In December 2003, a seven-year pre-agreement to host the GP in Hyderabad in 2007 was signed. The track was to be built near Gopanapally village, near the outskirts of Hyderabad, and consisted of 1,367 acres (5.53 km2) of land.
However, in 2004 there came competition from Mumbai, to shift the track from Hyderabad to Mumbai instead.
However, these projects never came to fruition, possibly due to anti-tobacco legislation and a change in government policy.
Both projects then were declared 'dead' in the second half of 2004, when Maharashtra government decided "not to waste money on car fumes while there are more serious issues", and the Hyderabad location was converted to an IT park for technology companies.
