Fireside Chat w/ Akhil Reddy

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In this episode we discuss the inspiration behind starting the F4 Championships in India with special guest Akhilesh Reddy, is the brains behind it all. We highlight the lack of opportunities in Indian motorsports and the goal of creating street circuits in multiple cities. We talk about the affordability aspect of the championships, offering discounted seats and scholarships for Indian drivers. We also touch on initiatives for gender equality and supporting young engineers and mechanics. Stay tuned for more exciting stories and updates on the IRL podcast.

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Intro: Howling (Sting) - Gunnar Olsen
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Sure, here's a detailed summary of the podcast episode transcript:

**Introduction**
* The hosts introduce the podcast and its focus on the upcoming F4 Championship and Indian Racing League.
* The guest, Akhilesh Reddy, is introduced as the brain behind the events and the Chairman and MD of RPPL.

**Inspiration for Starting the F4 Championships**
* Akhilesh Reddy shares his passion for motorsports and the lack of opportunities in India.
* He highlights the goal of creating street circuits in multiple cities to increase awareness and accessibility.

**Affordability and Inclusivity**
* Reddy emphasizes the affordability aspect of the championships, offering discounted seats and scholarships for Indian drivers.
* He also mentions initiatives to support gender equality, young engineers, and mechanics.

**Ecosystem Creation**
* Reddy explains the importance of creating an ecosystem for motorsports in India.
* He describes the Karting Championship, sim racing events, and scholarships for mechanics and engineers.

**Supporting Young Talent**
* Reddy discusses the support provided to young drivers, including female drivers, through scholarships and internships.
* He shares the plan to offer free seats in higher-level championships for deserving drivers.

**Long-Term Vision**
* Reddy expresses his vision of making India a hub for motorsports, attracting engineers and mechanics from around the world.
* He aims to create a complete ecosystem where Indian talent can thrive in all aspects of the sport.

**Personal Insights**
* Reddy reveals his admiration for Lewis Hamilton and his own experience driving Formula BMW cars.
* He explains his limited social media presence, stating his preference for privacy and focus on his goals.

**Conclusion**
* The hosts wrap up the episode by highlighting the significance of the F4 Championships and Indian Racing League in promoting motorsports in India.
* They express their excitement for the upcoming events and the potential impact on the sport's growth in the country.

**Overall, the podcast provides a comprehensive overview of the initiatives being undertaken to establish a strong foundation for motorsports in India. Reddy's passion and dedication to the sport are evident throughout the discussion, as he outlines the various programs and opportunities aimed at fostering talent and creating a sustainable ecosystem.** **Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Indian Motorsports: A Conversation with Akhilesh Reddy**

In this episode, we delve into the world of Indian motorsports with special guest Akhilesh Reddy, the visionary behind the upcoming F4 Championships in India. We explore the motivations behind this initiative, the challenges faced by aspiring Indian drivers, and the exciting plans for creating street circuits and promoting gender equality in the sport.

**Akhilesh Reddy's Journey to Motorsports:**

Akhilesh Reddy's passion for motorsports began as a childhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot. However, physical requirements prevented him from pursuing that path. Undeterred, he channeled his passion into establishing two verticals in his company, tunnels and defense, over a period of seven years, leaving a significant mark on his organization.

**The Inspiration Behind the F4 Championships:**

Akhilesh Reddy recognized the lack of opportunities for Indian drivers to compete at a high level. Inspired by the success of Formula 4 championships in other countries, he saw an opportunity to create a platform for young Indian drivers to showcase their skills and potentially progress to higher levels of competition.

**Addressing the Affordability Aspect:**

One of the key challenges facing Indian motorsports is the high cost of participation. To address this, the F4 Championships aim to be affordable, offering discounted seats and scholarships for Indian drivers. This approach aims to level the playing field and provide equal opportunities for talented individuals from all backgrounds.

**Promoting Gender Equality in Motorsports:**

Akhilesh Reddy is committed to promoting gender equality in motorsports. He recognizes the underrepresentation of women in the sport and is taking steps to encourage more female participation. The F4 Championships will provide opportunities for female drivers to compete and showcase their abilities.

**Supporting Young Engineers and Mechanics:**

The F4 Championships also aim to support young engineers and mechanics. By providing them with hands-on experience and training, the initiative hopes to develop a skilled workforce that can contribute to the growth of the Indian motorsports industry.

**Creating Street Circuits for Enhanced Fan Engagement:**

To bring the excitement of motorsports closer to the public, the F4 Championships plan to create street circuits in multiple cities across India. These circuits will provide a unique and immersive experience for fans, allowing them to witness the races from close proximity.

**The Future of Indian Motorsports:**

Akhilesh Reddy envisions a bright future for Indian motorsports. He believes that the F4 Championships will serve as a catalyst for the growth of the sport in the country. With increased opportunities for drivers, engineers, and mechanics, India has the potential to become a major player in the global motorsports landscape.

**Encouraging Public Participation:**

Akhilesh Reddy invites the public to come down and experience the adrenaline rush of the F4 Championships. He emphasizes the importance of feeling the excitement firsthand rather than relying on hearsay. Additionally, he highlights the various add-on events and attractions that will enhance the overall experience for spectators.

**The International Experience in India:**

Reddy emphasizes that Indian fans can now enjoy an international-level motorsports experience right in their own country. With the creation of street circuits in cities like Chennai and Hyderabad, fans can witness races in environments similar to those found in renowned international circuits like Singapore, Las Vegas, Monaco, and Azerbaijan.

**Stay Tuned for More:**

The podcast hosts encourage listeners to stay tuned for more information and stories related to the F4 Championships and Indian Racing League. They promise to deliver exciting updates and insights in future episodes.

