Greater Noida: October 31, 2011 - Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday met the Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida.
God of cricket sachin tendulkar, a self—confessed Formula One fan, described waving the chequered flag at the end of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix here as a memorable experience in his life.
Tendulkar, who witnessed the race along with wife Anjali Tendulkar and daughter Sara Tendulkar, waved the chequered flag
“What an experience it was to wave the chequered flag!!! Got to keep it as well!!!,” Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter account.
He has been personally invited by F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone to watch India’s first Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. (CC)
Sachin Tendulkar also met seven—time world champion and ‘dear friend’ Michael Schumacher and Mercedes team’s other driver Nico Rosberg before the race.
He later joined the F1 fraternity in observing a minute’s silence as a mark of respect to Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli who recently died in tragic crashes in IndyCar and Moto GP races respectively.
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