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“Ness and I had the best evening of our life…All right! One of the best,” said Preity from Singapore yesterday morning.

“It was the first ever Grand Prix in the night and we were so happy to be there! But I’m exhausted. It went on till the wee hours,” she said.

Ness had even more fun than Preity. “You think he’s too proper to let himself go? Well you should’ve seen him at the Grand Prix. He had a ball. Ness is a total sports buff. He loves every sport from Formula 1 to tennis, soccer and even golf. Our next sporting event is in Mohali on October 17 when India plays against Australia. We’ll be there. I hope India wins.”

Although she is visibly excited about the recent Grand Prix, it wasn’t a first for Preity. “It was my third Grand Prix. I attended one in Spain and the other in Melbourne. Our very special trip to the first nocturnal Grand Prix was arranged by a certain Mr BS Ong. He was one of the chief organisers. We had a rocking time. Regulars at the Grand Prix say it was one of the best organised Grand Prix of all times,” she added.

“There were so many people from India. There was Rahul Gandhi, Satish Sharma, Vijay Mallya, Shilpa Shetty. But Shilpa was in the Kingfisher’s enclave. Ness and I were in Mr Ong’s box. I did go down to say hello to Vijay and that’s when I met Shilpa,” said Preity.

Preity loves car racing and would like to try it herself. She said, “I just wanted to jump on to those tracks and drive! What a thrill it is. All you need is ear plugs to make sure your ears don’t burst because of the noise made by the skidding wheels.”

Preity is all praise for the Indian team at the Grand Prix. “This was our first time. Our boys really did well. Mr Vijay Mallaya has done a commendable job,” she said.