MADRID (AP) \u2014 The new Madring circuit debuting this season in Formula One has been deemed ready for its inaugural race after successfully hosting tests with the lower-tiered F3 cars this week.<\/p>\n
Organizers said Madring \u201cis ready for the Spanish Grand Prix\u201d on Sept. 13 following two days of running that included several red flags for drivers going off track at the new hybrid circuit. <\/p>\n
One driver said it is \u201cthe most adrenaline-fuelled circuit of the entire season,\u201d while another compared sections of the new track to the circuits on the streets of Monaco and Macau. <\/p>\n
A total of 30 drivers and 10 teams raced Monday and Tuesday at the brand-new 5.4-kilometer (3.3-mile) track set around exhibition halls near Madrid\u2019s main airport. The track features a mix of existing roads in the Spanish capital and purpose-built sections.<\/p>\n
Organizers said they were able to test \u201cboth the track\u2019s performance and the various sporting, technical, medical, safety and coordination operations.\u201d They said \u201cthe track and the sporting, technical and safety operations have functioned under real conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
There were nearly 20 stoppages in the sessions because cars went off track and for other reasons.<\/p>\n
According to organizers, drivers said they liked what they experienced in the new circuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel very comfortable in Macau and Monaco, so I really like this circuit because some sections remind me of them,\u201d said Th\u00e9ophile Na\u00ebl, who drives for team Van Amersfoort Racing. \u201cWhen you are flat out, you can feel the g-forces. Inside the car, it is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
The banked corner \u201cLa Monumental\u201d is expected to be the highlight of the new track.<\/p>\n
Spanish driver Bruno del Pino, of team MP Motorsport, described the track as \u201cthe most adrenaline-fuelled of the entire season.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe adrenaline is at 100% on every lap,\u201d he said, adding that the circuit \u201cfills you with energy and gets your heart racing. We are really looking forward to racing here officially.\u201d<\/p>\n
Madring signed a contract with F1 through 2035. This year\u2019s Spanish GP will mark F1\u2019s return to the Madrid region after it raced at the Jarama circuit in 1981. The Jerez de la Frontera track in southern Spain hosted races from 1986-90, and in 1994 and 1997.<\/p>\n
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See AP\u2019s full auto racing coverage here <\/p>\n
Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MADRID (AP) \u2014 The new Madring circuit debuting this season in Formula One has been deemed ready for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-872352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}