{
  "id": 7098426,
  "title": "Lando Norris Calls for Major Madrid F1 Track Changes Amid Questions Over Pitlane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/lando-norris-calls-for-major-madrid-f1-track-changes-amid-questions",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T11:20:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lando-norris-calls-major-madrid-112043333.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lando Norris is urging for significant changes to the pitlane at the Madrid circuit for the F1 Spanish GP, due to the long pitlane's impact on overtaking opportunities. The pitlane is about 562 meters in length, which can take around 25 seconds for a pit stop, excluding the stop time. With high degradation, teams and drivers prefer a one-stop strategy to minimize pitlane time loss. However, Norris believes the pitlane could be divided into two parts, allowing the pit limiter to be off without the 80 km/hr limit in the middle when there are no garages present. Norris believes this change would improve overtaking chances, even though the track still has potential issues such as slow speeds and a mix of fast and slow corners. Despite these concerns, Norris still sees the track as having character and potential for improvement in future races.",
  "summary": "Lando Norris suggests the Madrid pitlane be two-part due to how long it is, as he expands on how the new F1 Spanish GP circuit needs changes. The lack of overtaking opportunities has made headlines about the new Madring circuit…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}