F1 fans split over Carlos Sainz's first laps at Madrid's new circuit

Carlos Sainz completes historic first lap of Madrid’s new F1 circuit

Carlos Sainz has completed the first official lap around the Madrid circuit ahead of the track’s completion and the Grand Prix set to take place in September.

F1 star becomes first driver to lap new Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid (and leaves pundit terrified)

F1 star becomes first driver to lap new Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid

A star of the F1 2026 grid has been handed the honour of completing the very first lap of the new Madring circuit ahead of its inaugural race weekend on...

Can Madrid’s 'La Monumental' Rewrite F1 Racing? Sainz Thinks So

Madrid just let Carlos Sainz take a Mustang for a cheeky lap around its half-built F1 playground by the airport, and somehow he made a construction zone sound like Disneyland for speed: there’s a giant banked beast called La Monumental where you can go high, go low, and maybe go legend, a “tube” of grandstands set to blast 45,000 voices, and a layout that flips from tight city squeeze to wide-open whoosh like stepping through a secret door—so wi…

F1: Carlos Sainz’s Madrid test could change Formula 1 forever

This was not really about Carlos Sainz testing a new circuit When Carlos Sainz drove demonstration laps around Madrid’s future Formula 1 circuit, the event immediately generated excitement around Spain’s growing presence inside modern F1. Fans focused on the new track layout, the symbolism of Madrid entering the calendar, and the commercial expansion surrounding the project. But underneath the promotional spectacle sits something much more revea…

Carlos Sainz feedback emerges after first Madrid Grand Prix lap

Williams Carlos Sainz has given his reaction after driving the new Madring circuit, home of the new Spanish Grand Prix, for the first time.