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Metro
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Metro
F1 fans all say the same thing after Madrid Grand Prix track is revealed
Formula 1 fans have been treated to a first look at what next year's Madrid Grand Prix will look like – and they're not impressed. At the beginning of last year, F1 announced that an all-new street circuit in the heart of Spain's capital city would be joining the calendar in 2026. The Madring will replace the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, the home of the Spanish Grand Prix since 1991. The official layout of the track was unveiled last year and as construction of the venue begins, a simulated lap of what racing at the Madring will look like has been released. But while Catalunya has never been the most popular of circuits, based on the first reactions to the footage, it seems the Madring has its work cut out to win over motorsport fans. 'Safety cars galore. Not much overtaking opportunities,' Nicolas Braun posted on Twitter. 'Instead of Mad-Ring they should have named it Bo-Ring,' Victor Gomez jested, while another wrote: 'Looks fun… for qualifying. For the race I don't see a single obvious overtaking corner or section.' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Another fan mused: 'Even if the cars are getting slightly narrower next year, the tracks too skinny. We don't need another Japan. We need tracks that have wider corners for better overtaking.' 'It's terrible, no soul. Sochi vibes,' Cesar said. 'The banked corner, it makes absolutely no sense anymore, as it is preceded by a slow corner, cars will not have time to build speed.' The increasing number of street circuits on the F1 calendar, at the expense of classic tracks, has long been a contentious subject for fans, with the additions of Jeddah and Miami splitting opinion, though Baku and Las Vegas have been more warmly received. What do you think of the Madring? Looks amazing, a great addition to the calendar! Terrible, another street circuit with limited overtaking Let's wait and see until the cars are on the track Some reactors to the footage were also baffled as to why the track itself was a red colour and why the simulated car nearly crashed during a twisty part of the circuit. 'What they will use as surface? Clay from Madrid Tennis Masters?' one fan questioned, while Matt wrote: 'For a second I really thought they were going to spin out during the track demo.' Not all reaction was negative, with one fan saying: 'This track looks greatly fun to drive,' while another stated: 'The main issue is the size of the cars, not the tracks. Cars are excessively large nowadays.' One person who is a supporter of the Madring is Williams driver Carlos Sainz, with the Madrid native announced as an ambassador of the new grand prix. More Trending 'The drivers have asked me about the circuit, the corners, the layout… I've told them not to worry, that I'm going to try to help as much as possible to make the circuit a good show,' the former Ferrari man said. 'What I ask of an F1 circuit as a driver is that it has charisma and character, that it has a lot of corners that make it different. There are circuits like Baku, which has no major corners beyond the castle section, but it has character, because it's very long straights, there's a lot of overtaking, it's spectacular. 'And what I ask of Madring and what we are achieving is that it has that character between being a hybrid circuit, with an urban area with the walls very close and then that more open part, more like a traditional European circuit, which is what we drivers like the most. 'The final part, the banked corners and fast corner sequences… it's more what we like and what we see at the traditional European circuits. And this circuit has both, it has the open area and the more closed area of the walls.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: 'The only place that still does free tapas': Your favourite Spanish cities that aren't Barcelona or Madrid MORE: Every country on the Foreign Office 'do not travel list' right now MORE: John Higgins can roll back the years to claim another world snooker title at The Crucible
Gulf Today
10-02-2025
- Gulf Today
Over 50 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
At least 51 people were killed in Guatemala City on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, rescuers said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years. The municipal fire department said the bodies of 51 people were retrieved from the wreckage of the bus, which was carrying more than 70 people when it crashed off a bridge into a river contaminated with effluent. Victor Gomez, spokesperson for the Volunteer Firefighters group that was involved in the rescue effort, confirmed that there were "51 bodies in the provisional morgue." Rescuers had already managed to extricate 10 injured people from the wreckage. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo expressed sorrow over the tragedy and declared an unspecified period of national mourning. "Today is a difficult day for the Guatemalan nation," he said. The fire department said the driver lost control of the bus and collided with several small vehicles before plunging over the precipice. "The bus kept going, broke through a metal railing, and fell into a ravine about 20 meters (65 feet) deep until it reached the sewage-contaminated river," the department's Carlos Hernandez told reporters. AFPTV images showed lines of firefighters passing bodies pulled from the murky waters, which were filled with trash, up the slope on stretchers. According to local media, the bus was traveling to Guatemala City from the town of San Agustin Acasaguastlan in El Progreso department, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) to the northeast. Communications Minister Miguel Angel Diaz said an initial investigation showed that the bus was 30 years old but still had a license to operate. He said that the cause of the early morning accident was still unknown and that investigators were looking into whether the bus was overloaded with passengers. Road accidents leading to dozens of fatalities are common in Central and South America. In January 2018, 52 people were killed in Peru when a bus fell off a cliff onto a beach north of the capital Lima. In Brazil, 54 people were killed in March 2015 in a tourist bus crash in the southern state of Santa Catarina. Agence France-Presse
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Yahoo
At least 51 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
At least 51 people were killed in Guatemala City on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine, rescuers said, one of the worst road accidents in Latin America in years. The municipal fire department said the bodies of 51 people were retrieved from the wreckage of the bus, which was carrying more than 70 people when it crashed off a bridge into a river contaminated with effluent. Victor Gomez, spokesperson for the Volunteer Firefighters group that was involved in the rescue effort, confirmed that there were "51 bodies in the provisional morgue." Rescuers had already managed to extricate 10 injured people from the wreckage. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo expressed sorrow over the tragedy and declared an unspecified period of national mourning. "Today is a difficult day for the Guatemalan nation," he said. The fire department said the driver lost control of the bus and collided with several small vehicles before plunging over the precipice. "The bus kept going, broke through a metal railing, and fell into a ravine about 20 meters (65 feet) deep until it reached the sewage-contaminated river," the department's Carlos Hernandez told reporters. AFPTV images showed lines of firefighters passing bodies pulled from the murky waters, which were filled with trash, up the slope on stretchers. According to local media, the bus was traveling to Guatemala City from the town of San Agustin Acasaguastlan in El Progreso department, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) to the northeast. Communications Minister Miguel Angel Diaz said an initial investigation showed that the bus was 30 years old but still had a license to operate. He said that the cause of the early morning accident was still unknown and that investigators were looking into whether the bus was overloaded with passengers. Road accidents leading to dozens of fatalities are common in Central and South America. In January 2018, 52 people were killed in Peru when a bus fell off a cliff onto a beach north of the capital Lima. In Brazil, 54 people were killed in March 2015 in a tourist bus crash in the southern state of Santa Catarina. ec/mis/cb/aha
Reuters
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Lazio top Europa League group stage despite defeat at Braga
BRAGA, Portugal, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Lazio finished top of the Europa League group stage despite a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Braga on Thursday as the Portuguese side failed to secure a playoff spot. Braga opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Ricardo Horta fired into the bottom corner from Victor Gomez's cross. The Italian side battled to maintain their unbeaten run after the break, but failed to penetrate Braga's organised defence. Lazio's first defeat in their European campaign left them top on 19 points, level with Athletic Bilbao but ahead on goal difference.
