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Pope tours Spain with 12 speeches and over 2,500 kilometres planned

Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings. Here is the Pope's schedule by day and time.

The Madring circuit shares construction update ahead of F1 2026 Spanish GP debut

The Madring circuit shares construction update ahead of F1 2026 Spanish GP debut

Construction has begun on Madrid's new 5.4km Madring circuit for the September 2026 Spanish Grand Prix

Sainz promises Madrid's urban F1 circuit will not lack character

Sainz promises Madrid's urban F1 circuit will not lack character

Carlos Sainz believes Madrid's Madring Formula 1 circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops.

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Carlos Sainz told F1 drivers "not to worry" over Madrid circuit design

Carlos Sainz believes Madrid's Madring circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops.

Barcelona chiefs confident €50m revamp will help secure fresh F1 deal

Earlier this month, F1 announced the Spanish GP would move from Barcelona, where it had been held continuously since 1991, to a new hybrid street circuit at the IFEMA complex in Madrid from 2026 onwards. Barcelona's current deal expires after 2026, meaning that season will see two races in Spain for…

F1 in Madrid: What’s the track, why is it moving and more

F1 announced this week (23 January) that Madrid will host the Spanish GP from 2026, but why is the move happening and has the series visited Spain’s capital before?

Why F1 is no stranger to Madrid

As F1 confirmed its long-mooted move to Madrid in 2026 for a 10-year period, we look back at the series' first decade in the region.

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Madrid F1 project still lacking key steps, says FIA

Madrid F1 project still lacking key steps, says FIA

Speculation last week suggested that a new race around the Spanish capital from 2026 is near a sign off, with talks at an advanced stage with F1’s commercial rights holder.

Madrid closing in on F1 grand prix deal from 2026

Madrid closing in on F1 grand prix deal from 2026

Current proposals are to race in the Spanish capital from 2026 until 2035 on a course laid out around the IFEMA convention centre in the northeast of the city, close to its Madrid-Barajas international airport.

Madrid F1 race a step closer as venue boss claims deal is close

Madrid F1 race a step closer as venue boss claims deal is close

The claim was made on Thursday by José Vicente de los Mozos, the president of the executive committee of the IFEMA fairgrounds and convention centre located to the northeast of the Spanish capital.

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