F1 fans are concerned about Madrid Grand Prix ‘wasteland’ as latest image emerges

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Formula 1 fans have been reacting on social media after seeing the latest image of the upcoming Madrid Grand Prix track.

In September, a brand new Madrid GP will take place around the Madring circuit.

The event will be held across the weekend of September 11-13 and is set to remain on the F1 calendar for the next nine years.

Previously, it was reported that Madrid Grand Prix organisers needed a ‘miracle’ to get the track ready in time for the event.

In addition, there were fears that the Madrid event could be ‘cancelled’.

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Now, with the Grand Prix set to take place in five months, more concerns have been raised after a new image of the circuit emerged on social media.

As shown in the image relayed by Formula Directa, the Madring circuit looks a long way from being completed.

The first layer of asphalt looks to have been applied but the grandstands and other buildings expected to welcome more than 100,000 fans are yet to be constructed.

Concerns raised over Madrid Grand Prix as latest image emerges

Reacting on social media, one fan said: “They won’t make it even if they try.”

Another tweeted: “How does it seem like a good idea to someone, in their right mind, to build a circuit in a barren wasteland?”

A third fan added: “That’s still way too rough, let’s see if they make it to the race date.”

Someone else wrote: “It doesn’t arrive on time, not a chance.”

A fifth commented: “This circuit is going to be a bad joke.”

Meanwhile, one user proposed making a last-minute decision to take the Spanish Grand Prix to Valencia: “Valencia? I say that because of the overtaking manoeuvres.”

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Will the Madrid Grand Prix track be ready on time?

Speaking back in November 2025, Madrid mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida claimed that the project was ‘ahead of the schedule’ and ‘going perfectly’.

He also stated that the Madrid Grand Prix ‘will be one of the best, if not the best’.

Back in 2021, ahead of the first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, there were concerns over whether the Jeddah track would be built on time.

In the end, it was completed in record time, with construction of the circuit taking just eight months.

With five months to go, work in Madrid is expected to be ramped up in the coming weeks in order to ensure the Madring circuit meets FIA requirements.