145;This is probably my destiny146;

Yet through the buzz and clamour he saw the bigger picture. 8216;8216;This is probably my destiny8217;8217;, he said when asked if he8217;d ever dreamt about landing up at Red Square. 8216;8216;The high-profile sport that F1 is, it doesn8217;t predict what8217;s in store for anyone.8217;8217;

The noontime ceremony itself was very real, made more so by the bitter cold. Braving the minus 16 degrees temperature were over 100 journalists and a huge security cordon. 8216;8216;No one was allowed anywhere near the area of presentation,8217; Narain observed, 8216;8216;the place was quite like a fortress.8217;8217;

Appropriately enough, given the proximity of the Kremlin, a former castle. It was a day of pride for Russia too, with Jordan8217;s new owner Alex Shnaider giving the country its first-ever Formula 1 team. 8216;8216;There was a buzz, heads were turning, the journalists were very well-informed8217;8217;, Narain said. 8216;8216;Everything has begun on a great note.8217;8217;