Madrid would like to host an F1 Grand Prix

Applications to host the Formula 1 flock from all over the world to the desk of Stefano Domenicali, president of the F1 group! The last candidate city to position itself to organize a Grand Prix would be Madrid, according to our colleagues at El Condidencial. According to the Spanish media, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, would have sent a letter to Domenicali to affirm the intention of the Spanish capital to enter the Formula 1 calendar. The project is in its embryonic phase, but the Madrid executive has already started working to put together a candidacy with all the guarantees“, indicates El Confidencial.

This is not the first time that Madrid has been interested in Formula 1. Between 1967 and 1981, the Jarama circuit, north of the capital, hosted the biggest motorsport in the world. Gilles Villeneuve is the last F1 driver to win at Jarama at the wheel of his Ferrari. Since then, the Spanish round has been organized, from 1986 to 1990, in Jérez before taking root, from 1991, on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. If Madrid's desire to reconnect with Formula 1 seems clear, the identity of the chosen circuit remains unclear. According to El Confidencial, “ it is unlikely that the bet will be on an urban route. » So there's no point in imagining the F1 racing at full speed near the Puerta del Sol, the Prado Museum or the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium...

The Spanish media also reports that the Jarama circuit could no longer meet the standards established by the FIA ​​to host international competitions. If the idea of ​​an in-depth renovation of the enclosure has not been ruled out, the idea of ​​building a new ultra-modern route, in the neighboring town of Morata de Tajuna, is gaining ground, as Marca reported last year.

However, there is a significant obstacle to Madrid's ambitions. The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit has been extended to the F1 calendar until 2026. Madrid, despite all its assets (hotel capacity, habit of organizing major sporting events, cultural heritage, etc.), will it succeed in attracting Formula 1 in the years to come? The future will tell !