Carlos Sainz: Now I dream of pole position and victory in Madrid.

      Today in Madrid, the promoters of the upcoming Formula 1 race, which will be held for the first time in 2026, are holding their motorsport Road Show, which is attended by Carlos Sainz. Just at this time, his demonstration performances at the FW45 are underway, and before that, a press conference was held by the Spanish Williams racer, who also serves as the ambassador of the MadRing circuit.

      Carlos Sainz: "If I had been told when I was 10 years old and went to a Formula 1 race for the first time that I would become a racing driver, it would have meant that my dream had come true. It happened when I turned 20 years old.

      I've been on the podium, winning races and pole positions. But when I was a kid, I never dreamed that the Grand Prix would be held 20 minutes from my home in Madrid – but in a year it will happen. As life shows, dreams come true, and now I dream of pole position and victory in Madrid.

      In 2026, the championship will have two stages in Spain - the races in Madrid and Barcelona can be combined in the calendar of the season. I am proud to host two Grand Prix events in my country. Very few drivers have ever experienced this, because only Italy and America have hosted two races, and now we will have two.

      I wish Barcelona all the best and hope to have two home races before the end of my career. Fernando Alonso is the ambassador of the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, we are rivals and friends at the same time, so this is a friendly rivalry.

      Fernando helped me a lot, and I will always be grateful to him. If we both promote the idea of two races in Spain, that's even better. I want MadRing to have a special character, so that its configuration is not similar to other tracks. That's exactly what we racers want.

      There will be two types of sections on the lap: urban, where cars drive close to the walls, and the adrenaline is off the charts. There will also be a more open section with its own features. There are no turns similar to La Peraltada on other tracks at all.… I will try to do everything in my power to overtake on this track. I want there to be three or four points where overtaking is possible."