Formula 1 presented this Thursday in Madrid its official exhibition, F1 Exhibition, which officially opens its doors from Friday, March 24 and will remain for several months in Hall 1 of IFEMA. An opportunity for fans to learn the ins and outs of the championship, the technical details of parts as complex as a power unit or gearbox, and come within a few centimeters of real single-seaters. Thimoty Harvey, chief curator of the exhibition, participated in the event. In the morning it was inaugurated by Stefano Domenicali, CEO of F1, but he was not at the presentation. Tickets are on sale from 20 euros (with discounts for children and families); although the first weekend is full.
The sample has 350 objects donated by the teams. Everyone except Aston Martin, “That has not participated yet because they are focused on the evolution of their car”, Harvey has specified with good tone. In any case, there are objects by Alonso, such as helmets. They use new narrative and immersive technologies and have conducted 80 interviews with sports personalities. Among the most important pieces is the chassis of Romain Grosjean’s Haas, which suffered a very serious accident in Bahrain 2020. The pilot survived the fire with hardly any sequelae thanks to the safety structure of a single-seater that was left devastated by the flames, but intact in terms of its basic survival elements.
“The most important object is Romain Grosjean’s chassis from his 2020 Bahrain crash. It’s not just impressive, it also represents why F1 is such a fascinating technological sport. Innovation in safety is full of advances that allowed Romain Grosjean to get out of that accident, ”says Harvey. The exhibition will be in Madrid during the next months. The city, and IFEMA, are behind a Formula 1 grand prix project planned for 2026 and at the Liberty Media desk. “We don’t have to say where F1 has to organize the races, but I can say that it’s fantastic to be here,” says the commissioner. This exhibition can be understood as a timely approach.
