the people in the south; generally involves $150-300 in travel costs in addition to the ticket costs. Secondly Uttar Pradesh is a very high risk state, ruled by a hardcore right wing party and F1 will have a lot of security risks there; e.g. if the right wing mobs get offended by anything they go on a destructive rampage. If F1 were to come back, it would be better to relocate to south India, more secure, more open to business and has historically been the centre of motorsports in India.

Reading all the comments, I will add the opinion that if Jehan Daruvala makes the grid within a year or two, there may definitely be a renewed interest in the Indian GP, especially if he winds up having success.

I witnessed the 2011 race while sitting at the end of the straight. It was fabulous to witness the amazing cars and to see Michael in the flesh. Back in 2011, F1 wasn't as big as it is now and neither was social media as we know and use now. Facebook was just taking off and taking traffic away from Orkut. I miss the circuit and the chance of watching a race in my own country without the need to travel to another. Hopefully it comes back but Jaypee group, who built the circuit are/were embroiled in some financial turmoil. Sigh.

Super informative brother! Thank you

We r seeing the extent of efforts f1 is putting to break into the usa market.. india is a bigger market imo

UP is one of the most backward states in India, it's a shame that such an amazing race track is located in that state where the local government ain't friendly. I hope some other state's government decide to host the f1 race in their state and start plans on constructing a new race track as soon as possible.

I had a great time. I attended the Indian Grand Prix 2 times and it was fun. Hope F1 comes back in India in the next 5 years.

finally after so many years, GP event was organised. Indian Moto GP23 was amazing!! looking forward to F1 GP as well in the coming future

It's sad that they constructed the track in the terrible state of UP of all places instead of Madras/Chennai, which would've been much more appropriate. Not surprised that a big blocker for this was political reasons. I'd love to see the track return to the schedule but I'd never travel to UP to watch this live. Cheers for the video, Pers.

As an Indian 🇮🇳 I really hope they bring back F1 back to our Country. I think if Daruwala gets an F1 contract, the crowds would throng back. Who would not love to see their own countrymen drive in its own home circuit

As a pretty recent F1 and Motorsport fan from India, I can assure overflowing audience and grandeur when F1 returns to its Indian venue. Can't wait for it!

You're one of my favorite f1 channels... You, Aiden Milward, that guy whos a driver and has a sauber car at his dads, and Tomo.

Motogp 2023

Good F1 isn't in India, it is a good sport and should be played with passion, rather than becoming a centre of politics.......

This circuit really put India on the global map as far as motor racing is concerned. Not sure if the more recent FIA requirements made it cost prohibitive to continue to host F1 there but would be nice to see the cars back on the grid and bring fans from around the world - sucks though that part of their ambition to host international motor racing events have been dogged by COVID-19 and the restrictions that have come with that. Hoping for us to reach full normalcy until this pandemic is no longer a pandemic and we can enjoy the action again 🤞🏼

Oh what a beautiful track. I wish it also held two wheels races such as MotoGP and WSBK

As a F1 fan in India, it greatly disappointed me but, but I can't say it was unexpected. India is poor and corrupt

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The most important thing is to make sure the race takes place in summer. The winter is despicable in the NCR.

What needs to be done is beautifying the track in an Indian style like fine artwork, new iconic buildings. Apart from that with internet age, F1 and other racing events like NASCAR, Indycar, Formula E, Moto GP, etc have become popular. The circuit could do great. This even has potential to make it as good as Abu Dhabi track. Yes advertising and pricing strategies also matter. They could do Indian GP in the calender just before Saudi GP or just after Beijing GP.

I played F1 2012 yesterday and raced on this track, really miss it 😪

drive to survive has definitely increased fans in India too, i really hope they come back, but can't see how with packed calendar.

The track has basically 3 different layouts. The Grand Prix layout, Motorbike layout with 2 different corners to the grand prix layout and a shortened layout where you take a right turn after turn 4 taking you to the short straight before the final corner.

Intro was fire my man!

Visited a sports bar to watch Abu Dhabi GP, it was entirely packed, so were the other bars which screened the race. one of the best sporting events I ever watched, the crowd was wild.

How was it possible to abandon such a beautiful circuit, and have in its place horrendous circuits like that of Saudi Arabia we’ve seen last week…

My favourite sources about f1 working together :)

Now slowly motor racing is coming back to India as next year moto gp will be held in the same circuit and also formula e will also going to the place in hyderabad next year Now the fan base for motor racing has increased a lot since Last decade