"India finishes 2nd. First podium finish for India".......and i went WHAT!!????
are you kidding me? is there an Indian team in formula one? which one? that team called 'force India'? i wonder why that mallya guy calls it that. for publicity sake i guess, maybe he thinks that would make people back home feel that 'mallya is indeed patriotic', probably he thinks he can fool Indians into thinking that force India is indeed an Indian team making a mark in the world of motor sport..... wish i could read his mind, but since i cant, heres my speculation on how his brain works....
now, most of the teams in formula one in my opinion are either owned by brands that get a lot of publicity out of owning a formula one team, namely red bull and the likes or they are car manufacturers that are vying for the top spot for a rise in their sales. if i were given an option between a Ferrari and a Jaguar (price and specifications being the same) i would obviously pick a Ferrari. because jaguar doesn't have a formula one team and the one that Ferrari has is really good. I'd hope that some of their formula one expertise would trickle down to its road cars as well.
i do not buy kingfisher airlines tickets and nor does anyone else because its owner also has a formula one team. i don't think he (vijay mallya) believes that motor sport enthusiasts have suddenly developed a taste for kingfisher soda (and other assorted beverages) after his success in formula one. so, in my opinion, all vijay mallya is doing, is living his motor sport fantasies, and how!!! indeed, money hai, toh honey hai...!!!
i wish he spent some moolah on education here in India. unfortunately people here have to work many times more than he does to sport a 'Dr.' before their names. what an irony. a businessman who makes money out of alcohol and tobacco and airlines thats not for the commoners and spends a fortune on his love of motor sport is touted as a patriot and gets a seat in the rajya sabha. if i even as much as express my wish to pursue my higher education abroad, questions like, "why abroad and why not India?" and "why private sector and why not govt job?" are immediately raised.
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Yes, I am one of those that raises those questions! But seriously, this is the world we are living in - Mallya's the brand ambassador of patriotism courtesy a majority stake in an F1 team and his Gandhi memorabilia purchasing exploits. Sigh.
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