When Vikhroli resident Mayur Kamat finished sixth in the final of the ‘One from a billion hunt’ — a Sahara Force India (only Force India back then) initiative to find and nurture an Indian Formula One driver — last October, he thought he had marked his arrival on the big stage. The fact that he managed this feat having never stepped into the cockpit of a racing car before, made him believe he was destined to make a career in motorsport.

Mayur Kamat (encircled) along with Force India‘s One from a billion hunt finalists.