New Delhi, March 11 Taking another step in his efforts to revive Formula One in the country, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) to discuss a framework that would create a "strong pipeline" of drivers and technicians.
The meeting was held in the national capital recently and was also attended by sports secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, joint secretary (sports) Kunal and FMSCI council member Vicky Chandhok among others.
Mandaviya had visited the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, which had hosted F1 races from 2011 to 2013 before tax issues caused an abrupt end to the event.
"We discussed and explored the possibility of bringing Formula One and MotoGP to India. The ministry is very keen and very clear that since India is the most advanced country in technology, the best sport should come here," Chandhok, who was at the helm of FMSCI when the races were last held, told