Fans can make Indian GP most exciting race: Hamilton
26 Oct 2012 5:28 AM IST
Drivers run the show but it’s the fans who make a Formula One race special and the Indian Grand Prix can become one of the most exciting races on the calendar if the home fans support the event, outgoing McLaren star Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday.
Close to one lakh people had thronged Buddh International Circuit (BIC) to watch the inaugural Indian GP last year but it looks it won’t be a full house this time around. ‘The track and the good crowd make the race exciting. In Singapore and Silverstone, it’s full of people. When in Spain and Montreal, the city comes alive. It’s the fans who make it special. So if people can turn out, it can become one of the most exciting GP,’ Hamilton said ahead of the second Indian GP.
Hamilton, who will move to Mercedes in the next season, said he was aiming to leave the British outfit on a high by helping it win the constructors’ title. Hamilton began the season well but a poor second-half has has left him at fourth place with 153 points.
Close to one lakh people had thronged Buddh International Circuit (BIC) to watch the inaugural Indian GP last year but it looks it won’t be a full house this time around. ‘The track and the good crowd make the race exciting. In Singapore and Silverstone, it’s full of people. When in Spain and Montreal, the city comes alive. It’s the fans who make it special. So if people can turn out, it can become one of the most exciting GP,’ Hamilton said ahead of the second Indian GP.
Hamilton, who will move to Mercedes in the next season, said he was aiming to leave the British outfit on a high by helping it win the constructors’ title. Hamilton began the season well but a poor second-half has has left him at fourth place with 153 points.
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