F1 Meeting with Barcelona-Catalunya’s Director of Icola

Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit is active of negotiations with F1 to change its current contract with ‘Great Circus’, ending next year, with the 2026 race dispute with the Catalan layout. And show it the Having a circuit, Josep lluís Santamaría, accompanied by his team, in the icola layout This weekend, at the F1’s Emilie-Romagna GP, where this Saturday they have a meeting at CEO of Formula 1, Stefano.

The Catalan delegation is in the work -made track of Italy for two reasons. The first, clearly, to meet Domenicali this afternoon. The second, indicating the situation of negotiations and the options that the Barcelona race needs to renew its contract, is nothing more than To see right how other circuits work like imola to know for the future, the same work they do each year to improve. And as MD has learned, that will continue to do the circuit team and its director, ensuring its existence in more quotes of this calendar.

From there you need to get a IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION, BEFORE JOSEP LLUís Santamaría She responded with a spicy smile. A circuit does not go to other clues to determine if it does not apply improvements and new ideas for the future, not just for the appointment within two weeks, the 2025 Spain GP, ​​or next year.

In fact, one of Domenicali’s trusted people accompanied Catalan’s track delegation on Saturday morning this Saturday from the F1 hospitality located at Paddock, to far away Fan zone and other points to Josep Lluís Santamaría And his people will understand the first hand more details about this event of Italy and compare them to their organization method.

On the right track

From the track, “Optimism” was always sent about the possible GP renewal to Barcelona, ​​but without releasing clothing in negotiations with the Directive Dome of the Contest. In fact, with the Spanish GP’s presentation of 2025 a few days ago, both the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the track director, who bet “The Silence” as one of their letters to continue organizing.

In ImolaAs MD learned, the layout director talked to those responsible for the Italy track to find out more about his organization and facilities, but for nothing more. And although it may be thought to be Imola (who ends this year’s contract), Barcelona and other clues may alternative to calendar In the future in the absence of available holes, in talks up to F1, The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit directive has not yet raised such an idea and Catalan’s layout is just arranging the idea of ​​staying on the calendar.

In that sense, it is good news to maintain your optimism in this regard. As this newspaper knows, renewal is well aimed at, But it will not be decided or signed here in ICOLA, or in the coming weeksBecause it requires a long process, especially administrative. But it’s on the right track.

Josep Lluís Santamaría maintains his law of silenceBut he showed his surprise for rumors about a possible F1 update for a short time, two years, to have time to organize a wider contract. They want to sign for more. Although, like all, if there is an agreement, the F1 has a pan for the handle, both to decide the years, and place on the table a possible twist that for now the Montmel track executives have not been raised.