Spanish GP Preview: Facts & Stats
Sean Kelly puts this year's Spanish Grand Prix in context, and provides facts and stats from the event's history
For years, the popularity of Formula One in Spain paled in comparison to that of MotoGP. With no Spanish driver or team at the sharp end of the field, the locals preferred bikes to their auto racing.
Only when Fernando Alonso arrived at Renault in 2003 did all that change, and while we eagerly await the 130,000 sellout at this weekend's race, let's not forget everything that has happened since the first Grand Prix was held on Spanish soil, way back in 1913.
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