Stray dog gatecrashes India's Formula One party

GREATER NOIDA: A stray dog spoiled India's grand entry into the world of Formula One when it halted the first practice session at the newly-constructed Buddh International Circuit for five minutes on Friday.

The black dog ran around on the track before being chased away by officials in a safety car, making for an embarrassing scene ahead of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix on Sunday.

It wasn't the first organisational glitch to hit the event. On Thursday, Williams' driver Rubens Barrichello's press conference was interrupted by a power cut.

On Friday, the dog strayed on to the track after Force India's Adrian Sutil outmanoeuvred Team Lotus' Karun Chandhok, who lost out on a race seat as his outfit decided to stick with regular driver Jarno Trulli, while coming out of the pit lane.

The proceedings were stopped for five minutes after that. There was another minor glitch when a bat flew into the media centre before being chased away.
source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

2011 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar

01  FORMULA 1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Sakhir) * 11 - 13 Mar 02  FORMULA 1 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) * 24 - 27 Mar 03  FORMULA 1 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur) * 08 - 10 Apr 04  FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) * 15 - 17Apr 05  FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)* 15 - 17Apr 06  FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA  (Catalunya) * 20 - 22 May 07  FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO  (Monte Carlo) * 26 - 29 May 08  FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA (Montreal) * 10 - 12 Jun 09  FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) * 24 - 26 Jun 10  FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Donington Park) * 08 - 10 Jul 11  FORMULA 1 GERMANY ((Nrburgring)) * 22 - 24 Jul 12  FORMULA 1 HUNGARY  (Budapest) * 29 - 31 Jul 13  FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) * 26 - 28 Aug 14  FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA (Monza) * 09 - 11 Sep 15  FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) * 23 - 25 Sep 16  FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka) * 07 - 09 Oct 17  FORMULA 1 KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Korea) * 14 - 16 Oct 18  FORMULA 1 INDIA * - Subject to circuit approval 28 - 30 Oct 19  FORMULA 1 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit) * 11 - 13 Nov 19  FORMULA 1 GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL (Sao Paulo) * 25 - 27 Nov

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