Valencia is warming up its engines for its next big challenge: the hosting of the European Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is to take place in the city each summer between and During each edition the streets surrounding the port and the beaches will be converted into an urban circuit with a capacity for , spectators, thus propelling the city to international fame as the host of the most prestigious motor competition on the planet.
The urban circuit, which has been designed by Herman Tilke, measures some five kilometres in length, 14 metres in width and has 25 curves. Tilke has designed various motor racing circuits, such as Sepang and Shanghai. Security will be fundamental to the Valencia event, which is to be equipped with a medical centre.
Ecclestone has stated that the Valencia circuit will be one of the safest Formula 1 Grand Prix. Valencia, which will be placed in pole position as a destination and as a location for large-scale events, will be viewed by more than million households around the world, thanks to the enormous audiences generated by the media.
Hamilton is one championship victory away from overtaking the all-time record he shares with Michael Schumacher but has already overtaken the German with a record 98 Grand Prix wins. The season will start with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28 at Sakhir, less than four months after the same venue held two races as part of the season. The mood also darkened in Japan where the coronavirus state of emergency took in another three regions just 10 weeks before the Olympics, while campaigners submitted a petition with more than , signatures calling for the Games to be cancelled.
Those attending from outside Monaco will have to take a test for Covid no more than 72 hours in advance. The regular Paddock Club is an exclusive and expensive world of champagne, fine dining and corporate networking along with star speakers and some of the best seats in the house for the track action. The next two races, Portugal this weekend and then Spain, will have none of that. The year-old is now in the process of isolating for 10 days according to the established protocols.
Hamilton, who has already secured a record-equalling seventh world title and won Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, was experiencing mild symptoms but was otherwise fit and well, his Mercedes team said. The F1 driver hit the track barrier exiting Turn 3, causing a huge fire to break out. His 94th career win was acclaimed as one of his best races.
Here we look at six of Hamilton's other greatest and most significant race wins. The statistics show that Hamilton has raced for 14 seasons and has taken part in Grands Prix since while Schumacher competed for 19 seasons with races in two spells -- and The year-old Mercedes driver matched Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's seven titles in style, lapping sole title rival and team mate Valtteri Bottas on a nightmare afternoon for the spinning Finn.
In fact, many hosts actually want to use our event as a platform to show the world they are moving forward," F1 chairman Chase Carey said. The six-time champion, who has hoovered up six of the nine races in his matchless Mercedes this year, starts from pole position after posting the fastest time in a troubled and incident-hit qualifying session on Saturday.
The world champion was untroubled from pole position, beating his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by eight seconds and finishing 15 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
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