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TopicFormula 1: Drive to Survive

Topic: Formula 1: Drive to Survive

India, don’t press the F1 button yet. We know how the Buddh International Circuit crashed

Newer races find it difficult to make money, no matter how good the racing is. Malaysia’s Sepang circuit had brilliant racing but they could not sustain it.

Netflix’s Drive to Survive is a masterclass on F-words but it lacks the race track drama

The Netflix docudrama has been a big hit for Formula 1 fans. But the new season failed to impress.

Formula E debuts in India but it still needs a ‘fan boost’

The Formula E race in Hyderabad will take place in the middle of the city, near the Secretariat and Hussain Sagar Lake. The circuit is just 2.83-km long.

Something’s rotten in the world of F1— dramatic finishes to lengthy season schedule

In the name of entertainment and contriving storylines, F1 cannot lose the essence of the sport, and I fear that it is treading down that path.

Get your act together, Netflix. Formula 1: Drive to Survive has too much creative liberty

There's a thin line between documenting a sporting event and taking creative liberties to enhance select flavours. The Netflix show has blurred it.

On Camera

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.