[00:00.000 -> 00:06.960] Yeah, I'm just looking for like a nice troll meme section with all those radio messages that go back and forth.
[00:06.960 -> 00:08.640] So that's going to be fun.
[00:08.640 -> 00:12.000] You'll get a lot of troll messages, especially in Indian F4.
[00:12.000 -> 00:14.000] Everybody wants the masala, right?
[00:31.720 -> 00:34.600] Hello and welcome to the very first episode of what is the IRL podcast brought to you by your hosts from F1 Fan Fiction.
[00:34.600 -> 00:40.860] This is a show about what's about to go down in history for India where we're celebrating
[00:40.860 -> 00:49.840] homecoming for FIA in the form of F4 Championship and the F3 Regional India Championship brought to you by RPPL.
[00:49.840 -> 00:51.920] We are your hosts. I am Akash.
[00:51.920 -> 00:52.920] And I'm Saran.
[00:52.920 -> 01:02.160] With us, we have the main brain behind who's made this possible, who's going to be in and around meetings, busy.
[01:02.160 -> 01:07.600] If you do see him, he's obviously going to be talking to someone to make all of this possible for you.
[01:07.600 -> 01:12.600] We have the chairman, the MD for RPPL, Mr. Akhilesh Reddy.
[01:12.800 -> 01:14.480] Hey, Akhil, welcome to the show.
[01:14.480 -> 01:16.000] Oh, Akash.
[01:16.000 -> 01:17.000] Great to have you on the show.
[01:17.000 -> 01:20.960] I mean, this is like the kickoff for this side podcast
[01:20.960 -> 01:27.920] that will bring in stories about the F3 and F4 championship and more interviews
[01:28.480 -> 01:36.480] and inside scoops from this great event that's happening. So let's get into it. Let's get
[01:36.480 -> 01:48.000] started. First of all, Akhil, let's start with what inspired you to get this event started in the first place? How did this idea incepted?
[01:48.000 -> 01:54.000] I was always passionate about the motorsport and you know it's not very easy to do it in India.
[01:54.000 -> 01:57.000] Which is equal to impossible things.
[01:57.000 -> 02:01.000] So I've always been thought like why don't we have the ecosystem,
[02:01.000 -> 02:06.320] we have a path where people will not be in a confused state how to get into the
[02:06.320 -> 02:10.320] motorsports rather they know how to get into the motorsports. So at that point of time,
[02:10.320 -> 02:16.160] fortunately you can see that I met Armaan and Aditya and Aadipi while doing this
[02:16.160 -> 02:27.020] event. So in 2019, I was the team owner of a team and then eventually in 2020, I really liked the idea, the IP
[02:27.020 -> 02:31.020] which they have but I thought like we can do a lot more through the IP and then
[02:31.020 -> 02:36.060] 2021 and 2020 because of the COVID, nothing has really happened from the X1 side and
[02:36.060 -> 02:42.220] then I stepped in as a major stakeholder of the company and I believe it's the year when I started working on this.
[02:42.220 -> 02:45.880] The first thing I thought was like, there has been lots
[02:45.880 -> 02:51.280] of championships happening in India all around, but there's not even a single FIA championship
[02:51.280 -> 02:58.120] which is happening, which will be a starting step for the youngsters to get into sports.
[02:58.120 -> 03:02.880] So in that direction, we thought of getting the Formula 3 and Formula 4, because Formula
[03:02.880 -> 03:09.320] 4 is the first step and then Formula 3 is the second step. From there, the International Level Racing
[03:09.320 -> 03:14.400] Championship opens for the candidates. So we worked through it and fortunately we
[03:14.400 -> 03:20.160] got the FIA from the FIA for the F3 and F4. So FIA sanctioned the
[03:20.160 -> 03:26.080] license to the FMSA and the FMSSA was kind enough and they really saw the potential in what
[03:26.080 -> 03:32.240] we got so and then they gave it to us. So in the same process then I, the second thought came to me was like
[03:33.040 -> 03:39.840] lots of events happen in Good Circuit, lots of events happen in MIC Chennai. You know like in the
[03:39.840 -> 03:46.840] regular intervals the MRF 2000 happens, the MRF 1600 happens, the ETO stuff happens.
[03:46.840 -> 03:50.600] And then if you take the whole circuit, lots of other events like the cannonball, race
[03:50.600 -> 03:54.200] craft, I mean like some 10 or 20 events happens.
[03:54.200 -> 03:57.560] But nobody really knows what happens over there.
[03:57.560 -> 03:58.560] That's right.
[03:58.560 -> 04:03.040] And the sad part is lots of people don't even know that BIC exists when two times the Formula
[04:03.040 -> 04:04.040] One race was happening.
[04:04.040 -> 04:07.000] That's so true.
[04:07.000 -> 04:09.000] And a couple of people know the name of VGIC.
[04:09.000 -> 04:17.000] And keeping that aside, apart from the folks from Chennai and Coimbatore, nobody knows about the MI670 and MI670.
[04:17.000 -> 04:26.000] You have Karun Jandhav and Naren Karthikeyan. They started their racing career from the Curry Speedway and the MIC.
[04:26.000 -> 04:33.000] So the two Indian drivers who made it to the Formula One, they came from the MIC and the Curry Speedway.
[04:33.000 -> 04:38.000] The unfortunate thing is that people don't even know that something like this exists over there.
[04:38.000 -> 04:46.400] So to get the awareness, we need to create the awareness in the public that the motorsport
[04:46.400 -> 04:54.880] is also a sport, it's not just an entertainment, the teamwork and it demands highly physical
[04:54.880 -> 05:01.840] fitness for the athlete who participate, drive but rather a full teamwork is required.
[05:02.960 -> 05:06.000] You need the whole team to strategize, take care of
[05:06.000 -> 05:10.920] the car and the driver himself, the athlete himself have to be at most
[05:10.920 -> 05:15.440] cautious and at the same time got to be aggressive with his
[05:15.440 -> 05:19.400] strategic thinking. That's how you can get on to the racing line, that's how you
[05:19.400 -> 05:25.760] maintain speed on the car. So for this to give all this awareness and to give and to show them
[05:25.760 -> 05:31.000] what exactly is the motorsport, this can be done only when you get the sport to
[05:31.000 -> 05:36.440] the doorstep. And at least they will have an awareness that is not just a guy
[05:36.440 -> 05:40.840] getting in the car and is driving but rather it's a team teamwork and rather
