The monumental blunder of Formula 1 in Madrid

BarcelonaMy nose tells me that when you have to exaggerate the success of an event a lot, it is because something is failing. These days one can verify the level of nervousness that reigns at Ayuso's place regarding Formula 1 by watching Telemadrid turned into a NO-DO that is shameful. Saturday's news program began with the following headlines. First: "The consecration of Madrid as a temple of F1" (??). Second: "Ayuso and Almeida tour the circuit". Third: "Madrid makes history". Fourth: "The fans crown Madrid". And the fifth was, naturally, about Ceuta.

There is nothing that makes Ayuso more nervous than seeing the residents of the circuit area appearing 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 the 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 neighbors who are in favor have put up Spanish flags on their balconies, and Juan José Millás asked himself: "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 visibility in many places is poor, and the prices, excessive. Sportingly, the one who hit the nail on the head was Max Verstappen, who complained that the circuit was dangerous and with few zones to make overtakes, not even the turn they have christened as Monumental. We will have to be attentive, but all in all it looks like a... monumental botch. (P.S: It has been quite like that).