<p>It was a fast and furious drive on a two-mile long stretch, with speed metre touching around 250kms during the show named 'Speed Street'.<br /><br />Ricciardo ran his car thrice on the Rajpath, enthralling the 2000-strong crowd. Incidentally, Ricciardo replaced India's Narain Karthikeyan in the Hispania for the second half of the 2011 season,<br /><br />Before Ricciardo's performance, Ghost Riders -- a group of five bikers -- performed breath-taking freestyle stunts.<br /><br />Ricciardo also shook a leg with a Bhangra Group, which performed in between.<br />At the end of his performance, Ricciardo held the Indian tri-colour and waved to the crowd, drawing huge cheers.<br /><br />The Australian racer later addressed a chaotic press conference and said F1 would prove to be beneficial for motorsport in the country.<br /><br />"With Karun and Narain racing (in home race), it's good for the country. Force India are also doing well," he said.<br /><br />Karthikeyan is the only Indian driver confirmed for the October 30 race as Karun Chandhok's Team Lotus has not yet made it clear whether he will get a chance to race on his home track.<br /><br />Ricciardo said Narain is his "main competitor in the Hispania team" as the two shared 2011 calender races between them with Vitatonio Liuzzi being the lead driver.<br />Asked what speed he managed while driving today, he said, "I am not sure but I think I was close to 270kms."<br /><br />Then there was rock-group Indian Ocean belting out their chartbuster -- 'Areey Ruk Ja Re Bandey'.<br /><br />Nagesh Kukunoor, the noted director of successful films like Iqbal, Dor and Hyderabad Blues -- made a guest appearance along with popular VJ Ranvijay Singh.<br /><br />Six Renault Koleos cars added to the excitement by putting up a decent stunt show.</p>
<p>It was a fast and furious drive on a two-mile long stretch, with speed metre touching around 250kms during the show named 'Speed Street'.<br /><br />Ricciardo ran his car thrice on the Rajpath, enthralling the 2000-strong crowd. Incidentally, Ricciardo replaced India's Narain Karthikeyan in the Hispania for the second half of the 2011 season,<br /><br />Before Ricciardo's performance, Ghost Riders -- a group of five bikers -- performed breath-taking freestyle stunts.<br /><br />Ricciardo also shook a leg with a Bhangra Group, which performed in between.<br />At the end of his performance, Ricciardo held the Indian tri-colour and waved to the crowd, drawing huge cheers.<br /><br />The Australian racer later addressed a chaotic press conference and said F1 would prove to be beneficial for motorsport in the country.<br /><br />"With Karun and Narain racing (in home race), it's good for the country. Force India are also doing well," he said.<br /><br />Karthikeyan is the only Indian driver confirmed for the October 30 race as Karun Chandhok's Team Lotus has not yet made it clear whether he will get a chance to race on his home track.<br /><br />Ricciardo said Narain is his "main competitor in the Hispania team" as the two shared 2011 calender races between them with Vitatonio Liuzzi being the lead driver.<br />Asked what speed he managed while driving today, he said, "I am not sure but I think I was close to 270kms."<br /><br />Then there was rock-group Indian Ocean belting out their chartbuster -- 'Areey Ruk Ja Re Bandey'.<br /><br />Nagesh Kukunoor, the noted director of successful films like Iqbal, Dor and Hyderabad Blues -- made a guest appearance along with popular VJ Ranvijay Singh.<br /><br />Six Renault Koleos cars added to the excitement by putting up a decent stunt show.</p>