Juan Pablo Montoya is clearly impressed by the Madring, the new circuit in Madrid where Formula 1 will race this weekend. The former F1 driver especially sees the blind corners and elevation changes as a challenge. “You have to be perfect.”
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“Of all the circuits we have been to this year, this is the first time I thought: I would like to drive here myself,” the Colombian says to F1 TV. According to him, the elevation changes and blind corners make the Madring spectacular. “Many corners are old-fashioned, with walls on the inside and outside. Whoever gets closest to the apex is also closest to the wall.”
According to Montoya, this makes maximum precision necessary. A driver who takes a corner wide can relatively easily create some margin. “Anyone can take a wide line, but if you put a wall next to it, you have to be perfect.”
It is precisely that required accuracy and courage that appeal to Montoya. “That brings a very cool element with it. The level of commitment you need is incredible.”
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