[05:40.840 -> 05:46.000] it's a lot of other things that is involved in this. Even the people would get attracted to it.
[05:46.000 -> 05:49.000] So as that, so first I thought of doing it,
[05:49.000 -> 05:53.000] I thought of doing it in Hyderabad because Hyderabad is my hometown
[05:53.000 -> 05:57.000] and I had a firm belief that government would really support
[05:57.000 -> 05:59.000] and they would give me back more support to do this.
[05:59.000 -> 06:02.000] As this being my house.
[06:02.000 -> 06:07.280] So as I thought in the same way, I got enough support from the government, they really encouraged it.
[06:07.280 -> 06:15.600] And I did India's first street circuit. So, that's how the India's first street circuit has come.
[06:15.600 -> 06:28.000] So, after that, the idea was like, so, like half the cricket goes from city to city. We should travel from city to city to bring more awareness.
[06:29.000 -> 06:33.000] Especially it should be like a carnival kind of thing when it happens in Amritsar.
[06:34.000 -> 06:36.000] That's when people will actually trust it.
[06:36.000 -> 06:43.000] And whether you think blessing or disdain, whatever it is, as of now, for our country, the best blessing is the population.
[06:43.440 -> 06:44.000] whatever it is as of now for our country, the best blessing is the population.
[06:44.840 -> 06:45.960] Yeah.
[06:50.720 -> 06:52.360] Any industry, they're ready to come here and do it because we have so much of population. We have so many.
[06:53.680 -> 06:54.520] That's right.
[06:55.200 -> 06:59.120] So I thought it will, it will not be a madness.
[06:59.140 -> 07:03.880] If I plan the street circuit in at least three to four
[07:04.160 -> 07:08.580] cities in that way, so my idea was
[07:08.580 -> 07:14.240] to bring at least four or five street circuits in India in five years.
[07:14.240 -> 07:20.260] So in that way, this will put India in the world motorsport map, seeing that
[07:20.260 -> 07:26.640] the only country with more than two street circuits. Right. Because now US is the only country with two street circuits.
[07:26.640 -> 07:27.360] One in Miami.
[07:27.360 -> 07:28.240] That's right. Miami.
[07:28.240 -> 07:30.400] And the last one is Greece.
[07:30.400 -> 07:31.200] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[07:31.200 -> 07:35.520] So, last year, we did the Hyderabad street circuit,
[07:36.240 -> 07:38.800] which was also India's first street circuit.
[07:38.800 -> 07:41.120] And the fortunate thing was, like in the year one itself,
[07:41.680 -> 07:44.320] even the Formula E World Championship happened in the same circuit.
[07:45.040 -> 07:47.600] And this year, we are planning one more street circuit in Chennai.
[07:48.480 -> 07:52.800] And this will be India's first night race street circuit.
[07:54.640 -> 07:55.840] Like the Singapore GP.
[07:57.840 -> 08:00.800] The discussions are going on with the Tamil Nadu government.
[08:01.360 -> 08:07.160] And the discussions are in the final stage and hopefully, we will come to a conclusion in 10 days time.
[08:07.160 -> 08:09.320] That's really great.
[08:09.320 -> 08:14.360] You know what you bring up a really great point talking about the grade 2 circuits.
[08:14.360 -> 08:20.960] From what we understand, last year when we had the Formula E race at the Hyderabad street
[08:20.960 -> 08:26.160] circuit and our understanding is that Formula E races at grade one circuit. So,
[08:26.160 -> 08:31.520] we're trying to understand what are the main differences between getting a circuit,
[08:32.480 -> 08:35.760] getting it to grade one or grade two, how does that work in general?
[08:36.640 -> 08:41.600] So, coming to the circuits where the grades are given, if you say that grade three,
[08:42.640 -> 08:47.200] when it comes to the grade three, it is eligible to run up to the
[08:47.200 -> 08:57.120] Formula 3. And if it is grade 2, so it means the circuit is eligible to run up to the Formula
[08:57.120 -> 09:04.160] 2 championships. So, the difference between the grade 2 and grade 1 is a little bit of
[09:04.160 -> 09:05.360] stretch, I mean, the length of the track is a little bit of stretch, I mean the length
[09:05.360 -> 09:11.200] of the track and a little bit of communication system and the signaling.
[09:11.200 -> 09:17.400] So rest of the safety things and everything is almost in line with the formula 1 for the
[09:17.400 -> 09:25.840] grade 2 and in fact the concrete blocks and the debrisferent panels which we used in Hyderabad street circuit was
[09:25.840 -> 09:31.600] actually bought it for the Vietnam Formula One GP.
[09:31.600 -> 09:37.720] I see. It did not happen. So I have bought the whole things from the Vietnam.
[09:37.720 -> 09:45.000] Interesting. Yes. So basically the whole thing which we use over one material.
[09:45.000 -> 09:50.000] Lovely. That's a beautiful insight man.
[09:50.000 -> 09:55.000] So to give you a brief of how much the import has been done as like
[09:55.000 -> 10:00.000] including the debris fence panels, tech pro barriers, all other things
[10:00.000 -> 10:06.720] you can say that almost from various parts of the world, so around 260 containers of
[10:06.720 -> 10:13.440] material came from Vietnam. 30-40 containers of material has come from Germany and
[10:13.440 -> 10:17.360] couple of other tech pro and other things have come from Poland. So we have
[10:17.360 -> 10:22.000] got all the international graded thing because it's a FIA grade circuit. So the
[10:22.000 -> 10:25.840] idea of doing this in the starting itself is because this
[10:25.840 -> 10:30.040] year we are doing the Formula 4 which is FIA's championship. And next year we are doing the
[10:30.040 -> 10:35.040] Formula 3. So next year is the plan for the Formula 3 even that is FIA certified.
[10:35.040 -> 10:42.520] So we need to be in line with the FIA's norms and FIA's terms and
[10:42.520 -> 10:48.320] conditions. So we have to maintain the same thing, which international standards have to be there.
[10:48.320 -> 11:05.760] But on that note, I've heard you say like, this is probably going to be one of the cheapest way to get into the sport in some of your interviews for the 2022 event when this was going to happen. So on that note, can you explain and define the cheap aspect of
