FIA chief sends WARNING over exciting race
FIA chief sends WARNING over exciting race
FIA president of the Senate, Carmelo Sanz de Barros, has warned that the Spanish Grand Prix's reported move to Madrid isn't as nailed on as previously thought.
De Barros is also the head of the Spanish Automobile Federation and revealed that while he'd be in favour of having a race in the capital, he doesn't believe the correct processes are yet in place to confirm a move.
Speaking to media at the FIA awards gala, he claimed that the Spanish Federation have not received a proposal for the hypothetical street circuit in Madrid, and as such haven't been able to pass the matter along to the FIA.
Reports have claimed that the Spanish event could move from Barcelona as soon as 2026 but, while he didn't explicitly rule that out, he warned that the two-year process to green light a new event wasn't underway.
READ MORE: RANKED: Best F1 TV commentators and presenters – power rankings
De Barros: We have not seen a Madrid GP proposal
"There is a clear two-year process to having a Grand Prix in a place, and I don't think that the process is being followed and the steps of the process have been taken. Who is the authority? The sporting authority in our country in the case of Spain is the Spanish Automobile Federation and this is where the processes start.
"Wherever there is a new competition that wants to happen in our country, you go to but, but the Spanish Federation has not received a project to be analysed to study and focus [on the proposals]. They have not seen it.
"This first step has not happened, and when the Spanish Federation consider that this is a valid program that they are interested in, they channel to the FIA. We are talking about a semi-urban circuit and the first thing that you have to do is homologate, certify and who is doing all of this? The FIA.
"Then when you have all things, there is still another step, and that is the big battle, now more than of a few years ago, of being included on the calendar, because there is a waiting list.
"It has to be approved, that one of the 22-24 races is going to happen in Madrid, which is another part of the process that has not happened yet."
READ MORE: F1 Race Engineers: The stars of team radio with Hamilton, Verstappen and co
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
Mercedes reveal shock RED livery to celebrate historic milestone
- 51 minutes ago
Ricciardo makes five-race admission in bid to survive F1 axe
- 1 hour ago
Red Bull is 'burning' after Horner and Marko display
- 2 hours ago
Red Bull announce strong statement over Newey departure claims
- 3 hours ago
Verstappen 'to meet Mercedes over SHOCK 2025 move as Red Bull exit clause revealed'
- Today 18:57
F1 champion reveals £100 MILLION contract to keep racing
- Today 17:57
Related news
Famous F1 track makes £43MILLION investment in bid to dodge AXE
Barcelona FIGHTS BACK in F1 circuit battle
F1 Madrid problem could be SOLVED by genius legendary tracks plan
'We will never have an African grand prix' - F1 fans react after Madrid race confirmation
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860