Thursday, October 27, 2011

Farmers in India plan to disrupt first F1 Grand Prix...

Farmers in India say they are planning to disrupt the country's first Formula 1 race in a row over how the land was acquired for the circuit.

In order to build the track, the smallholdings of more than 300 farmers were forcibly bought up by the state government.

The farmers are now saying they will protest at the race - which is being staged at the end of this month - as they claim they were ripped off and not given enough money for their property.

The farmers also say the land should have been used to create job opportunities instead, rather than an F1 track which, they say, is a sport only for the rich.

Tickets for the event are expected to cost more than £100. Full story...

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