This weekend marks the first time F1 has raced at the Madring – the first track to debut on the F1 calendar since Las Vegas was added in 2023
The 57-lap circuit is is 5.44km and has incredibly fast corners and basically no margin for error, with limited overtaking opportunities. Turn eight – “El Bunker” – is named after La Mata Espesa, two bunkers built in 1936 by the Republican forces to protect the eastern flank Madrid from attack during the Spanish Civil War.
So what do the drivers think?
Mercedes driver George Russell previously described the Madring as “the most risky” on the F1 calendar, while Lewis Hamilton has characterised the ring as a “massively challenging circuit”.
Meanwhile, Alpine driver Pierre joked that he’d hit the wall multiple times during his simulation trials for the new track.
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