India hosts its maiden MotoGP on Sunday as the premier motorcycling championship looks to tap a potentially lucrative new fan base and succeed on a track where Formula One stalled.
Two-wheelers are India's most popular means of petrol-powered transport with more than half of all households owning at least one motorbike or scooter, compared to just eight percent with cars.
But the lead-up to the race has seen concerns raised about the safety of the Buddh International Circuit, with particular fears about walls that are too close to the asphalt. Fairstreet Sports signed a seven-year deal with MotoGP's commercial rights holder Dorna Sports to hold a race in India, which has the world's fifth-biggest economy.
"It's the biggest two-wheeler market in the world and very important for us, our stakeholders and the manufacturers."The Buddh circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi was previously home to the Indian leg of Formula One.
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