Diego Mejia

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350 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 13 Sep

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The Race F1 Podcast · Elevation changes and an 'iconic' corner - Why Madrid's F1 track should be a hit · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

It's a completely different concept.

I think Carlos has described it as a hybrid track, and it is effectively because of what John has mentioned, but...

Yeah, you probably have one or two corners dictated by the neighborhood, Valdebebas, which is the neighborhood right beside IFEMA.

But yeah, there are two corners, 90 degrees, that are inside IFEMA.

And then you have turns one and two, which is Chicane.

But the rest, it's been created with some freedom towards trying to make a...

A different track, an interesting track, and one that provides overtaking opportunities and different challenges for the drivers.

No, I think, I mean, many races you go to, you arrive at the airport, you get a feel of the city and some places you don't feel like F1 is happening.

Some places maybe used to be like that, but with the years they've grown and F1 is just part of the offer for people visiting the city.

I think at least at the beginning, it's a huge deal.

The local government is heavily invested into this Grand Prix taking place.

And yeah, it's something very, very important.

And there's this rivalry from many years in Spain between Barcelona and Madrid.

In Barcelona, for many years, I mean, 10 or 20 years ago, people would say it's the best city in Spain.

But I think Madrid has evolved in such a way that

I mean, it is a bigger city, more than 3 million people live in the, let's say, inside the city, the main urban area, and it grows around nearly to 7 million.

So it's a big, big city.

And yeah, there could be plenty of offering for entertainment, for sports, but F1, at the level it is now, with the popularity it has, okay, it's not the best year for Spanish drivers with all the...

disappointment about Alonso and Aston Martin not having an opportunity to shine this year with Carlos, with Williams taking a step back from last year but slowly recovering and being there knocking on the door of points every weekend.

I think with time this is going to be even bigger.

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