Up at 6:30 and out by taxi by 7:10 to go to the hospital in Delhi. Five plus myself in all. Alan, Irina, Kate, Vid and Gill. The guys got through the gruelling medical test by about 1 pm. Total cost of the 7 checkups about £75. It would have cost 10 times as much in the UK.
We made the dash to the F1 track to see the last 40 minutes or so of the day's practice. Heavy security. No food or water allowed to be taken in. The litre bottles of water on sale inside cost 20 pence, so no ripoff there. Our grandstand seats are perfect, at the end of the fastest straight without obstruction by the fencing because of the height. Got some great photos.
Back to base & then out to a party at the Singhs' house, they run the taxi company Andrew has used since landing in Delhi. The twelve of us were greeted like long lost members of the family, I had met them all in 2005 on my last trip. Nibbles in the sitting room, then to the bar & cinema room in the basement, before being ferried off to the restaurant for endless starters then main course. The whole night was like a wedding celebration even to the point of group photos at the end. A remarkable evening. And so back & bed by about 1 am.
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