Motor racing-Spanish GP parks Formula One on football's doorstep

Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 10, 2026 General view of cars on the race track REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Formula One's ⁠long-awaited Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid has parked itself in the heart of football country, with Real ⁠Madrid and Atletico Madrid helping bring the paddock and penalty area unusually close together.

The new Madring ‌circuit runs across the street from Real's Valdebebas training ground, putting the race on the doorstep of one of the world's most famous clubs.

Atletico's Metropolitano stadium is less than a 10-minute drive away, with its car park being used by racegoers before shuttle buses take them to the ​circuit. Organisers are also using part of Real's Valdebebas facilities.

Both clubs have ⁠signed up as Local Event Supporters, while ⁠Atletico have agreed a five-year partnership with the organisers.

Atletico's colours were already prominent around the paddock on Thursday when their ⁠players ‌Jan Oblak and David Hancko met and exchanged jerseys with Red Bull's four-times world champion Max Verstappen before he tested the circuit.

On Friday Red Bull welcomed Atletico players, along with former striker Fernando Torres, now a ⁠youth-team coach at the club, into their hospitality area and garage, ​while the Atletico delegation also visited ‌the fan zone, track and paddock. Atletico have also launched a MADRING x ATLETI RACING clothing collection.

The ⁠club will have a ​large VIP box overlooking Turns 18 and 19, with manager Diego Simeone and more players expected at the circuit on Saturday, before they head to the Basque region to face Real Sociedad in LaLiga on Sunday.

The circuit's showpiece is 'La Monumental', a 550-metre, high-speed, 270-degree ⁠banked bend at Turn 12, right across the road fromReal's training ​ground.

With its huge stands, sweeping curve and diagonal banking, it evokes American oval racing and has the potential to feel more like a football stadium than a conventional circuit, flinging cars past grandstands built to hold up to 45,000 spectators.

Ferrari added ⁠to the football flavour on Thursday by releasing a video of former players Iker Casillas, David Silva, Fernando Llorente and Raul playing padel at facilities created inside the Madring paddock.

David Beckham, the former Real Madrid midfielder and co-owner of MLS side Inter Miami, attended as a guest ofVisit Qatar and the Audi team on Friday.

Real players Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius ​Jr, Jude Bellingham, Thibaut Courtois, Aurelien Tchouameni, Marc Cucurella, Dani Carvajal and manager ⁠Jose Mourinho are also on the weekend VIP guest list along with former stars Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Marcelo, Raphael Varane ​and Spain manager Luis de la Fuente, among others.

Real Madrid's LaLiga derby ‌against Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday is ​expected to attract Formula One drivers and celebrities before Sunday's race brings down the curtain on a weekend when Madrid's football and racing worlds collide at full throttle.

(Reporting by Fernando KallasEditing by Toby Davis)

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马德里，9 月 11 日（路透社）——备受期待的一级方程式赛车西班牙大奖赛在马德里举行，皇家马德里和马德里竞技两支球队的加入使得围场和罚球区异常靠近。

新的马德里赛道位于皇家马德里瓦尔德贝巴斯训练场的街对面，使得比赛就在世界上最著名的俱乐部之一的家门口举行。

马德里竞技的主场大都会球场距离赛道不到10分钟车程，赛车迷们可以使用球场的停车场，之后乘坐摆渡车前往赛道。赛事组织方还使用了皇家马德里球场瓦尔德贝巴斯训练基地的部分设施。

两家俱乐部都已签约成为当地赛事赞助商，而马德里竞技则与赛事组织方达成了为期五年的合作关系。

周四，马德里竞技队的队服颜色已经在围场周围十分醒目，他们的球员扬·奥布拉克和大卫·汉科与红牛车队的四届世界冠军马克斯·维斯塔潘见面并交换了球衣，之后维斯塔潘进行了赛道测试。

周五，红牛车队在其接待区和维修站热情接待了马竞球员，以及前锋费尔南多·托雷斯（现任俱乐部青年队教练）。与此同时，马竞代表团也参观了球迷区、赛道和维修区。此外，马竞还推出了MADRING x ATLETI RACING联名服装系列。

俱乐部将拥有一个俯瞰 18 号和 19 号弯道的大型 VIP 包厢，主教练迭戈·西蒙尼和更多球员预计将于周六抵达赛道，之后他们将前往巴斯克地区，于周日在西甲联赛中对阵皇家社会。

赛道的亮点是“纪念碑弯”，这是一个位于 12 号弯的 550 米长的高速 270 度倾斜弯道，就在 Real 训练场的马路对面。

凭借其巨大的看台、流畅的弯道和对角线倾斜的赛道，它让人联想到美国椭圆形赛道，并且有可能感觉更像是一个足球场而不是传统的赛道，赛车飞驰而过可容纳多达 45,000 名观众的看台。

法拉利周四发布了一段视频，为足球元素增添了色彩。视频中，前球员伊克尔·卡西利亚斯、大卫·席尔瓦、费尔南多·略伦特和劳尔在马德里赛道围场内搭建的设施中打板式网球。

前皇家马德里中场球员、美国职业足球大联盟球队迈阿密国际的共同老板大卫·贝克汉姆于周五作为卡塔尔旅游局和奥迪团队的嘉宾出席了活动。

皇家马德里球员姆巴佩、维尼修斯、贝林厄姆、库尔图瓦、楚阿梅尼、库库雷利亚、卡瓦哈尔以及主教练穆里尼奥也位列周末贵宾名单，其他贵宾还包括前球星菲戈、齐达内、马塞洛、瓦拉内以及西班牙国家队主教练德拉富恩特等人。

预计皇家马德里周六在伯纳乌球场与巴列卡诺的西甲德比将吸引一级方程式赛车手和名人到场观战，而周日的比赛将为这个周末画上句号，届时马德里的足球和赛车世界将全速碰撞。

（费尔南多·卡拉斯报道，托比·戴维斯编辑）

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