Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi clinched the title at the MMRT track in Sriperumbudur. Fittipaldi, the 17-year old grandson of former Formula One World champion Emerson Fittipaldi, enjoyed a fruitful weekend as he won two of the four races which earned him the required points to clinch the title with a tally of 244 points while Colombian Tatiana Calderon finished second (199), just eight ahead of Nikita Troitckii of Russia (191).

Mumbai’s Anant Pithawalla (Team N1) and Adith KC from Bengaluru (Race Concepts) easily won the Indian Junior Touring Cars and Super Stock races which produced some thrilling moments, as both the winners were pushed hard in the early stages of the 10-lapper.

 Did You Know??? 

• F1 car engines complete their life in about two hours of racing. Just compare this with normal engines which go on serving us faithfully for decent 20 years.
• An F1 engine usually revs up to 18000 rpm. This means that the piston travels up and down 300 times a second. Road car engines rev up to 6000 rpm at max.
• An F1 car can accelerate from 0 to 160 kph and decelerate back to 0 in just four seconds. An F1 car weighs around 550 kg.
• Road car tyres can last 60 000 to 100 000 km. On the other hand, racing tyres are designed to last only 90 to 120 km.
• Most racing cars have their tyres filled with nitrogen. The reason being nitrogen has a more consistent pressure compared to normal air.