F1's Lewis Hamilton gets the honour of being the first Racing Driver to test the new Madring track

BGUK_3633502 - F1's Lewis Hamilton gets the honour of being the first Racing Driver to test the new track of the Madring for the Madrid F1 Grand Prix, scheduled to take place in the city in two months. Construction on the circuit began a few months ago but is facing a race against time and is currently running significantly behind schedule. With just 60 days to go, the workload seems to be piling up with cranes everywhere, steamrollers racing to lay the track surface, and painters just now beginning to mark the curves. Meanwhile, hundreds of laborers are working in temperatures nearing 45°C, erecting scaffolding for the grandstands and digging trenches to lay pipes. Aside from the construction delays, there is significant controversy regarding noise pollution as reports claimed that residents have lodged complaints over the environmental impact of the work as there are areas where residents' houses are literally 20 meters from the fence marking the circuit boundary. Ferrari seems the first to test out the track before its big debut with the team taking part in a filming session at the all-new venue.