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Four Lovely neighbours of Heidelberg Four lovely neighbours of Heidelberg A pictorial journey   Wyssembourg, France Wyssembourg is a small town in France. It is on the border with Germany and not far from Heidelberg, Germany's university town. We had taken a train that touched Mannheim and Landau on the way. When the train pulled up at Wyssembourg station, an almost empty platform soaked by drizzles preceding our arrival greeted us. An absolute beauty! Right from there it was a comfortable saunter through a picturesque, pretty, clean and graceful little town. I was so awed that even this potpourri of adjectives is not enough to describe the photogenic French town. A little river Lauter flows through the town. It is so small and so narrow that on first view it gives an impression of a narrow canal flowing through the town. Not far from its larger counterpart Strasbourg, this cute town is rich in history. Born in the seventh century, the town grew up around ...
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FIRST INDIAN GRAND PRIX - DELHI 2011

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The name GRAND PRIX conjures in my mind the classic 1966 movie I saw as a youngster on 70 mm screen.The film which follows the fate of four Formula One drivers through a fictionalized version of the 1966 Formula One season went on to win three Academy Awards for its technical achievement in showing speed and spectacle with unique racing cinematography.Some famous Hollywood actors of yesteryear like James Garner, Yves Montand and Eva Marie Saint starred in this movie. I still remember the concluding scene. The game is over, the stands empty and one of the drivers walks on the track kicking dust.Suddenly he is engulfed with onrush of events which had taken place - cheers from the spectators as the cars whizzed past the stands, the thundering roar of the attractive looking speed machines all creating wonderfully nostalgic waves of crescendo which finally die down to swirls of dust blowing silently over the empty track. On October 30 2011 I got the opportunity to watch a Grand Prix again but this time it was a live show on T.V. I was awestruck by the consistent speed at which Sebastian Vettel steered his way to victory. He kept the lead from the very go and even went on to achieve the fastest lap.I must admit that watching the first Indian Grand Prix which was held at Greater Noida on the outskirts of Delhi was like a dream come true, because only a few months back I was thrilled to see Michael Schumaker's garage near Cologne while driving back from Paris. For all motor sports and speed lovers I present below a series of articles written by Rudraneil Sengupta who covered the first Indian Grand Prix live from the circuit right from the preparation and practice stages to the finals.


saw this article on Mint ePaper, and thought you would find it interesting. You can find it at: 'Practice session gives F1 drivers first impression of circuit'Mint ePaper - Digital replica of Print Edition.

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saw this article on Mint ePaper, and thought you would find it interesting. You can find it at: 'INDIAN GRAND PRIX Practice session gives F1 drivers first impression of new circuit'Mint ePaper - Digital replica of Print Edition.

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Vettel wins inaugural Indian Grand Prix





Red Bull driver finishes 8.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's Button; organizers say 95,000 attended event



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