Lewis Hamilton may have departed Singapore on Sunday without saying a word, but he on Tuesday left an amazing 40,000 Indian crowd baying for more. Hamilton put his on-track woes and off-track feuds behind him as he demonstration through the streets of Bangalore in his world title-winning McLaren from 2008.
After seeing how many people had turned up to the event, part of Formula One's promotional push ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix on October 28-30, Hamilton approved to being overwhelmed.
Coming two days after his disappointing fifth place in Singapore, where he incurred a fifth drive-through penalty of the year and had a post-race bust-up with Ferrari's Felipe Massa, it remind Hamilton of why he loves the sport. It's incredible,said Hamilton.I've visited India many times over the last couple of years and it's never been more exciting to be here than now.
The race is only weeks away and you can really feel the growing passion of the people, and the enthusiasm levels continuing to build.”Getting to drive my car on India's public roads today was an unbelievable knowledge and I really hope it gave people a taste for the incredible display of Formula One.
There's no better way to experience F1 than up close, so I think today's event was a huge achievement.Although the Buddh International Circuit has yet to be officially authorized as race-ready by governing body the FIA, it is tacit the latest inspection next month will pass without a hitch. Hamilton added: Next month's Indian Grand Prix is going to be an unbelievable event for our sport, but also for the whole Indian nation.