The monumental blunder of Formula 1 in Madrid

BarcelonaMy nose tells me that when it is necessary to greatly exaggerate the success of an event, something is wrong. These days you can see the level of nervousness that reigns at Ayuso's place regarding Formula 1 by watching Telemadrid turned into a NO-DO that causes embarrassment. Saturday's news started with the following headlines. First: "The consecration of Madrid as the temple of F1" (??). Second: "Ayuso and Almeida tour the circuit". Third: "Madrid makes history". Fourth: "The fans crown Madrid". And the fifth was already, of course, about Ceuta.

There is nothing that gets on Ayuso's nerves more than seeing residents of the circuit area appear in the media to complain about the noise and mobility restrictions (yes, restrictions like in a pandemic). "TVE is doing the impossible to tarnish the success of this event," she tweeted.

On the other hand, the loyal media infantry of Puerta del Sol competed among themselves to see who was the most sycophantic. The prize went to El Mundo, which ran a news story titled: "Ayuso and Almeida star in one of the images of the day by assisting a guest who had fainted". But wouldn't the news rather be that the lack of shade on the circuit is causing fainting?

On the SER they explained that the favorable neighbors have put Spanish flags on the balconies, and Juan José Millás wondered: "Am I less Spanish if the noise bothers me?". The social networks have been a battlefield all weekend between left and right over the Madring. But what did the fans say? Well, that the visibility in many places is poor and the prices are excessive. Sportingly, the one who put his finger on the sore spot was Max Verstappen, who complained that the circuit was dangerous and with few areas to make overtakes, not even the corner they have christened as Monumental. We will have to stay tuned, but all in all it looks like a... monumental mess.