News Details

Hedonism, history and Arnie's neck - F1 heads to Barcelona

The plane banks. The Mediterranean glistens on one side; on the other, Barcelona and its intoxicating mix of hedonism and history. Touch down, and everything is reassuringly familiar, as it should be after a quarter of a century. Point the hire car north, through town up the Ronda Da Dalt, on to the A7 towards Girona, and soon, there on the left, is the towering silver pit grandstand of the Circuit De Catalunya. The surroundings change little. Wooded hills, an industrial zone, some scrubby land, fields. Gravel road into the car park, walk over the bridge, under the tunnel. Glimpse the Pyrenees in the distance, pass the medical helicopter, turn left into the paddock. Usually, Bernie's bus...
Full Story »
8y ago from BBC.co.uk 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Spanish Grand Prix Preview: Taking Barcelona pole, is...

As F1 heads to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Spanish Grand...

Carey: Europe is very important to Formula 1

Formula 1 chief Chase Carey is adamant that races in Europe are vital to...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

In photos: Spanish Grand Prix venues

– The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has established itself on the...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

Quiz! 10 questions on the Spanish Grand Prix

Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, test your knowledge with these 10 quick...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Katherine Legge confirmed for Indy 500 with AJ Foyt

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that it will field a third entry in this...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar to limit entries to those holding a charter

The NTT IndyCar Series has confirmed that future races will be limited to...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crashes out of Rally Islas Canarias

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson have crashed out of Rally Islas...

Sebastien Ogier dominates Rally Islas Canarias

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed a Toyota one-two-three-four in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal receive report about Kai Havertz injury before...

Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz will miss the first leg of their Champions...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'Never seen that before in my life!' Carra analyses...

Jamie Carragher demonstrates how Arsenal confused Newcastle in three...
10h ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta spotted...

Arsenal Sporting Director Andrea Berta was in Turkey this week to watch...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal could be entering into 'collaboration' with...

Arsenal could reportedly be set to enter into a collaboration of sorts...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.