{"id":868251,"date":"2026-08-25T20:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868251\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T20:40:10","slug":"gallery-formula-3-drivers-take-to-the-incredible-madring-circuit-for-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/868251\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY: Formula 3 drivers take to the \u2018incredible\u2019 Madring circuit for test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">F3 in-season testing has taken place at the brand-new Madring in Madrid, which will play host to the Spanish Grand Prix when F1 returns to the city in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">All 30 F3 drivers had the opportunity to experience the venue over two days, helping them to both prepare for the remaining rounds and put the Madring through its paces ahead of its official debut on <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoidGhlX3dlZWtlbmRfb2Zfc2VwdGVtYmVyXzExLTEzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9yYWNpbmcvMjAyNi9zcGFpbiIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/racing\/2026\/spain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the weekend of September 11-13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The track\u2019s combination of permanent sections and public roads, as well as the exhilarating banked turn named \u2018La Monumental\u2019, will make it a unique challenge when F1 heads there for the 14th round of the 2026 season, joined by support championships F2 and F3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Home hero <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiY2FybG9zX3NhaW56X2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2Nhcmxvcy1zYWlueiIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/carlos-sainz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Sainz<\/a> enjoyed <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYV9sYXBfb2ZfdGhlX21hZHJpbmdfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL2dhbGxlcnktc2FpbnotY29tcGxldGVzLXRoZS1maXJzdC1sYXBzLWF0LXRoZS1icmFuZC1uZXctbWFkcmluZy4zMmZ4U215YWs3UXhQZzZOUmNSNmxkIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/gallery-sainz-completes-the-first-laps-at-the-brand-new-madring.32fxSmyak7QxPg6NRcR6ld\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a lap of the Madring<\/a> back in May, but <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZmVycmFyaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvZmVycmFyaSIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> recently completed a <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZmlsbWluZ19kYXlfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL2ZlcnJhcmktY29tcGxldGUtZmlyc3QtbGFwcy1hcm91bmQtbWFkcmluZy1pbi1hbi1mMS1jYXItYXMtcGFydC1vZi1maWxtaW5nLWRheS42Yk5hSGE1WWU2MlF1ellOODREVm03IiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/ferrari-complete-first-laps-around-madring-in-an-f1-car-as-part-of-filming-day.6bNaHa5Ye62QuzYN84DVm7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filming day<\/a> there to claim the honour of posting the first times in an F1 car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYXVkaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvYXVkaSIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/audi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Audi<\/a> junior driver Freddie Slater, who currently has an eight-point lead in the F3 standings with two rounds to go, gave his verdict on the Madring: \u201cI think this track is incredible to drive, it&#8217;s a bit old-school, got some interesting corners and it&#8217;s got a lot of character to it. It&#8217;s probably one of the most enjoyable on a push lap on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve had a couple of experiences around street tracks, Macau, Monaco this year, and it&#8217;s about going out, being on the limit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI love the whole thing. I think it&#8217;s incredible. I think it&#8217;s one of the best tracks I\u2019ve driven. Like all the best tracks, like your Macaus, your Monacos, the tracks that have got character, I think that&#8217;s the most special thing that they&#8217;ve done here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI can&#8217;t name a favourite part, but I do like the Turn 5 and 6 chicane. I&#8217;m just enjoying it, having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Check out the some photos of the Madring in the gallery above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"F3 in-season testing has taken place at the brand-new Madring in Madrid, which will play host to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-868251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}