Madrid’s La Monumental is on the horizon

By: Jake Rajala

The Spanish Grand Prix has a rich, deadly corner. It’s called, “La Monumental”, which is turn 12. It’s even more deadly than the corner in the Pixar film, “Cars”. It has in fact been 45 years since the last GP hosted by the capital of Spain. They will want to make some twists and attract a bigger audience, whether it’s in person or behind the screens.

🇪🇸 The Race gives Madring a strong verdict:

🗣️ “La Monumental has all the ingredients to become one of Formula 1’s most iconic corners and a section fans will remember for years.”

But they believe the circuit offers far more than that, highlighting the sequence from Turn 13… pic.twitter.com/hm0QOruQP1

— Everything Formula (@evrythngformu1a) June 17, 2026

The design goes up 10 meters high and it takes six seconds to turn. It’s safe for the audience. The drivers on the other hand? Not as much.

We never want to see someone die. Hence, the need for halos. However, we love the thrill someone cheating death. We always want to see craziest tracks that can make this happen. If the Madrid can set the standard with this corner, then we should see other tracks one-up this track.

Carlo Sainz is obviously a Spanish driver. He said the following about the corner, “I need a simulator to give you exact details of how it will feel, but I can already tell, it looks impressive, because we’re going to be entering that corner at a very high speed.”

So, what about the rest of the track? Well, there is a 140,000 spectator capacity and it’s minutes away from the international Barajas airport and 20 minutes from the city center.

This epic GP will start on September 11-13. The last winner of the Spanish GP was Lewis Hamilton in 2016. In other words, it’s bloody time for a GP to be shown in La Roja, also known as Spain.