[11:05.760 -> 11:10.640] what it means for an entry barrier and sort of like for whoever's participating slash
[11:10.640 -> 11:15.680] viewing and the whole community? So coming to the entry barrier, right now if you see
[11:15.680 -> 11:21.360] the Formula 4 championship, if some driver wants to drive in the Formula 4, if they want
[11:21.360 -> 11:27.920] to get into the seat, the international marketers, they have to spend around 150 to 180,000 Euros.
[11:28.440 -> 11:28.720] Right.
[11:28.760 -> 11:29.120] Wow.
[11:29.720 -> 11:30.120] Worldwide.
[11:30.640 -> 11:38.360] So, so what I'm doing is in order to give more exposure to this championship
[11:38.440 -> 11:44.280] and bring on more PR to this, so I am offering the seat cheaper than any
[11:44.280 -> 11:45.760] other championship in the world.
[11:45.760 -> 11:47.200] Firstly, for all the drivers.
[11:47.200 -> 11:54.640] And on top of it, if some Indian driver is good enough and he has the credentials to get into the Formula 4.
[11:54.640 -> 12:01.920] So, on top of the cheapest price, I am giving 30% discount or scholarship, you can say, for the Indian drivers.
[12:01.920 -> 12:03.120] Wow. That's amazing.
[12:03.120 -> 12:05.120] And apart from 30% scholarship,
[12:05.120 -> 12:09.600] if you see the age criteria of the four drivers, they'll be starting from 14 to 16 or something
[12:09.600 -> 12:15.040] like that. So as being kids, if they have to participate and if there is no Formula 4 in India,
[12:15.040 -> 12:20.080] they have to travel abroad. So first is flight tickets and then the hotel for both the car and
[12:20.080 -> 12:32.920] also the driver. And on top of it, even the cost of the seat is much more higher. So now this will make it more affordable because I'm almost giving them the seat for half of the price what they pay internationally, firstly.
[12:32.920 -> 12:36.560] And secondly, it's going to be like they can save up on the logistics.
[12:37.760 -> 12:39.840] Makes sense. Makes sense.
[12:40.760 -> 12:49.320] And on the other side also, like I think you'd said that the idea was to have also some walk-ins for spectators to come and enjoy the show.
[12:49.320 -> 12:53.200] Is it still going to be that or have we changed that or what's happening there?
[12:53.200 -> 13:02.920] So, coming to that, the spectators walk-in, I think it's almost free because the ticket I charged last year was like Rs.1500.
[13:02.920 -> 13:08.960] If you go to a PVR you spend 2500 rupees.
[13:08.960 -> 13:17.640] The reason last year I have kept 1500 rupees is like see there is a basic perception public
[13:17.640 -> 13:22.640] that if you give something for free they think that it's not a good product.
[13:22.640 -> 13:27.200] Firstly, it doesn't worth anything. So people comes in negative mind. So just
[13:27.200 -> 13:30.720] for the sake, just get that.
[13:30.720 -> 13:38.040] Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, fair and it's also like a buy-in as well. If it's like really free,
[13:38.040 -> 13:43.320] I think it would be like somebody who's there just for the sake of it was somebody who really
[13:43.320 -> 13:46.640] wants to be there. You know, of a thing, if not as well.
[13:46.640 -> 13:47.160] Yeah.
[13:47.160 -> 13:47.680] Yeah.
[13:47.680 -> 13:57.360] And for folks who can't make it to the stadium or the arena, are we hoping to see it on any of the OTT platforms?
[13:57.360 -> 14:00.520] I think last year, we had it on YouTube. But what about now?
[14:00.520 -> 14:02.280] No, last year, we had on Starsports too.
[14:02.280 -> 14:03.560] There was a live show there too.
[14:03.560 -> 14:08.000] And even this year, it is there. We have a a 3 years contract. 3 plus 1 with the Starsports.
[14:08.000 -> 14:10.000] Lovely. That's lovely.
[14:10.000 -> 14:13.000] And this year we are even planning to tie up with some OTT platform.
[14:13.000 -> 14:16.000] Hopefully, it might materialize in coming days.
[14:16.000 -> 14:19.000] We will be on the edge of our seats to find that out.
[14:19.000 -> 14:21.000] Yeah. Yeah.
[14:21.000 -> 14:27.200] Well, I think leading up to the championship itself, my understanding is that there were some
[14:27.200 -> 14:31.360] karting events that happened and I think there's also some sim racing events that are planned. Can
[14:31.360 -> 14:36.080] you elaborate a little bit on that? Till now what I explained was like to create the awareness about
[14:36.080 -> 14:41.120] the motorsport in the general public and show them it's really a sport which both the sides
[14:41.920 -> 14:45.000] being a part and being an audience you would enjoy to the most.
[14:45.000 -> 14:53.000] And then coming to the ecosystem, so to create the ecosystem, what I did is like we started the Karting Championship this year.
[14:53.000 -> 15:08.640] We did it in 6 series. And for the top 3 winners, so the 2nd and 3rd runner got the 100% scholarship for the Meritus Cup and they are already participating and they are doing the race and for the top participant we are giving a 100%
[15:08.640 -> 15:13.600] scholarship for the Rotax Championship, the FMSCA. So the idea here is once the
[15:13.600 -> 15:18.160] Rotax Championship is done from the FMSCA side, so top five will get another
[15:18.160 -> 15:25.040] competition from our side and whoever is winning that they'll get a chance to get into the formula 4 for free of cost.
[15:26.320 -> 15:32.320] Lovely. Oh that's amazing. So before getting them into the formula 4 we'll see we'll get
[15:32.320 -> 15:36.640] them the single seater track time in our cars we'll see how good they are and if they are really
[15:36.640 -> 15:40.080] good and if they are ready to get into the car then we'll give them the seat this year itself.
[15:40.960 -> 15:48.840] So this will create an ecosystem and this will also create a ladder because now people don't know how to get into the motorsport.
[15:48.840 -> 15:52.720] So now they have, they get an idea that first you race into the four stroke
[15:53.520 -> 15:57.760] karting championship, you make some points, win some championship, and then you go to
[15:57.760 -> 16:00.440] the two stroke champ karts where they are much more faster.
[16:00.880 -> 16:02.520] And then you get into the single seaters.
[16:02.760 -> 16:04.600] So this is like ecosystem.
