Carlos Sainz revealed that everyone seemed ‘quite shocked’ by the Madring layout, which makes its debut in Formula 1 this weekend at the Spanish GP.
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The category returns to the Spanish capital and on a new street circuit, built near Madrid airport and around the IFEMA Exhibition Center.
Due to the variety of corner types, a busy and quite chaotic race is expected, especially with La Monumental, banked and 550m long. “Yeah, I think we can expect a pretty difficult track,” he said.
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“I think we have all already driven it on the simulator (DIL) and saw the F3 test. And, talking to the drivers in the parade, everyone seemed quite impressed with the layout that Madrid created, which, I believe, is a positive thing, as it gives personality to the track and generates expectation,” he continued.
“It’s not a common track, you know, one of those that are simply included in the calendar; it’s something a bit different, with its own personality. We just need to see if the challenge isn’t excessive, or what happens when we start doing some laps and giving feedback to the FIA and the GP organizers,” he concluded.
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