Formula 1: a Red Bull F1 car rides the rails of the Madrid metro ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix

News Tank Football - Paris - Initiative #453113 - Published on 10/09/26 at 17:00
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2012 RB8 on the Madrid metro tracks - ©  RB

Oracle Red Bull Racing drove the RB8, the car used during the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, on the rails of the Madrid metro ahead of the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix (Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September 2026), on 8 September 2026. The activation was part of the "Red Bull On Rails" campaign.

The Oracle Red Bull Racing Heritage Team, together with Spanish engineering and creative collective Andtonic, designed bespoke metal wheels for the car, which travelled several kilometres on Madrid’s metro network, temporarily closed for the occasion. Former F1 driver Patrick Friesacher took the wheel of the RB8 to travel through several stations, including the one that will serve the new “MadRing” circuit during the Grand Prix.

The 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, the 14th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, will take place for the first time on a street circuit in central Madrid. The event will be known as the "Spanish Grand Prix" from 2026 to 2035 under an agreement between Formula One Group and Ifema Madrid, a company that organises trade fairs, exhibitions and congresses in Madrid. The permanent…

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2012 RB8 on the Madrid metro tracks - ©  RB

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