IMAGE: The India F1 Grand Prix was held for 3 seasons from 2011 to 2013 earlier than being dropped from the F1 calendar. {Photograph}: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Key Factors
- Adani Group is actively pursuing methods to restart Method 1 racing on the Buddh Worldwide Circuit.
- Karan Adani revealed plans to carry Method 1 again to India, citing the nation’s potential and huge fan base.
- Union Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya just lately visited the Buddh circuit, indicating authorities curiosity and potential assist for the initiative.
- Adani Group’s acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd contains the Buddh circuit, paving the way in which for potential F1 revival.
The Adani Group is engaged on methods to restart the Method 1 motor sport on the Buddh Worldwide Circuit in Higher Noida, Karan Adani, the MD of Adani Cement stated on Saturday.
Based on official sources, Sports activities Minister Mansukh Mandaviya just lately visited the circuit and held talks with officers from Yamuna Expressway Industrial Improvement Authority.
“I am very excited… clearly the Buddh circuit comes (as) a part of the deal. I am very personally engaged by way of bringing Method 1 again into India. I believe India has a whole lot of potential. There’s a whole lot of following in Method 1 from India, ” Adani, who can be the MD of Adani Ports & SEZ, stated whereas talking on the seventieth Basis Day of All India Administration Affiliation (AIMA) within the nationwide capital.
The Adani Group is within the fray to purchase the troubled Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) — the flagship firm of the Jaypee Group.
In November 2025, the infrastructure-to-energy group gained majority lenders’ vote for takeover of debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates as its Rs 14,535-crore acquisition proposal included the next upfront fee than rival bidders.
India can set a benchmark
Adani additional stated he has been following the game since 2000 and believes India can set a benchmark for world occasions like Method 1.
“Status of India and Indians has improved very, very considerably… I do consider that India can actually showcase Method 1… and generally is a benchmark for a worldwide occasion,” he stated.
Adani stated the publicity to such sports activities in India is proscribed and other people need to go to different international locations like Abu Dhabi or Singapore to expertise the game.
Re-starting Method 1 will even present a possibility to showcase not simply the infrastructure however the hospitality and the heritage of nation, he stated.
The F1 race was held in 2011, 2012, 2013 on the Buddh Circuit earlier than being halted on account of tax dispute with the Uttar Pradesh authorities, which stated the occasion was leisure and never a sport.
