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F1 racing, Spanish GP: Returning to the 100-year-old tournament in the old continent

(Sports news – F1 racing news) After the first race as expected in Miami, F1 crossed the Atlantic Ocean once again, arriving at the familiar place to open the match in Europe, which is Spain, the land of more than 100 years of speed sports history.

The Spanish GP is one of the oldest tournaments on the old continent of Europe that is still on the annual F1 calendar. Going back in time more than 100 years ago, the first speed competition was held here in 1913, under the name RACE Grand Prix (Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE).

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Spanish GP through different locations

The modern F1 era brought F1 machines back to Spain in 1951 and 1954 on Pedralbes, Bacerlona. It saw Juan Manuel Fangio win his first world championship.

Next, the ring was alternated between Jarama and Montjuic Park from 1968 until the terrible accident in 1975. Rolf Stommelen’s car crashed into the audience, killing 4 people. Gilles Villeneuve was the driver to win the last F1 at Jarama in 1981.

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Track map

Completed construction in 1985, Jerez was the site of the Spanish GP for 5 years from 1986 to 1990, and was also chosen as the venue for the 1994 European GP and it is impossible not to mention the tournament. decided for the 1997 season. F1 also returned to Jerez for testing in the years 1999 to 2015.

And finally the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Currently on the F1 calendar, only 3 races, Monza, Hungaroring and Silverstone can beat the number of consecutive Grand Prix events of this race. For current drivers, this is where Max Verstappenn had his first career victory and also the last time Fernando Alonso appeared at the top of the podium.

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was also chosen as the test site, and has taken place over 120 days of testing F1 cars since 1999.

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Pirelli . Tire Selection

The track has a length of 1 lap of 4,675 km after changes in 2021 to increase safety. The two familiar DRS areas are located behind the 9th bend and on the main straight. The race will last for 66 laps with a total distance of 308,424 km. Max Verstappen currently holds the Lap Record with a time of 1 minute 18.149 seconds.

With the new Pirelli tire model, the most durable tires are still trusted with characteristics at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya: C1 for Hard tires, C2 for Medium tires and C3 for Soft tires. Although F1 was just in Barcelona last February, but it was a test drive of a new car at the beginning of the season, so there are still 3 main differences.

During pre-season testing, the teams mostly tested tires in the middle of the frame. The weather conditions then were different from now. And the basic model then became the perfect machine as it is now. New upgrades will be expected in this race.

The highlight in the upcoming FP1 is the presence of a reserve driver for Mercerdes, Nyck de Vries will have the opportunity to show himself for 60 minutes in Alex Albon’s car. The reigning Formula E champion tested F1 machines at Mercerdes during post-season testing in Abu Dhabi last December.

Let’s watch the rookie’s performance at Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio de España 2022 with FP1 taking place at 7pm on May 20.

According to Duc Nghia (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine)

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