Spanish Grand Prix organisers planning changes to Madring after debut race complaints

[p]The grand ‌prix hype ultimately turned into a procession that even some ‌drivers said had risked sending them to sleep, despite the banked 'La Monumental' ‌curve promising to deliver as a standout feature, after earlier ‌fears of crashes and safety cars.[/p][p]Discussing the event at the Leaders Week London sports business conference at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, Nira Juanco recognised there was ‌work to do.[/p][p][b]"The complaints about the lack of ⁠action on track, that's something ‌we're working on,"[/b] she said.[/p][p]"It's not a difficult thing to change, because it's ​just a small modification in certain corners, but as you know it's not in our hands. We need FIA ​approval, but we are working on it."[/p][embed guid="5fe9b5b8-8ea4-4873-9272-3dfc3b6c29da" url="https://x.com/evrythngformu1a/status/2107609161890513367" social-type="twitter" /][p]Juanco said some pedestrian bridges would have to be moved after problems with visibility for some spectators ⁠sitting in certain grandstands. ​There were also gripes about the amount of time spent queuing for food and beverages in the fan zone.[/p][p]McLaren's reigning world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]Lando Norris[/a], who lost a likely win after an early virtual safety car period, ‌said after the race that the circuit needed to "get rid of" turns 18 and 19 and have more of a straight into the hairpin to allow overtaking.[/p][p][b]"I’m excited to come back here next year if they can make these changes because I think it’s a track that is good fun to drive and it can be a great racetrack. To me, it’s not a great racetrack,"[/b] he added.[/p][p]Juanco felt the situation had been exacerbated by an excess of ‌caution by teams and drivers after a spate of crashes in ​junior series races, both in testing and early in the ‌race weekend, that triggered red flags and safety cars.[/p][p]There were also concerns about energy management with the new crop of hybrid cars, with engine tweaks already approved for next year.[/p][p][b]"Finally, we had nothing, just a virtual safety car. And so I think ⁠we can improve the show ⁠on track next year where ‌we are working on it,"[/b] she said.[/p]