Formula One showdown - will the Spanish Grand Prix remain in Catalonia?
Durada: 21 min
22/06/2024
This year marks the 74th edition of the world's largest motor racing event, the Formula One World Championship. Since 1991, the Spanish Grand Prix has been held at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit in Montmeló. However, this year could be one of the last times the Spanish race is held in Catalonia, as Madrid has signed a new ten-year deal with Formula One. To compensate, organizers brought the race to the heart of Barcelona, inviting fans to a spectacular road show on the central Passeig de Gràcia boulevard. Gerard Escaich Folch joins Lea Beliaeva Bander to chat about the history, present, and future of the Spanish Grand Prix.We join the excitement of F1 fans during the road show and hear from protesting environmentalists, and David Vàzquez, president of the Vallès Oriental Hotels Guild, who is worried about the economic consequences of losing the Grand Prix to Madrid.The Catalan phrase of the week is the Formula One appropriate "Fer una parada a boxes", which means to "make a pit stop."