Diego Mejia

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.

But this first year is a huge deal for Madrid and for the local authorities.

It was no coincidence that they were all there and they wanted to give their own species because it's quite a big deal for Madrid.

Yeah, and I think that, I mean, you mentioned Carlos being an ambassador and he obviously talking up the race.

But I think to some extent he has to be honest and genuine.

And the fact that he wanted to be part of this, I think it's a guarantee that, I mean, he does really want this to be...

a nice track and that it delivers a proper race.

He feels like the local guy, the host, bringing his peers to race at his city and he doesn't want to disappoint everyone either.

He has been really involved in it.

He's not just getting, you know, being the image of the race for the world and for Madrid, but he really wants to be, and he has really been part of it.

So I think the fact that he was involved was a very good asset for the organizers.