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Mahindra, Tata display tricolour at London Formula E on I-Day eve
On August 13, the eve of India’s 79th Independence Day, Mahindra Racing’s team posed with the Indian national flag at the ExCeL centre in London, a former colonial dock now hosting Formula…
The Story in Brief
On August 13, the eve of India’s 79th Independence Day, Mahindra Racing’s team posed with the Indian national flag at the ExCeL centre in London, a former colonial dock now hosting Formula E’s season finale. Tata Consultancy Services also has prominent branding on the leading Jaguar TCS Racing team. Mahindra sits fourth in the Teams’ standings, one point behind third-placed Andretti. A strong weekend could also beat the team’s all-time points record of 215 set in 2016-17. The Drivers’ title remains unresolved, with Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara fifth.
The Indian Opinion
The tricolour in a London dock is an easy trigger for chest-thumping nationalism, but the real story is thinner than the photo op. Mahindra and Tata have spent years and serious money to earn a seat at this table; one good race weekend does not rewrite the global order. The test is not the flag on the overalls but the results on the timing sheets. Can Mahindra close that one-point gap in the standings, or will the symbolism outrun the substance?
Source: brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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