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Williams will celebrate Formula 1’s inaugural race at Madrid’s new Madring circuit with a special white and green livery inspired by its 1981 championship-winning FW07C. Carlos Sainz will race in his home city of Madrid for the first time as he prepares to contest his 13th Spanish Grand Prix. Williams enters the Madrid weekend with just 11 points in a difficult 2026 camp...

Formula 1 races for the first time at Madrid’s new Madring circuit this weekend, a street track with 22 corners and almost no straights Carlos Sainz, who helped design the track’s banked Turn 12, predicts safety cars, red flags and yellow flags across the weekend Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, the only other drivers with experience of the circuit, both describe it as a se...

Max Verstappen has confirmed for the first time that he held serious talks with both McLaren and Mercedes before signing a new Red Bull contract The deal, announced ahead of his home race at Zandvoort, extends his stay at Red Bull through the end of 2030 Verstappen also addressed his ongoing frustration with Formula 1’s hybrid engine rules, which he has previously called “anti...

Robin Raikkonen, the 11-year-old son of 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, has signed for Red Bull’s junior driver programme He currently races go-karts and has already found success in national and international Rotax and WSK championships The programme’s past graduates include four-time champion Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly ...

Formula 1 races at Madring for the first time this weekend, a 5.416km, 22-corner hybrid of street and permanent sections through Madrid’s exhibition district, hosting the Spanish Grand Prix in place of Barcelona-Catalunya Turn 12, La Monumental, is a 550-metre corner banked at 24 percent, the longest banked corner on the F1 calendar and the one Pirelli expects to generate t...