A winning formula

India's inaugural Formula One (F1) race - the Airtel Indian Grand Prix - is finally over. And by all yardsticks, it is a significant success. There was a substantial crowd presence on race day (close to 80,000 would be a reasonable estimate), pan-Indian enthusiasm, sponsor and corporate interest and a huge global television audience. Add to that adequate infrastructure which, most importantly, was developed on time. Last but not least, a sizeable section of the population embraced the spectacle in a manner never associated with Delhi's last mega-event, Commonwealth Games 2010.

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