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Coming in as a major push for motorsport in the country, India could soon get as many as three new race tracks. The new tracks will reportedly be built in Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Hyderabad, while the third one will be located between Mumbai and Pune

Mercedes-AMG driver Lewis Hamilton consolidated his lead for the 2017 world title as he won the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, ahead of Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who started at P2 on the grid suffered a spark plug failure early in the race, forcing him to retire in the opening stages. The move has further extended the gap between Hamilton and Vettel as the former now leads with a gap of 59 points.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will be starting the Japanese Grand Prix on pole this Sunday after setting the track record in Q2 and Q3, and will aim to extend his lead against Sebastian Vettel for the championship title.

Mahaveer Raghunathan has created history by becoming the first Indian to win a European Racing Championship. The Chennai lad raced to victory in the last two races of the Boss GP Championship (Formula Class) at Imola on October 1. The 19-year-old took a total of 263 points in seven rounds to take the championship title.

A fan of speed in all shapes, forms and sizes, Sachin Tendulkar is known to be an avid driver both on the street and on the track. Having driven several race derived supercars on various race tracks around the world, Sachin's latest post has something along similar lines but with a very eco-friendly twist - while still promising to be loads of fun! Seen behind the wheel of a Go-Kart wearing the iconic number 10, the 'master blaster' seems to be excited about driving the electric go kart on a race track, probably one of the many Sky Karting tracks in the country. These electric cars might be new technology and might be looked down upon by the purists who prefer their blend of burning hot exhausts, loud engines and two stroke fragrances, but rest assured, these are quick enough to make anyone - including Sachin have a good time!

Sherco TVS Rally Factory team riders Joan Pedrero and Adrien Metge took the top spots in the PanAfrica Rally 2017 with Indian rider Aravind KP finishing 12th. Hero MotoCorp's CS Santosh managed to finish under top tent, taking the ninth spot in Morocco.

Securing his fourth consecutive pole for the Formula 1 Malaysia Grand Prix, it seemed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes-AMG would be securing another win this season after the fantastic last three races. However, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who started second, was at his aggressive best passing Hamilton at Turn 1 on Lap 4. There was no looking back for the Belgian, who went on to win the race at Sepang with a lead of 12.7 seconds.

In what would go down as one of the most bizarre moments in motorsport history, the Formula 4 series saw zero cars making it to the finish line at the end of the eight-lap race. To put it simply, nobody finished the race!