Sachin Tendulkar's passion for motorsports is hardly a secret and since the Indian batting maestro's current injury break from cricket coincides with the French Grand Prix, he was seen at Magny-Cours cheering Force India during the race today.
Tendulkar, who is on a family holiday in London after being ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a groin injury, was seen cheering Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, who started at the back of the grid.
A day before the Mumbaikar met Karun Chandhok, who is participating in the GP2 series at the Magny-Cours, said: "Sachin met me here. It was a pleasant experience to meet a cricket star like him. I am a huge fan of his. He likes motorsports and understands the sport pretty well. Basically he is here to cheer for Force India."
Chandhok revealed that Tendulkar sought information on the Magny-Cours track and the weather conditions. "Only a driver can ask the kind of insightful questions he asked me. I think he loves motorsports as much as cricket," he said. Tendulkar owns a Ferrari, gifted to him by multiple-time world champion Michael Schumacher after the 2002 British Grand Prix. He is scheduled to play for the Lashings World XI from June 24 as part of his build-up for the tour of Sri Lanka.
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