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F1’s New $83M Track Has One BIG Problem…
🏁 The first-ever F1 race at Madring is in the books… but did Formula 1’s spectacular new Madrid circuit actually deliver?
The hype was enormous. A brand-new circuit, 22 corners, the spectacular banked La Monumental, and more than 100,000 fans packed into Madrid.
But when the lights went out, there was one fairly major problem: overtaking was almost impossible.
In Episode 104 of The Downshift F1 Podcast, we review the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix and ask whether Madring is a brilliant circuit for qualifying and hot laps — but a terrible circuit for actual Formula 1 racing.
🏆 Kimi Antonelli took…
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