Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix.
Barcelona is well liked by the drivers and is a popular place with the teams for winter testing. There are lots of high speed corners that are very drivable. The long straight at the start allows the cars to reach very high speeds before they brake heavily for the difficult first corner. The surface offers tons of grip but is therefore very hard on the tyres. Over the past couple of years the weather has also been of great influence. In 1996 Michael Schumacher scored his first Ferrari victory in terrible conditions.