Situated in the heart of Mexico City, the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track combines the best of old and new. Excited at the prospect of racing in his homeland, Salvador Duran talks through the reasons why Mexico had to be on the Formula E calendar...
Number of turns - 18
Track length - 2.092km
Past winners - n/a
Qualifying record - n/a
Lap record - n/a
Short and sweet
The first complex and approach to turn one looks like a very interesting corner, a very fast chicane. The second part where you exit, you’re already into another corner, you’re already into the oval and the normal part of the circuit. It’s going to be quite interesting to see how the drivers manage to exit with as much speed as they can. Turn four looks like a very slow corner to the right and then you get a lot of change in direction as you go through another left corner which is practically a U-turn. You have to be very careful on the exit as well because after that you have the straight before entering into the stadium.
Mexican wave
I love it because there is one part that is actually a stadium. The configuration of the track means that we go through there on two occasions and I think all the people there are going to be so excited because being in the stadium, the excitement is going to be contagious! I really like that part and the other point is that we have so many grandstands along the start/finish straight and over the pits as well. It looks like it’s going to be very challenging. The best overtaking spot I’ve seen will be the entry into the stadium, that’s going to be the most interesting bit.
Support
The fans here are really loud! They are really passionate. They are really excited about what we can offer because they really want to see a car running. But it’s not only about the car, it’s also about the show Formula E brings to every single place it goes to.