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  Spanish GP: Preview Barcelona, Spain (June 1, 2023) 
Schedule FRIDAY 2nd JUNE Practice 1 13:30 - 14:30 Practice 2 17:00 - 18:00 SATURDAY 3rd JUNE Practice 3 12:30 - 13:30 Qualifying 16:00 - 17:00 SUNDAY 4th JUNE Grand Prix 15:00 - 17:00 Track Stats First Grand Prix 1991 Number of Laps 66 Circuit Length 4.657km Race Distance 307.236 km Lap Record N/A Aston Martin: Insight and Speed with Cognizant Race interruptions are rare in Barcelona. In the hybrid era (since 2014) there have been just four Safety Car deployments, and just two Virtual Safety Car deployments since the system was introduced. As for retirements, there is an average of just three per race, which means plenty of caution-free running. Overtaking is not easy, but there are opportunities given high tyre degradation, which means there should be pace differences between cars on different strategies. The long DRS zone on the main straight and the opening turns are where drivers will attempt to make their moves, or down the DRS straight on the run to Turn 10. Expect a mix of strategies given high tyre degradation. Adding to the unknowns, teams aren't as familiar with the circuit given it's got a new layout in Sector Three, and the circuit didn't hold pre-season testing in 2023. There is also a new specification Pirelli slick tyre, planned for introduction at Silverstone, to test in Friday practice. Facts & Figures by Ferrari 12. The number of ghost stations on the Barcelona metro, the second largest in Spain with 165 stops. There are stories that go with some of these, such as Correos, Gaudi and Banco, which have never been used after the network was changed. Some can be seen in the city, such as Correos, closed in 1972, as it was next to the new Barceloneta station and had also been used by the postal service as a sorting office. There's an opening in the Placa d'Antonio Lopez, near the Post Office building where the stairs of the old station can be seen through a ventilation cover. The Gaudi station, near the Sagrada Familia can be spotted from trains on lines 2 and 5. It is said to be haunted and there are some who swear they have seen ghosts and spirits waiting on the platforms. The Banco station at the Placa Antoni Maura in Laietana street also has a tale to tell. It was rumoured that a platform was used to take money straight to the Banco de Espaņa, but apparently this was never the case. 16. The number of years when the slow chicane in sector 3 at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit was used, prior to being done away with this year. The reasons for its introduction in 2007 were twofold: to slow the cars down in turns 13 and 14 and to allow the cars to run closer to one another, without the turbulence which occurred in the previous fast right handers. So for this year, Sector 3 returns to the way it was back in 2006. 40. The percentage of new businesses run by women in Spain out of the 800,000 set up in Spain in the past five years. This is the highest figure in Europe. In the previous five year period only one out of five businesses was run by women. This change is attributed to a major change in working practices in Spain in the recession that hit the country in the wake of Covid-19. The unemployment rate for women was 54.7% so they came up with new ways of working and found alternative professions. 346.3. The top speed in km/h at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. It was recorded by Felipe Massa in 2016 at the wheel of a Williams. After that, the introduction of the halo produced increased drag thus lowering top speeds. 1615. The year in which Don Quijote of La Mancha was published in two volumes. Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, it is regarded as a literary masterpiece and considered to be the first modern novel. It presents an unusual mix of the picaresque with the epic-chivalry novel. Its two main protagonists, Alonso Quijano (Don Quijote) and Sancho Panza are two of the most famous fictional characters of all time.
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