Congrats Narain for making India proud first & next small town Coimbatore known for well behaved citizens of India who address people with lots of respect from poor to the rich follow this tradition ...
well done narain. u shud hav born in italy/fin/UK/USA, by now u wud hav won F1 championship by driving for fer or mclaren. in ind only crap ckt rules rest of the sports r believed to be crap.. Shame on Ind for not promoting talent like him... mallya r u listening????
RE:sas
by Truth on May 05, 2008 12:04 PM
This cannot be commented upon as being negative given that the Indian National Cricket Team has long had foreign coaches, the best of Indian Technology Companies have harnessed international resources and the much celebrated Tata Nano car has imported components. For that matter the World Champion Ferrari Formula One Team has Brazilian and Finnish drivers and is no less Italian in the process!
As far as Mr Teixeira's comments on how the Ferrari association with the A1 series will stimulate interest, perhaps I should remind him that Force India F1 cars are also powered by Ferrari engines.
I question Mr Teixeira%u2019s competence in speaking about the aspirations of our Indian youth and what message should be sent to them in the context of Motorsport. Perhaps I should remind Mr Teixeira that my companies reach out to hundreds of millions of Indians each day through our products and services and we are not only better informed but equipped to meet the aspirations of our youth. And I certainly will not tempt them with mediocrity or false pretences.
Instead, I will encourage world-class thinking and actions and through Force India demonstrate that an Indian team can compete at the very pinnacle of motorsport and not just in a comparatively mediocre single seater formula series.
RE:sas
by Truth on May 05, 2008 12:02 PM
STATEMENT FROM DR. VIJAY MALLYA "I am amused by the comments of Mr Teixeira, promoter of the A1GP series, on how Indians should view motorsport in general and Force India's participation in the FIA Formula One World Championship in particular.
Mr Teixeira is better advised to comment on his native South Africa and his self-styled World Cup of Motorsport that is nothing more than a standard single seater series. Trying to reach out to India's youth by encouraging participation in and the temptation of winning a title in a series that does not even begin to compare with GP2 or F1 is just promoting mediocrity amongst young Indians who aspire to be World Class.
This, indeed, is a wrong message which seems to be an act of desperation given the huge and growing support for Formula One and the Force India Formula One team.
I am sure that Indians could win so-called World titles at B or C grade levels of any sport quite easily but competing at the very highest international level is not only a matter of pride but proves a Nation's ability to participate and do so.
The Force India Formula One Team is the first-ever Indian entry in the FIA World Championship and has harnessed international resources.
RE:sas
by Truth on May 05, 2008 12:06 PM
As the head of the Indian National Motorsporting Federation, I am also perfectly aware not only of the interest but participation in Motorsport over the past 25 years. It is inappropriate for Mr Teixeira to say that India is not a Motorsporting Nation. Perhaps, the number of Indian Motorsport enthusiasts will exceed the population of many countries that Mr Teixeira is familiar with.
Finally, I have committed that Force India will identify and groom an Indian driver to eventually participate in F1 through National and International Karting and GP2. I hope to achieve this over a period of five years. The arrival of Force India on the FIA World Championship F1 grid has already trebled television viewership in just four races and generated a huge fan following amongst Indians who take pride in seeing their team compete with the best in the world.
Further, a reputed Indian Group has already invested considerably towards building a new race track to host a Formula One Grand Prix in 2010 outside New Delhi. This is ample demonstration of support from those who are developing large stakes in the sport. Irresponsible and ill informed statements will not change the waves of support for Force India or India's growing enthusiasm for Formula One."
(This statement appeared in one of the F1 websites.)
Congratulations Narayan on winning FEATURE RACE.You will WIN FUTURE RACES TOO. We are all proud of you. Best Wishes and GOD BLESS YOU. - Lt Col G I Balakrishnan(Retd)
Very well done, AGAIN !!! Vijay MAllya should have faith in his countryman. After all it was NK, who had made the cricket crazy nation to take note of F1/ Motor Sport. VM, despite displaying all his patriotism by naming his team as "Force India", should have gone/should go for an Indian driver.
RE:Proud of you NK!!
by Truth on May 05, 2008 11:36 AM
- When teixeira criticised Mallya for not having an Indian driver in his team, he shot back and abused him.
Mallya said he is a true patriotic Indian. Now I question Mallya about the Indianness of his team. Where is his team? UK Who is the team principal? Collin Kolles (who hates NK?) Who are the drivers? (Adrian Sutil and Fisi)
Only thing Indian about his team is The team is partially owned by Vijay Mallya (Indian) and the name India is attached to the team name. Nothing else.
Mallya has no right to speak about India or patriotism. Better he shut up and mind his own business.
Better if he removes the name India from his personal team.
It is NK who brought attention and interest in motorsport among Indians. Don't try to claim that. It is too stupid. If the viewership has increased it is just becoz of NK, not you!
Well done Narain, finally I can say, Someone is making strides in a field with no active sponsors from corporates or Govt of India. Keep it up, Try & get our team in top 8 next season. Good Luck.
