Formula One oligarch Bernie Ecclestone has admitted that he has "nothing to complain about" following the first-ever Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit, saying that the track and the fans had been "super".
The inaugural Indian Grand Prix passed off without any major hitches over the weekend, despite a few concerns in the run up to the event.
Worries over tax and visa problems, circuit construction or the potential for local farmers to stage protests at the track all came to nothing.
Official figures confirmed that despite some empty-looking grandstands early in the weekend, 95,000 people attended raceday at the track.
And although Ecclestone said that there were still "bits and pieces" that the organisers need to work on for 2012, he admitted that he had been genuinely impressed with the weekend as a whole.
"I am very, very happy with it and I think everyone else is as well, there is nothing to complain about," he told reporters on Monday.
"They only need to work on bits and pieces. But this is a prototype, as soon as they get down and have a good look they will find things to improve and I am sure they will improve them."
Earlier this month, Ecclestone admitted that he had been "pessimistic" about the track's chances of being ready for the race weekend.
But he said that he had not heard anyone complaining throughout the whole weekend.
"I was only nervous, a little bit, before because I thought it wasn't going to get completed. "I kept seeing photographs every day and they kept improving everything," he rambled.
"Normally you get people complaining if there is something to complain about, but I haven't heard any complaints - nothing."
And as for the crowd figures, he added: "It is super. If you had said to these people three years ago, F1, they would not know what you are talking about.
"I thought it was great. A great crowd, a great atmosphere."
Sebastian Vettel won the Indian GP on Sunday, which ended up being a largely processional race thanks to issues with grip off the racing line.
The 2011 race represented the start of a 10-year deal with the Buddh track to host an F1 race.
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