Ayuso celebrated what she referred to as “the realisation of a dream that places not solely Madrid however all of Spain on the worldwide sports activities map.
“It’s a supply of pleasure to host this motorsport occasion,” she added, “which is able to create jobs and entice hundreds of holiday makers who will take pleasure in not solely the race, but in addition our metropolis’s tradition, gastronomy, and life-style.”
Madrid’s Metropolis Council expressed its pleasure initially of the works, including: “We’re bringing Formulation 1 again to Madrid, and we’re doing it whereas preserving the spirit of town and its individuals. As Rafa Nadal mentioned on the Laureus Awards, Madrid is the European capital of sport — and he’s proper.”
Sainz was one of many stars of the ceremony, and along with collaborating within the symbolic laying of the primary stone — which concerned an electrical excavator race — he expressed his pleasure in representing his hometown.
“Madrid is the perfect metropolis on the planet and the place I miss probably the most once I’m away,” he mentioned.
“It was a simple choice to turn out to be Madring’s ambassador as a result of I really consider we will construct the perfect circuit on the planet. I’ve full religion in Madrid — it’s unbeatable. And we’re going for it.”