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The Times of India
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Formula E puts India back on world motorsport map but will it revive Indian motorsport?

NEW DELHI: Formula E's entry into India next year will mark the return of a major motorsport event in the country and the development has already started to draw an 'unfair' comparison with the Formula 1 cars that last raced on the outskirts of the national capital in 2013.

Vicky Chandhok, who was heading the India motorsports federation when Formula 1 cars vroomed at the Buddh International Circuit for three seasons, aptly sums up the similarities (or the lack of) between the 'pinnacle of motor racing' and Formula E, an all-electric racing series that has made rapid strides since its debut season in 2014.

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