7 September 2026
Formula 1 is heading to Madrid for the first time in 45 years, but how did they build the 5.4km hybrid track in about a year whilst keeping the busy IFEMA open?
As a matter of interest
1969 Autosport held a competition to design London Grand Prix. I (John Nichols) won the "Around the houses" prize
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⏱️ TIMESTAPS:
0:00 Introducing the Madring
1:34 How the Madrid F1 Track was Designed
4:34 How the Madrid F1 Track was Built
9:29 The First Racing at Madring
10:45 The Controversies of Madring
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All you need to know about the twists and turns of F1's newest track, MADRING. With its 22 corners, and incredible banked centrepiece of La Monumental, get up to speed with this exciting new circuit ahead of the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix.