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Max Verstappen Labels New Track Potential ‘Car Killer’: The Madrid circuit is set for its first race week.

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00:01Max Verstappen has warned the new Madrid circuit could be a car killer.
00:07The former Formula 1 champion has warned that the sport's newest circuit could prove one
00:13of the most demanding for cars on the calendar, as the Spanish Grand Prix heads to Madrid
00:21for the first time.
00:22The new Madrid ring built around the IFEMA Sentas features 22 corners, several high-speed
00:32sections and a heavily banked Turn 12, known as La Monumental.
00:38With the barriers positioned close to the track, drivers are expecting very little room for
00:45any error.
00:46Max Verstappen compared parts of the circuit to Jeddah and believes mistakes could quickly
00:54result in contact between vehicles and the walls.
00:58He also raised concerns over kerbs, which could prove particularly challenging for Red Bull
01:05racing.
01:07The warning comes after an F3 test at the circuit produced 19 red flags, most caused by crashes,
01:15adding concerns about how disruptive the inaugural weekend could become at the track.
01:22With overtaking also expected to be difficult, qualifying could prove especially important over
01:31the weekend.
01:31The championship contenders will need to balance pushing the limits with keeping their cars out
01:38the result of the barriers when the new Madrid challenge begins.
01:43That would start with thebridgeENgeanz.
01:43V-A-O-O-in means 17 red flags of the defendants andЬs.
01:44Again 14 6 days Max miners and Laurenatoon coach per przest banker in V-L-O-O-K-5-1
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