Sainz excited about new circuit: 'Hopefully we can test there soon'

Carlos Sainz recently attended the launch of the new Tenerife circuit. The circuit was approved in February to host Formula 1 and MotoGP training, but hopes to host Grands Prix in the future. Sainz is already enthusiastic and hopes to drive on the circuit soon.

Sainz has already studied the track's lines and hopes testing can take place soon. "We would have a good time," the Spaniard said in conversation with Marca. He adds that as a child he loved designing curve combinations himself. "I have always enjoyed seeing new circuits."

The project for the Tenerife Circuit has been around for more than two decades and has been given a new lease of life in recent months. The site covers 1.3 million square metres and will have a total area of 350,000 square metres. The track is 4,068 metres long, runs counter-clockwise and consists of a straight of 819 metres and sixteen corners, of which eleven are left turns and five are right turns.

In February this year, the track received homologations from the FIA and FIM to host Formula 1 and MotoGP training sessions. However, the vice-president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Enrique Arriaga, has announced that he will do his utmost to ensure that the track finally receives the maximum possible homologations by making minor changes. At the moment the circuit is still being worked on and should be ready in 2025.