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Madrid's future circuit moves forward while the legal dispute is resolved
Madrid continues to count down to the return of Formula 1. With fewer than four months until the debut of Madring, the capital's new street circuit, organisers insist that work is progressing according to the planned timetable and that the race is not at risk despite the ongoing dispute between the companies involved in designing the track.
The dispute involves the Italian company Dromo, responsible for the project’s initial work, and the German company Tilke, which later took over the circuit’s technical development. Dromo claims that some of the documentation and work carried out during the initial phase may have been used after its contract with Ifema was terminated, a matter currently being debated in the courts.
However, both the promoters and Formula 1 are sending a reassuring message. The organisers state that the legal proceedings do not affect the construction or preparation of the event. The objective remains the same: to reach September with the circuit fully operational and ready to welcome thousands of fans.
Formula 1 itself has publicly backed the project. Its officials point out that other Grands Prix have faced delays and difficulties during their development, and believe that the experience accumulated in this type of infrastructure makes it possible to maintain confidence in the planned timetable.
Meanwhile, interest in the race continues to grow. Madrid will host a Grand Prix again decades after its last experience as a venue for motorsport’s premier category, an event that will have a strong impact on hotels, restaurants, transport and economic activity during the competition weekend.
The new Madring aims to differentiate itself from other circuits on the calendar with a combination of fast sections, urban stretches and a large banked corner set to become one of the race’s iconic images. The layout will run through the Ifema and Valdebebas area, integrating the event into one of the city’s main activity hubs.
Beyond the legal battle, the countdown is already under way. Construction continues, homologation keeps progressing and the organisers are working with September in mind. For Madrid, the real challenge is no longer whether Formula 1 will arrive, but how the city will respond when thousands of fans turn Ifema into the centre of world motorsport for a few days.