![]() The Summer Olympic Games headed to Barcelona in 1992, and as part of the development program, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was built. The final chicane has been removed, leaving the circuit to its original last two corner layout! #SpanishGP #F1 /2e4D6WB3js “The last two corners look pretty intense, pretty epic,” Williams rookie Logan Sargeant said during Thursday’s press conference. With the change to this year’s track, TECPRO barriers were added and the run-off area was also tweaked.Īll of which means no F1 driver has actually raced in the current track configuration fans will see this weekend. Turn 10 underwent adjustments, going from a switchback to a looping lefthander in 2021. Though that segment is back to its former configuration, the track isn’t quite the same as it was pre-chicane. That’s been axed and the track returned to its previous layout, with a pair of high-speed right-handers to lead the drivers back to the start/finish straight. Why? We’ve got track changes.Ī chicane (Turns 14 and 15) was introduced in 2007, partly to slow down the racing for safety reasons. Why there’s not a lap record at a 30-plus year old trackĬircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya held its first F1 race in 1991, but heading into this weekend’s race, there’s not a lap record. □ It's a new-look layout at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend, but we've got your stats covered! The Spanish Grand Prix … By the Numbers! □□ #FIA #F1 #SpanishGP ![]() ![]() As Formula One prepares for the second race of the doubleheader, here’s what you need to know about the grand prix that’s known for eating up tires. ![]() We’ll get to him.Ī big question heading into the weekend is how those changes will impact overtaking (if at all) as the cars hurdle towards Turn 1 - the outside of the first corner is a prime overtaking spot. And though everyone is familiar with the Spanish circuit, a couple of changes made ahead of the 2023 race mean only one driver on this weekend’s grid has raced through the newly high-speed sequence through the final corners. ![]()
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