[16:04.600 -> 16:10.660] So, and if they are not ready for this year, the winner, the Rotor Championship winner, then we go train him and we'll give him
[16:10.660 -> 16:16.540] the seat next year. And whoever, irrespective of Indian or international, coming to the
[16:17.300 -> 16:22.460] sport, to encourage the sport. So, whoever wins the F4 Championship this year,
[16:22.800 -> 16:29.600] they are gonna get three seat of F3 next year, which is the seat itself costs you around 250 to 280,000 Euros.
[16:29.600 -> 16:39.200] This would be best if it would just work, right? You win F4, you get F3. You win F3, you get F2. You win F3, you get F1. There you have it.
[16:39.200 -> 16:40.800] Four years you are there.
[16:40.800 -> 16:48.000] So, the driver who wins the F3 will get a free seat in F3 Asia.
[16:48.000 -> 16:50.000] There you have it.
[16:50.000 -> 16:52.000] That's amazing.
[16:52.000 -> 17:08.100] So, this is the plan now. Future is, let's see if the F3 Asia driver who is getting a seat in F3 Asia, if he is really doing good and if he wins the F3 Asia also, then we might see a partial scholarship or full scholarship, depending on at that point of time for the F2 International.
[17:08.100 -> 17:18.900] And we can prolong the contribution to the F2 also. So, let's see. Along with that, we are supporting a girl driver called Shreyal Uyar, who has been really good.
[17:18.900 -> 17:27.520] She had no previous experience. Then she got into the cutting and then the experienced boys were really crying out because she came fourth with her experience.
[17:27.520 -> 17:33.240] She got the potential. So, the Hyderabad team owners are supporting her.
[17:33.240 -> 17:35.720] They are giving her the full scholarship for the training and everything.
[17:35.720 -> 17:41.440] And hopefully, we strongly feel that you might see her in Formula 3 Asia next year.
[17:41.440 -> 17:42.640] Lovely.
[17:42.640 -> 17:44.720] She is quite competent.
[17:44.720 -> 17:47.040] Awesome. Awesome. Awesome, awesome, awesome.
[17:47.040 -> 17:52.240] I've read this somewhere where you're also looking for mechanics and engineers and sort of like
[17:52.240 -> 17:57.600] scholarships in schools, selected city schools where you want to sort of like bring that
[17:57.600 -> 18:05.200] aspect of the racing as well. So you want to talk about that too? Yeah, so before that, so this one thing I missed out is like in our league,
[18:05.200 -> 18:07.520] every team will have a female driver for sure.
[18:07.520 -> 18:15.440] Even last year, every team had a female driver and all the female drivers were the drivers who drove in W Series FIA.
[18:15.440 -> 18:17.280] Oh, lovely.
[18:17.280 -> 18:18.320] That's amazing.
[18:18.320 -> 18:28.080] Lovely. So this is my idea. This was my idea to show that because everybody talks about gender equality, women empowerment and lots of other things.
[18:28.080 -> 18:30.600] So I thought like rather than talking, let's do something.
[18:30.600 -> 18:31.600] Yeah, yeah, possible.
[18:31.600 -> 18:32.600] We can do it in every way.
[18:32.600 -> 18:33.600] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[18:33.600 -> 18:37.600] Not just talk the talk but walk the walk as well.
[18:37.600 -> 18:38.600] Sure.
[18:38.600 -> 18:39.600] Yeah, yeah.
[18:39.600 -> 18:43.160] So that was the first thing and coming to the other side.
[18:43.160 -> 18:45.280] So there are lots of kids who like
[18:45.280 -> 18:53.200] developing the things, who wants to be a sports car designer or a motorsport engineer or
[18:53.200 -> 18:57.200] something like that. So for that initiation what we are doing is, so we are starting up from this
[18:57.200 -> 19:02.000] year itself. So probably this month and on next month, first or second week the colleges are
[19:02.000 -> 19:09.120] opening. So we are going five to six series cities so we have two experienced engineers who have been working with the formal teams.
[19:09.120 -> 19:16.560] Oh wow. Yeah so they are gonna go to the five or six cities and as this is the
[19:16.560 -> 19:21.020] first year and we have very less time so we have we are selecting two colleges in
[19:21.020 -> 19:26.160] every city. So they're gonna pick up and we have a format of five steps of the
[19:27.520 -> 19:32.320] tests for the students. So the automobile and mechanical engineering students both third year
[19:32.320 -> 19:37.120] and final year can apply for that and they will have the interviews and they will have the written
[19:37.120 -> 19:40.560] tests and all other things and then the final round, practical round will be there and the
[19:40.560 -> 19:51.920] final round will be with the engineers who have been a part of Formula 1 teams previously. So they're gonna pick at least two or three students from each city and most likely
[19:51.920 -> 19:57.120] we are trying to put one female engineer also over there. So it makes sense two male and one
[19:57.120 -> 20:03.440] female or one male and one female engineer. So these engineers will be given internship for free
[20:03.440 -> 20:06.320] of course for five weekends when the race is happening.
[20:06.320 -> 20:07.320] Lovely.
[20:07.320 -> 20:09.320] For the five weekends of the race.
[20:09.320 -> 20:15.320] In general, if the engineers want to do an internship, so generally a couple of engineers,
[20:15.320 -> 20:21.320] automobile engineers or mechanical engineers, they go to, mainly they go to London to Silverstone for the internship.
[20:21.320 -> 20:25.920] So they pay around 15,000 pounds to 20,000 pounds for two-week
[20:25.920 -> 20:31.440] internship. But I'm giving a free internship for five weeks. That's amazing. Which will
[20:31.440 -> 20:36.720] help the ecosystem in the engineering side also. At the same time, so every city we are picking up
[20:36.720 -> 20:41.600] the engineers, we are picking up the mechanics also from the local mechanic shops rather than the
[20:41.600 -> 20:46.960] established. Nice. So that the local mechanics also will get a boost and they will get a chance to do
[20:46.960 -> 20:50.320] the internship with the European motorsport mechanics.
[20:51.400 -> 20:54.160] And we are in talks with the MP.
[20:54.160 -> 20:56.440] MP is the technical partner for us.
[20:56.920 -> 20:57.120] Okay.
[20:57.120 -> 21:01.960] MP Motorsports who have been the 22 F2 champions and most likely looks like this
