2026 Spanish Grand Prix (Madrid) - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️
ROUND 16: 🇪🇸 Madrid
FORMULA 1 TAG HEUER GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2026
Weekend Schedule
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- Practice 1: Friday, 13:30 CEST | 11:30 UTC
- Practice 2: Friday, 17:00 CEST | 15:00 UTC
- Practice 3: Saturday, 12:30 CEST | 10:30 UTC
- Qualifying: Saturday, 16:00 CEST | 14:00 UTC
- Race: Sunday, 15:00 CEST | 13:00 UTC
Circuit stats & Tyres
- First Grand Prix: 2026
- Number of laps: 55 (Estimated)
- Circuit Length: 5.474 km
- Race Distance: ~301 km
- Lap record: N/A (New Circuit)
- 2025 Pole: N/A (New Circuit)
- 2025 Fastest Lap: N/A (New Circuit)
- 2025 winner: N/A (New Circuit)
- Pirelli Tyres: C2 (Hard) ⚪, C3 (Medium) 🟡, C4 (Soft) 🔴
14 replies
Hards to the end it is, then. What an astronomically shit track this is. It isn't even pretty to look at like Monaco.
I mean that huge curve has some extremely cool shots but yeah the rest is barriers and grandstands
Fair, the curve is visually striking. Unfortunately the rest of the track is giving interstate highway parking lot outside a prison, or something.
My commentators said one driver called this track a fast Monaco. Which is spot on. Such a dull race.
Pretty much. A Monaco but without the history, the setting, the scenery, the sea, the mountains, the risk of rain, the prestige...
What why pit Norris now? McFerrari masterclass
Disaster disaster disaster for Norris, damn. Mega fumble by McLaren.
McLaren should've been smart enough to call Lando in before VSC, Lando should've been smart enough to not pit once VSC has ended.
Sainz almost bowled out the backmarkers there, wew.
That T1 chicane is wild.
As if missing the VSC pit opportunity wasn't enough, McLaren doubles it with a piss poor stop time. I can already hear the f1 meme review channels putting the wet fart sound effect on that.
Hopefully it isn't a processional race.
I like the variety of tire options for race start. Everyone's on different strategies.
Well, I have some bad news for you...
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