{"id":53,"date":"2026-07-21T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=53"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:58:42","slug":"charles-leclerc-expectations-spanish-gp-madrid-layout-suits-my-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/charles-leclerc-expectations-spanish-gp-madrid-layout-suits-my-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Leclerc raises expectations for Spanish GP in Madrid: \u201cThe layout suits my style\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charles Leclerc is excited about Formula 1\u2019s debut at Madring, the new street circuit in Madrid that will host the Spanish Grand Prix in 2026. After completing a filming day with Ferrari at the track, the Monegasque praised the venue and stated that the circuit\u2019s characteristics match his driving style.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madrid carried out major construction work to bring F1 to an urban circuit. Nicknamed Madring and located in the Valdebebas district, the 5.4 km track is situated near the IFEMA exhibition center, combining public roads with sections built specifically for the event.<br><br>Although it is a street circuit, Madring is a high-speed track featuring the banked turn known as <em>La Monumental<\/em>. After completing the filming day with Ferrari at the site, Leclerc revealed during a press conference attended by <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> in Belgium that he enjoyed the new layout and affirmed that its characteristics suit his driving style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>La Monumental<\/em>, right? That\u2019s what it\u2019s called. It\u2019s a very special corner and has everything to become one of the most iconic on the calendar. I think in qualifying we\u2019re going to need a lot of courage because we\u2019ll be pushing right on the limit. As for the layout, it suits my style\u2014I generally like street circuits, so I have no doubt I\u2019ll enjoy Madring. But one thing is for sure: you\u2019ll have to take a lot of risks, and that\u2019s something I always love about street tracks,\u201d said Leclerc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1200x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1001094404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Madrid carried out major construction work to host F1.<\/strong> <em>(Photo: Reproduction\/Madring)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe final corner at Zandvoort is taken flat-out. At Madring, at least for now, it doesn&#8217;t look like it will be a full-throttle turn. During the run, I was far from taking it flat-out, mostly due to the dirt on track. But it\u2019s a very interesting corner,\u201d concluded Leclerc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 returns from July 24 to 26 in Budapest, host of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Round 11 of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 Hungarian GP: Check the schedule in US ET, London, New Delhi, and Shanghai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US Eastern Time (ET)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free Practice 1:<\/strong>\u00a007:30 AM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 2:<\/strong>\u00a011:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 3:<\/strong>\u00a006:30 AM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualifying:<\/strong>\u00a010:00 AM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong>\u00a009:00 AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London Time (BST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free Practice 1:<\/strong>\u00a012:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 2:<\/strong>\u00a004:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 3:<\/strong>\u00a011:30 AM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualifying:<\/strong>\u00a003:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong>\u00a002:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Delhi Time (IST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free Practice 1:<\/strong>\u00a005:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 2:<\/strong>\u00a008:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 3:<\/strong>\u00a004:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualifying:<\/strong>\u00a007:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong>\u00a006:30 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shanghai Time (CST)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Free Practice 1:<\/strong>\u00a007:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 2:<\/strong>\u00a011:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Practice 3:<\/strong>\u00a006:30 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualifying:<\/strong>\u00a010:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong>\u00a009:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Leclerc said Madring has all the elements to become one of the most iconic tracks on the F1 calendar and believes he can perform well on the Spanish street circuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020309507,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Charles Leclerc est\u00e1 animado para o GP da Espanha em Madri","42wp_featured_image_credits":"(Foto: Rodrigo Ruiz\/Grande Pr\u00eamio)","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[28,20,30,29],"42wp_author":[31,21],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-charles-leclerc","tag-grande-premio","tag-madrid","tag-spanish-gp","42wp_author-bernardo-castro","42wp_author-leonid-kliuev"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020309507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}