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Here's Indian life through the eyes of the F1 teams and drivers.
Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 01:30 PM IST
With the F1 race weekend nearing as the Indian GP is set to see the motor sport circus take centre-stage in India on Sunday, F1 teams and drivers seemed to have a gala time in the country.
The Indian GP which will not feature on the 2014 F1 calendar has seen a lot of excitement from fans as it could witness the crowning of Sebastian Vettel as a four time F1 champion as he would join Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as the only men to win four titles in a row.
The F1 drivers who started arriving in India in the last few days have been tweeting their experiences of the country which is hosting an F1 race for the third time.
The first Indian GP was hosted at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in 2011 and Sebastian Vettel has won both the Indian GPs so far.
There will be no Indian GP in 2014 and so this race over the weekend is set to be the last for some time.
F1 constructors champions, Red Bull racing tweeted this picture of Mark Webber driving a tractor in his racing overalls,
Not the kind of driving experience Mark was used to… #tbt pic.twitter.com/gTWd2fnwz9
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) October 24, 2013
Earlier, the team tweeted, a picture of a crowded Indian road with this witty caption,
No room for overtaking down this straight. pic.twitter.com/ClDXyTWGQl
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) October 23, 2013
India as the land of elephants still seems to be the way the West perceives the nation if this tweet is anything to go by.
We’ve been getting up close and personal with some friendly locals today. pic.twitter.com/stjKAuZAlY
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) October 23, 2013
The Taj Mahal continues to fascinate the world and on their arrival in India, the team tweeted.
Hello India. It’s great to be back. Sightseeing has been incredible, but now it's time to get our race faces on... pic.twitter.com/d11mHcLOTn
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) October 23, 2013
2008 F1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton tweeted his greetings on his arrival in India with this tweet,
Namaste India!! So happy to be here. First thing I saw on the motorway..haha #IndianGP #cantwaittoseethefans #onelove pic.twitter.com/Bk7M7UdGfT
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) October 23, 2013
Hamilton seemed excited about Indian food as he tweeted,
Hey!! So I'm at work, just finished interviews & got to meet some fans here. Can't wait to have Indian food tonight!! pic.twitter.com/XyKZh3DZrd
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) October 24, 2013
The Lotus F1 team tweeted,
Darkness descends on the #IndianGP paddock as the E21s are tucked up for the night; big day for them tomorrow... #F1 pic.twitter.com/Xmsowu3b1A
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 24, 2013
The Lotus team which is known for its hilarious tweets on Twitter tweeted,
Missed the track walk?No sweat!Relive it from the comfort of your sofa; much more relaxing http://t.co/tO3AdMSqrx #F1 pic.twitter.com/tboxUgeew7
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 24, 2013
The team also tweeted,
Down to the awesomely colourful #IndianGP pit lane; pretty funky right? Time to hit the track... are we ready? #F1 pic.twitter.com/Mnjolk6yVo
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 24, 2013
The Lotus Twitter account asked Indian fans for their views on the night life in Delhi via this tweet.
Slight change of scene for our next stop... any ideas from our #NewDelhi regulars? #F1 pic.twitter.com/VqRPnZgP2O
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 23, 2013
Appreciating the off track activities in India especially sight-seeing Lotus tweeted their namesake temple pictures.
That's right; @Lotus_F1Team at the Lotus temple! Pretty cool right? What Delhi delight should we check out next?#F1 pic.twitter.com/M8uCthZlAj
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 23, 2013
Cows on the street associated with India was also a picture that Lotus tweeted.
Bit of a queue for the bus this morning... #IndianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3TnBkLbA4z
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 22, 2013
Capturing the rush on the road, Lotus tweeted this.
Coming up to 8am here in India; rush hour... some close range slipstreaming going on here #F1 pic.twitter.com/CgOIoDUJmL
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) October 22, 2013
Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg spent his day with charity work and tweeted.
Took some underprivileged kids in a bus to track & showed them around. great experience! #inspiration @laureussport pic.twitter.com/1ueysqh7VV
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) October 24, 2013
Rosberg also tweeted about the cows on the road,
yikes! Just had to swerve on the motorway in india because a cow decided to cross over to the other side! #nothingunusual
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) October 23, 2013
The German also had a Twitter chit-chat with Indian cricket star Yuvraj Singh.
"@YUVSTRONG12 would have been great to race against you as well! Maybe next time..
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) October 22, 2013
2010 F1 champion Jenson Button retweeted a tweet that had him tasting one of India's favourite drinks - Lassi.
Got @JensonButton to try lassi earlier today :) Glad u liked it JB! We always love having u in India. SVP pic.twitter.com/UJS7wlMalI
— Siddharth V Patankar (@sidpatankar) October 23, 2013
The McLaren F1 team tweeted this as a comment about the chaotic Indian traffic.
Hmm better make sure we leave plenty of time to get from the hotel to the track this weekend. #OutandAbout #IndianGP pic.twitter.com/DY9kPWod5i
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) October 23, 2013
Here's another interesting tweet about the Indian life.
This is not the pit lane. Hang on, did he say left or right at the crossroads? #OutandAbout #IndianGP pic.twitter.com/zDH3fQJv6o
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) October 23, 2013
On Twitter the F1 drivers and teams seem excited about the Indian GP, how the race will shape up will only be known over the weekend.