[21:01.960 -> 21:02.960] year also they want to be there.
[21:03.560 -> 21:03.800] Right.
[21:03.840 -> 21:07.280] So I'm discussing with them that at least one or two
[21:08.440 -> 21:16.280] students and mechanics both should get an opportunity to go to the F3 Asia in the Indian sports team for the internship.
[21:17.080 -> 21:19.500] Lovely. And out of these two, whoever is good,
[21:19.500 -> 21:25.120] they should get an opportunity to do the free internship in the French Championship and also if possible
[21:25.120 -> 21:30.080] the European Cup. And then if they are if they really feel that these are good then probably
[21:30.640 -> 21:37.200] to give the employment in the MP Motorsports in the Formula 2 team. Wow, wow that's that's
[21:37.200 -> 21:41.200] really amazing. The last two points we are in discussion with the MP and most likely it looks
[21:41.200 -> 21:52.000] favorable they are also interested in something like this. But in the ground it will create an ecosystem. Slowly I want to create and get India into a position where like how
[21:52.000 -> 21:55.000] if the motorsport comes now everybody runs to Europe.
[21:55.000 -> 21:56.000] Exactly.
[21:56.000 -> 22:05.520] Create an ecosystem. We are much more hardworking, we are much more concentrated and we are much more cheaper than any other.
[22:12.560 -> 22:14.800] So my hope is like in future the motorsport people should run for Indian engineers and mechanics.
[22:19.280 -> 22:22.320] We don't have a concept of 30 hour four-day week right like it's work for us.
[22:30.040 -> 22:34.200] No, I love how well-rounded this overall plan is with covering all areas. People generally just talk about the drivers pretty much and that's where all the effort
[22:34.200 -> 22:35.200] goes in.
[22:35.200 -> 22:40.800] But I love how this kind of takes care of everything.
[22:40.800 -> 22:48.160] The main aim of mine is to see the Indian Racing League full of Indians at least in coming 5-6 years.
[22:48.160 -> 22:53.120] When you say full of Indians, including the engineers, mechanics and the drivers.
[22:53.120 -> 22:54.760] Right. Makes sense.
[22:54.760 -> 23:00.880] So, obviously, it goes without saying, right?
[23:00.880 -> 23:05.120] Like, the core of any sport starts with like as young as you are.
[23:05.680 -> 23:10.320] But sometimes you don't know what you want to do when you're that young. So, is there anything for
[23:10.320 -> 23:15.440] any of the late bloomers who are like, hey, I want to get into the sport now, but am I too late?
[23:16.320 -> 23:23.360] Is there a way? See, coming to the motorsport, I wouldn't say anything is too late. But again,
[23:24.000 -> 23:27.400] you got to work a lot on your physical and mental strength.
[23:27.400 -> 23:30.760] And if you are up to it, then yeah, you can do it.
[23:30.760 -> 23:35.440] Yeah. Fair enough.
[23:35.440 -> 23:41.720] For a late-blomer, the concept of the masters in every championship.
[23:41.720 -> 23:49.180] You find three, four participants or five participants in every championship. So, you find three, four participants or five participants in every championship except the Formula One.
[23:49.180 -> 23:57.000] So, Masters is like the gentlemen drivers. And these guys are none other than the late bloomers.
[23:57.000 -> 24:02.260] Because they wanted to do something like this since their childhood, but they didn't really get an opportunity.
[24:02.260 -> 24:08.640] But they are getting it now. So, yeah, we have planned for that also. If anyone wants to participate in the Formula 3 from next
[24:08.640 -> 24:14.560] year, who are the late bloomers. So, for them, we have the masterclass also. If they can provide it,
[24:14.560 -> 24:20.000] if we can accommodate three or four people on the grid. Because if only one person is racing,
[24:20.000 -> 24:22.000] then he's going to be ultimate winner every round.
[24:22.000 -> 24:24.000] Then he is going to be the ultimate winner every round. He wouldn't make it this time.
[24:24.000 -> 24:28.000] So, minimum 3 or 4 have to be there.
[24:28.000 -> 24:34.000] I think there are lots of people who are much more interested, even irrespective of the age.
[24:34.000 -> 24:36.000] So, there is a chance for that also.
[24:36.000 -> 24:45.440] And you know, if Nick Devereux can make it into AlphaTauri at the age of 28 as a rookie, I think. Everything is possible.
[24:45.440 -> 24:50.960] Yeah. But it's unfortunate that he was just there for 10 races.
[24:50.960 -> 24:52.960] But yeah, at least he made his mark.
[24:52.960 -> 24:54.960] Exactly. He made his mark. Right?
[24:54.960 -> 24:59.120] And I really feel that he might be back sometime.
[24:59.120 -> 25:01.120] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
[25:01.120 -> 25:03.120] You never know.
[25:03.120 -> 25:07.240] You never know. I mean, Albon got back, right? So, you know, anything can happen.
[25:09.400 -> 25:13.480] On that note, you know, a little bit about F1, uh, just, you know,
[25:13.560 -> 25:18.880] getting your perspective, uh, we, we hear that you are an Aston Martin fan, uh,
[25:18.920 -> 25:21.360] and you know, Aston Martin has been doing great.
[25:21.360 -> 25:24.560] I think this season at least till not, not the last few days.
[25:26.240 -> 25:29.040] To be frank with you, I'm an Aston Martin has been doing great, I think, this season, at least till... Not the last few days. To be frank with you, I'm an Aston Martin car fan because...
[25:29.040 -> 25:30.040] Car fan? Okay.
[25:30.720 -> 25:31.720] Okay. Okay.
[25:31.720 -> 25:32.560] Okay. Okay.
[25:32.560 -> 25:36.080] Coming to the F1, I've always been a Louis Hamilton fan, no matter whether...
[25:36.080 -> 25:37.360] Oh, wow. Okay.
[25:37.360 -> 25:37.880] Okay.
[25:37.880 -> 25:40.960] Because the love for Louis Hamilton goes long back.
[25:41.960 -> 25:45.760] You can say that since 2007-8.
[25:45.760 -> 25:47.760] Yeah, his McLaren days.
[25:47.760 -> 25:48.760] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[25:48.760 -> 25:50.760] His McLaren days. Good old McLaren days.
[25:50.760 -> 25:52.760] For sure. For sure.
[25:52.760 -> 25:53.760] The chrome finish.
[25:53.760 -> 25:54.760] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[25:54.760 -> 25:56.760] Taking out each other.
[25:56.760 -> 25:58.760] I feel it's still the best livery till now.
