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World’s first official Formula 1 experience set to make its debut in Spain

THE world’s first official Formula 1 exhibition will be making its global debut in Madrid.

The show, which has been five years in the making, is billed as a vision of the past, present and future of the sport.

The ‘ F1 Exhibition ’, which will be held in the IFEMA congress halls, includes six main rooms, all of which have been specially commissioned and produced in partnership with curators, artists and filmmakers.

By Simon Hunter

“We are thrilled that this imaginative and immersive exhibition will debut in Madrid,” said Stefano Domenicali, the F1 president and CEO.

“I know it will become a must-see experience for every F1 fan,” he added. Among the themes in the rooms will be ‘ The Pit Wall ’, which ‘brings to life the sensational 73-year story of Grand Prix racing’, according to the organisers, as well as the ‘ Design Lab ’, which offers insight into how five of the sport’s

Family Fun

THE Costa Blanca dominates the charts for the best cities in Spain for being family-friendly.

According to international tourism company ‘Bounce’, which periodically produces family-friendly travel guides, Alicante, Benidorm and Valencia take the first three places.

The guide has taken into account the number of parks and green spaces the cities have, as well as attractions and leisure areas for both young and old.

Other factors assessed were the average room rate of hotels, tourism security, the number of restaurants with children’s menus and the climate including average rainfall.

teams develop components for their cars.

In the ‘ Survival ’ room, for the first time ever the remains of Romain Grosjean’s Haas car will go on display.

The French driver suffered a terrifying accident at the 2020 race in Bahrain, which saw the single-seater split in two and burst into flames.

This room will focus on the issue of safety in racing. The exhibition starts on March 24 and runs until the early summer.

The experience is suitable for all ages, and tickets start at €19.99 per person. The full visit takes around two hours.

ALICANTE-ELCHE and Corvera airports have been given ‘Best Airport in Europe’ awards by an industry body. The honours come from Airports Council International(ACI) with members operating nearly 2000 airports around the world.

Alicante-Elche airport took away the best European airport category for facilities that welcome between 15 and 25 million passengers.

Corvera airport, which replaced San Javier as Murcia’s regional airport in January 2019, walked away with the ‘less than two million passengers’ category.

Cheap digs

UK budget hotel chain Travelodge says it wants to expand its portfolio in Spain after announcing an acquisition in Madrid.

Travelodge has 570 outlets in the UK and currently has two hotels in Barcelona and one in Valencia, in addition to two existing Madrid sites.

It has acquired the lease for the 78-bedroom NH Villa de Coslada hotel in the Spanish capital and appointed global hospital advisors Aldaba Partners to find new sites.

Travelodge says it is targeting Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Malaga, Madrid, Palma, Sevilla, and Valencia in its expansion plans.

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6 Free from bias (4)

7 Bondage (7)

8 8th US President (3,5)

9 Exultation (4)

10 Auctions (5)

11 Testimonial (7)

13 Temporary possession (7)

15 Construct (5)

17 Positions (4)

19 Boreal (8)

20 School day came out of order (7)

21 Stable staples (4) Down

1 Computerized fact file (8)

2 Uncertain (13)

3 Flag (6)

4 Vicinity (13)

5 Yorkshireman (4)

7 Ride the waves (4)

11 Plaything (3)

12 Assorted letters relate to permit (8)

14 Curved outward (6)

16 Zane or Lady Jane (4)

18 Egg-shaped (4)

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