Yet another masterpiece by the legendary track designer Hermann Tilke is getting ready for its solo race next year 32 Km outside the national capital.
The inaugural Grand Prix of India is set to be held at the Jaypee International Circuit from October 28th to 30th, 2011. Browsing through the photo's, it looks like it may be a bit behind schedule. 
We all understand that India has a monsoon season, which in comparison is the amount of snow that Canada receives in the winter, India will receive in rain fall. They say that now that monsoon season is over, the track designers and construction workers think that it is about ready to lay the asphalt. When you take a look at the photo's that are being released of the track, it still looks like a desert. 
I think back to the Korean Grand Prix and cross my fingers. It was only weeks before the very first race that the asphalt was laid and the first Formula One car made it's way around the track. The designers at the Jaypee International Circuit promised us different. They promised that all building standards and construction to the circuit would be strictly abiding to the FIA's regulations and time frames.
The designers have taken inputs from the teams’ simulator test runs for refining their track layout and have put the data into good use by modifying turn turn 7 and turn 3 to increase overtaking opportunities.
The state of the art curved roof grand stand, located near turn 10 and 11, has a capacity of 30,000 people bringing the total capacity of the track to a staggering 120,000.
Many people are disappointed with the idea of losing some of the standard tracks in Formula One. But looking at the potential of what is to come, the future of the Korean GP, India GP and even the USA GP, I say forgive and forget. The future looks promising.
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