[25:58.760 -> 26:00.760] According to me, it's still the best livery.
[26:00.760 -> 26:03.260] You bring it up in a very nice way.
[26:03.260 -> 26:06.000] Because there is a nice stat for everyone.
[26:06.000 -> 26:10.640] Like, Lando was able to get a double podium back-to-back for McLaren.
[26:10.640 -> 26:17.000] And the last time actually this happened back-to-back after a long gap was when Lewis and Button did it for McLaren.
[26:17.000 -> 26:19.520] Yes. And also in a chrome livery.
[26:19.520 -> 26:22.440] Also in a chrome livery. That's true. That's true.
[26:22.440 -> 26:26.120] Hey, by the way, I got to ask you this.
[26:26.120 -> 26:27.760] What's the story with your tattoos?
[26:27.760 -> 26:30.640] I have seen your tattoos everywhere in your interviews.
[26:30.640 -> 26:31.960] So, what's the deal with them?
[26:31.960 -> 26:36.040] So, these tattoos are long back.
[26:36.040 -> 26:37.040] I mean, like, very old.
[26:37.040 -> 26:41.240] So, on my right-hand side, starting from the shoulder, you can see one Ganesha.
[26:41.240 -> 26:44.840] So, the last sitting was 12 years back.
[26:44.840 -> 26:46.160] Since then, I didn't get time
[26:46.160 -> 26:49.400] because still 15 hours of work is spending on that.
[26:49.400 -> 26:50.560] And on my left hand side,
[26:50.560 -> 26:53.400] you can see some tribal, African tribal base.
[26:53.400 -> 26:56.240] I designed, so every tattoo of mine, I designed it.
[26:56.240 -> 26:57.080] Oh, really?
[26:57.080 -> 26:57.900] That's amazing.
[26:57.900 -> 26:58.740] Yeah.
[26:58.740 -> 27:00.740] So that's based on a tribal design.
[27:02.000 -> 27:04.680] And it says that you take something like,
[27:04.680 -> 27:06.440] you take birth alone and
[27:06.440 -> 27:10.720] you go alone and it could be in what all comes up depending on the moment you
[27:10.720 -> 27:15.640] start you breathing and then the moment when you and time you take out your
[27:15.640 -> 27:28.920] breathe so something that it goes on that like friends family and everything everything, girlfriends and all. And this is the same tattoo which Lewis Hamilton
[27:28.920 -> 27:33.920] has. I mean like I have improvised it a little bit. I have given it a little bit of Desi Tadka.
[27:33.920 -> 27:40.480] Oh by the way, we also hear that you have driven an
[27:40.480 -> 27:45.760] F3 car. Were you ever like really trying to get into
[27:45.760 -> 27:50.240] racing before? No, I was trying to get into racing, but it was not like a
[27:50.240 -> 27:54.520] professional driver or something. I used to drive the Formula BMW single-seaters, which is
[27:54.520 -> 28:01.240] so called Formula. I used to drive the Formula BMW cars, single-seaters. Once in a
[28:01.240 -> 28:07.520] while, whenever I get chance, when I go to Dubai or somewhere, it was like out of the passion and itch.
[28:07.520 -> 28:12.080] Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Fair. Fair.
[28:12.080 -> 28:18.600] But you are a mystery man, man. I've spent seven days trying to dig up so much on you, but you are a mystery man.
[28:18.600 -> 28:21.560] I mean, zero social media presence. What's the deal with that?
[28:21.560 -> 28:26.600] And two, what have you been doing before 2019? Cause I can't find anything on you.
[28:29.240 -> 28:33.760] So yeah, that's, it's a simple line coming to the social media.
[28:33.760 -> 28:38.080] So I feel that I like keeping myself,
[28:38.120 -> 28:43.360] I mean like myself, I really don't want to flaunt or show off like what I'm doing.
[28:43.800 -> 28:47.940] So better the way things, I keep my things with me. And at the same time, I'm really or show off like what I'm doing. So better the way things I keep my things with me and at the same time I'm
[28:47.940 -> 28:52.120] really not much interested what people are doing because I want to spoil my
[28:52.120 -> 28:56.020] mind or I don't want to spoil my targets by looking at others. Because you
[28:56.020 -> 28:59.500] know the show on the pictures is different from what they live and you
[28:59.500 -> 29:05.880] don't want to get on. I really don't want to get on that. I don't say that people on the social media are bad or something like that.
[29:05.880 -> 29:06.400] Right.
[29:06.400 -> 29:06.680] Yeah.
[29:06.680 -> 29:12.760] People are already like screaming and you know,
[29:12.760 -> 29:17.080] he can't see it.
[29:17.080 -> 29:18.200] He's not on social media.
[29:18.200 -> 29:23.240] But it's just that I like keeping my things to myself.
[29:23.240 -> 29:26.840] So that's the reason I'm not over there.
[29:26.840 -> 29:32.680] And yeah, before 2019, I was into the family business, which is infrastructure.
[29:32.680 -> 29:37.920] So they were quite well established and they were into a couple of other
[29:39.440 -> 29:43.760] verticals. And especially the specialization of the company was the water management.
[29:44.680 -> 29:45.200] And they did every all was the water management and
[29:45.200 -> 29:49.880] they did every all sorts of water management. So we were the India's first
[29:49.880 -> 29:56.760] company to do the Asia's first biggest project and then we were the Asia's
[29:56.760 -> 30:00.840] first people to do the river interlinking and everything. But as usual
[30:00.840 -> 30:09.480] I always had an itch to do something different. So in the initial days, I started picking up on the DRDO and the tunnels, where
[30:10.080 -> 30:13.560] both the MD and chairman was a little upset with that because they wanted to concentrate.
[30:14.120 -> 30:15.320] We already have so much.
[30:15.400 -> 30:19.160] Why don't, instead of doing and brewing the thing which you have, why do you want to go on the other side?
[30:19.280 -> 30:19.640] Right.
[30:19.800 -> 30:21.960] But he always liked the difference.
[30:22.360 -> 30:27.960] I don't know why, but I always liked it because my childhood dream was to become a fighter pilot when I was a kid.
[30:27.960 -> 30:28.960] Lovely.
[30:28.960 -> 30:29.960] Yeah. Nice.
[30:29.960 -> 30:35.120] But it was late by the time I realized how much the physical requirement is there for
[30:35.120 -> 30:36.120] a fighter pilot.
[30:36.120 -> 30:37.120] Fair enough.
[30:37.120 -> 30:44.000] And then my friends supported and helped me that I lose that and I don't make it any time.
