F1 | Barcelona, ​​name change and renewal for at least five years after Madrid's announcement?

La formula 1 announced yesterday the entry of Madrid on the calendar starting in 2026. With this new ten-year agreement, one wonders what the future of Barcelona and Montmelo, cornerstone of the Circus since 1991. The Catalan authorities, on several occasions, have reiterated that the future of the Grand Prix is ​​not in question, and a five-year renewal is being considered upon expiry, coincidentally in 2026, with a possible change of denomination, perhaps in style MotoGP. He was the one to talk about it Josep Mateu, President of the Royal Automobile Club of Catalonia (RACC) in the hours immediately following the Madrid announcement.

“Madrid has presented its Grand Prix starting in 2026 – Mateu said. We are working to renew ours, meetings have been underway for more than a year and we think that in the coming months we will have the opportunity to extend this contract for the required duration. We have been dedicated to Formula 1 for a lifetime and we will fight to maintain this race in the future. Our intention is to have at least five more contracts after the 2026 deadline, we are convinced that we will succeed. The economic question is very complex, the world of sport moves on a large scale: the monetary capacity of the promoters and organizers defines the guidelines, and in this sense both the Generalitat and our side are working to renew and we are convinced of do it. In 2023 we had a full house at Montmelò with Formula 1, and all the tickets for 2024 have been sold, so the stands will be full again. This sport is back in fashion, in November we had already sold 80.000 tickets."