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Barcelona apologises for F1 spectator chaos

May 24 Circuit boss Jose Luis Santamaria has apologised to spectators for the chaos that unfolded during last weekend's 2022 Spanish GP. One Twitter user summed up the chaos by stating: 'I have never seen such poor organisation at a Formula 1 race. 'People were shaking and fainting, waiting an hour for a bottle of water.' Indeed, in the Barcelona sun, organisers at the Circuit de Catalunya struggled to cope with the high spectator numbers – about 100,000 per day. On social media, fans complained about long travel times of up to 5 hours for the 30km trip from the city, insufficient food and drink supplies and other general frustration. In an official note to the circuit from F1 CEO...
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