India's Formula One racing team and drivers Thursday welcomed the country's first opportunity to hold a Grand Prix, calling it an endorsement of its recent progress.
Force India's German driver Adrian Sutil drives at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa during the qualifying session of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, August 2010. India's Formula One racing team and drivers welcomed the country's first opportunity to hold a Grand Prix, calling it an endorsement of its recent progress.
The World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Wednesday formally approved India's inclusion on the race calendar for 2011, although it has yet to give a green light to the new track being built outside the capital, New Delhi.
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