[30:44.000 -> 30:47.040] That's what trends are for.
[30:49.040 -> 30:51.040] I mean, like it's not damaged. I was a practice.
[30:55.440 -> 31:02.640] So then I worked hard on my own solely to get these two verticals, which is tunnel and defense
[31:02.640 -> 31:07.840] into the company. And it took me almost four and a half years, almost five years to establish that.
[31:08.560 -> 31:11.920] And yeah, that's what I did good. I'm doing good in last seven years itself.
[31:11.920 -> 31:14.640] I did a phenomenal remark in the vertical of tunnels.
[31:14.640 -> 31:19.600] And in my company, the vertical of tunnels and defense has come after I got them into,
[31:19.680 -> 31:24.000] so which really make a little difference because of my presence.
[31:24.080 -> 31:31.200] So I always wanted to got a little difference because of my presence. So I always wanted to a little difference. I want to make mark when I'm present there. So yeah we are doing good
[31:31.200 -> 31:37.760] amount of projects in that couple of thousands of pros in that in last seven years itself. So
[31:37.760 -> 31:49.540] I was stuck in that. You can say every you can say every 20s and early 30s guys itch that you want to make your mark.
[31:49.540 -> 31:53.500] So, I was struggling over there.
[31:53.500 -> 32:01.220] But good you were stuck. Because you were stuck, you are able to do this today and get it done for India.
[32:01.220 -> 32:01.720] Yeah.
[32:01.720 -> 32:02.220] Yeah.
[32:02.220 -> 32:02.720] Yeah.
[32:02.720 -> 32:03.220] Yeah.
[32:03.220 -> 32:03.720] Yeah.
[32:03.720 -> 32:06.400] Well, let's get back to
[32:07.280 -> 32:13.280] the F4 championship a little bit. And we wanted to know a little bit more about last year. I
[32:13.280 -> 32:20.080] think there were a couple of, you know, big names like the 2016 Le Mans winner, Neil Jenny and
[32:20.080 -> 32:27.040] 2014 European Le Mans Series winner, Oliver James Webb. So are there any big names coming in this time around?
[32:27.040 -> 32:33.840] Yeah, well, we are still working on that and most of the credit for the IRL, I think almost 70 to 80%
[32:33.840 -> 32:39.920] of the drivers are really interested to come. They enjoy being here and driving and almost 80 to 90%
[32:39.920 -> 32:45.280] drivers are ready to come here and less drivers, the people who are not able to come is because of
[32:45.280 -> 32:50.080] their prior commitments which with the other championships not even they are very much willing
[32:50.080 -> 32:54.320] to come. So we are still working on the names once we get the names we'll get you but yeah
[32:54.320 -> 32:59.440] definitely pretty much good names will be there this year and it's going to be much more interesting
[32:59.440 -> 33:05.340] and exciting we are planning a lots of couple of other things also as the add-ons for the public
[33:05.340 -> 33:06.340] who come there.
[33:06.340 -> 33:07.340] Yeah, there you have it, folks.
[33:07.340 -> 33:13.300] I mean, obviously, we'll try to get as many drivers as part of this partnership as we
[33:13.300 -> 33:14.300] can.
[33:14.300 -> 33:19.780] But yeah, once we know more from Akhil, we'll bring it to you as well.
[33:19.780 -> 33:21.640] I have a curiosity question.
[33:21.640 -> 33:28.320] Is it possible and do these F3 and F4 cars transmit radio messages that can be heard by the public?
[33:28.320 -> 33:31.840] Yes, it is possible and we are planning on that. We are working on that.
[33:31.840 -> 33:37.760] So, it is 70% possible. We are working on that. Let's see how it goes.
[33:37.760 -> 33:43.040] But the only problem is like when you put the transmission, this thing in that, the car becomes too heavy.
[33:43.040 -> 33:45.900] Yeah. this thing in that the car becomes too heavy yeah because you need to transmit
[33:45.900 -> 33:51.280] a responder where the live telecast can take it and it weighs around 2-3 kg
[33:51.280 -> 34:06.240] that's yeah that's going to be fun.
[34:06.240 -> 34:09.680] You'll get a lot of troll messages, especially in Indian F4.
[34:09.680 -> 34:11.600] Everybody wants the masala, right?
[34:11.600 -> 34:12.100] Yeah.
[34:14.960 -> 34:15.520] Oh man.
[34:16.560 -> 34:19.920] The only thing is like, I would really request the audience to come down and
[34:21.280 -> 34:25.440] feel the adrenaline rush rather than just hearing it from others.
[34:25.440 -> 34:30.320] And this year, they have much more interesting events apart from the race.
[34:30.320 -> 34:34.480] Only the race, they have lots of other things which is going to be the add-ons.
[34:34.480 -> 34:39.200] And which will keep them much more active on the track.
[34:39.200 -> 34:42.320] And I think they shouldn't miss the Nitro Race especially.
[34:42.320 -> 34:45.080] Lovely. Lovely. There you have it.
[34:45.080 -> 34:48.640] You don't need to go to Singapore. You don't need to go to Peren.
[34:48.640 -> 34:50.920] You don't need to go to Las Vegas.
[34:50.920 -> 34:51.600] It's right here.
[34:51.600 -> 34:53.400] It's right here in India.
[34:53.400 -> 34:58.560] And with the seating feel, because it's Chennai, you're going to have the same kind of humid, same kind of weather.
[34:58.560 -> 35:06.000] So, it's just that every bit, you will feel you are in either in Las Vegas or in Singapore.
[35:06.000 -> 35:08.400] In every way.
[35:08.400 -> 35:14.200] So, it's like they shouldn't miss the international experience in India itself.
[35:14.200 -> 35:18.900] And if you are really interested in Monaco and Azerbaijan, then don't miss the Hyderabad.
[35:18.900 -> 35:23.040] Yeah. Awesome. Awesome. There you have it, folks.
[35:23.040 -> 35:28.760] I mean, obviously, that comes in with like the awesome food that you don't get with all those hamburgers and whatever.
[35:28.760 -> 35:34.080] Yeah. You know, there's there's just a win, win, win situation for everyone here.
[35:35.240 -> 35:40.240] But stay tuned. Stay tuned for way too much information coming through.
[35:40.640 -> 35:45.640] Subscribe and listen in to the IRL podcast because there's going to be way more information
[35:45.640 -> 35:51.240] and more stories coming towards you now that you know what's happening in a few months
[35:51.240 -> 35:52.240] to come.
[35:52.240 -> 35:55.400] With that, these are all three of your hosts signing off.
[35:55.400 -> 35:56.400] Bye bye.
[35:56.400 -> None] Bye. you