Spain's Grand Prix is moving to the capital in 2026, and the Madring isn't just another rebrand — it's a brand-new circuit built to make a statement. Forty years after Jarama last hosted F1 near Madrid, the sport returns with a hybrid street/permanent layout cut from the same cloth as Miami: public roads, private land, 22 corners, and top speeds touching 340 kph.
The centerpiece is Turn 12, "La Monumental" — a half-kilometer semicircular banked sweep at 24%, the longest banked corner on the calendar, with 45,000 fans packed around it. Add dramatic elevation changes and a downtown location reachable by public transit, and Liberty has clearly studied what made Miami click with new audiences.
Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya gets bumped after a long run as Spain's home race. For American fans who fell for Miami's spectacle-first formula, Madring is the European cousin worth circling.
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