Historical. Total party. Only. The streets of Barcelona showed passion for Formula 1 and sent a clear and strong message to the owners of the ‘Great Circus’: Barcelona deserves to continue on the calendar of the biggest competition in the world of motorsport. MD doesn’t say. The city itself said it loud and clear yesterday. And as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case, those thousand words multiplied throughout the streets of Eixample.
Barcelona deserves to continue beyond 2026 (the duration of the current contract) not only because of history, but above all because of its strong commitment to this competition and because of the unconditional love of thousands and thousands -thousand people in charge of clarifying it. to Liberty Media, owner of F1. Barcelona is F1 and the ‘show’ says it all.
Carlos Sainz, riding in the Ferrari F1 from previous years, and Jack Doohan (reserve driver) at the wheel of an Alpine, delighted the fans by driving their F1s through Ronda Universitat, Plaça Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, leaving images for the memory of the fastest cars on the planet rolling before the magnificent beauty of Casa Batlló and thousands and thousands of fans roaring with F1, filling the streets of Barcelona of color and passion for this sport, thus showing the enormous growth of F1 among the youngest fans , a global phenomenon.
Madrid has already announced its arrival in F1 from 2026 and the Circuit is still in negotiations to renew after that year. They are optimistic and respond to all requests made by F1. Do they want the city involved? What happened this Wednesday was the highest exponent of that concern. Do they want a Circuit with better facilities and increase VIP products, very important and which urban circuits sell well? The Circuit has responded to several acts of great magnitude. Should route access be improved? A new plan of action was drawn up. And the stands have also been covered and water and shade points have been added to combat the heat. All, to preserve F1.
The owners keep repeating that it is difficult to have two GPs in the same country, but what used to be a ‘resolute no’ is now a “possibility”. They don’t remove it. And that’s a big step.
In this context, the ‘show’ organized in the streets of the Catalan capital is another boost of energy for the negotiations. No renewal announcement is expected for this weekend, but the city, Catalonia and many fans from all over Spain have come together to make a big declaration of intent. A ‘they won’t move us’.
The madness is absolute, also supporting young talents from home, who experienced something unforgettable. Pepe Martí, driver of Red Bull in Campos in Formula 2, was able to drive only 10 minutes from his house and fulfilled any driver’s dream. Also the young man from Les (Lleida), Mari Boya, at the wheel of his Formula 3 Campos.
F1 raced at Pedralbes in the Spanish GP in 1951 and 1954. It competed at MontjuÏc in 1969, 71, 73 and 75, and then returned to Catalonia at Montmeló continuously since 1991. This year is the 34th edition of F1 at the Circuit de Catalunya. And in 2026 the 36th will be reached, which should be the last of the current contract, but not the last in Catalonia. F1 must continue in Barcelona.
Source: La Verdad
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