FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2017 - Grand Prix Weekend Thread

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by stripedcat

It's never been that great a circuit to race on. I think the most memorable races are :-

1991 : The first race held there. Senna and Mansell going wheel-to-wheel down the main straight with spark flying everywhere. Who would break last into the first corner? I doubt that sort of thing would happen with the modern day aero on the cars.

1992 : Held in the wet. A rare mistake from Senna in the wet - and he went off the track and didn't finish. Schumi looked superb and was managing to catch Mansell, but Mansell started going faster. A superb finish from Jean Alesi in third as well.

1994 : Schumi driving to a superb second with his car stuck in fifth gear for most of the race.

1996 : A superb win from Schumi. One of the his best races. In the wet and in the underpowered Ferrari - he took on both Williams and pulled out a massive lead to finish first, and took his first win for Ferrari.

It's a shame that the chicane was put in before the last corner - as before that, it was one of the best corners in F1. Only decent thing about the track - in my opinion.

Agreed - the new final complex is crap and hasn't helped the racing.

Was there not a year Hakkinen broke down on the final lap whilst winning? I kinda remember that. And Pastor winning and the Williams garage catching fire.