New Delhi: India is the buzzword on the Formula One circuit right now not just for being the newest venue in the racing calender but also because of the Taj Mahal, butter chicken and its cricketers.
The leading drivers in the sport and the technical personnel are all excited to get a taste of the country's culture, food and its people.
If Mercedes' driver Nico Rosberg has already planned a trip to the historic Taj Mahal in Agra, Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi can't wait to have his favourite butter chicken from its original place.
F1 great Michael Schumacher has heard about India as a "fascinating" country and is looking forward to experiencing the new culture.
Australian Mark Webber from the dominant Red Bull Racing team knows that India have some "fantastic cricketers" and desires to see his country taking on World Champion India some time in future.
With less than a week left for the F1 action to unfold in India, the leading drivers have started focussing on the country as an F1 destination.
Red Bull drivers - the youngest double champion Sebastian Vettel and Webber - are pursuing the remaining three races seriously despite having already sealed both the driver's and constructor's championship.
They have started the preparation for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix through the simulator.
"What I know so far is that the track is 5.14-km and is a combination of slow corners and high-speed straights which flow into each other. We're expecting the track to have the second highest average speed of the season after Monza. That means that we'll be completing a lap at an average speed of 235 km/h, so there should be plenty of good opportunities to overtake. I'm really looking forward to India. I always do when we drive on a new track," Vettel said.
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