Madrid – Formula One’s new Spanish Grand Prix circuit held a showy public unveiling on Tuesday with organizers confident all would be ready for the September race in Madrid despite construction being far from finished.
The largest Spanish flag in the country was raised at the first corner before government and circuit officials gave speeches, and Williams’ F1 driver Carlos Sainz spoke of his hometown excitement.
The 5.47 kilometer Madring, around the IFEMA exhibition center in the capital’s northeast with easy access to public transport and Barajas airport, stretches over two distinct areas and features two long straights and a hallmark 24% banked “Monumental” curve, where cars could hit 340 kph.
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