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 Valencia is warming up its engines for its next big challenge: the hosting of the European Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is to take place in the city each summer between 2008 and 2014. During the first edition, which is to take place between 22nd and 24th August, the streets surrounding the port and the beaches will be converted into an urban circuit with a capacity for 100,000 spectators, thus propelling the city to international fame as the host of the most prestigious motor competition on the planet. The urban circuit, which has been designed by Herman Tilke, measures some five kilometres in length, 14 metres in width and has 25 curves. During the race, the cars will travel between a minimum speed of 95 kilometres per hour and a maximum speed of 323 kilometres per hour. Tilke has designed various motor racing circuits, such as Sepang and Shanghai. Security will be fundamental to the Valencia event, which is to be equipped with a medical centre. Ecclestone has stated that the Valencia circuit will be one of the safest Formula 1 Grand Prix. The project is to make full use of the infrastructures created for the 32nd America’s Cup, such as the press centre and the television centre used during the celebration of the regattas. Valencia, which will be placed in pole position as a destination and as a location for large-scale events, will be viewed by more than 500 million households around the world, thanks to the enormous audiences generated by the media. The tickets for the event, which were put on sale on 1st April, were snapped up by race fans in a mere ten days. 40 per cent of the tickets were sold abroad, with the highest demand coming from Italy, United Kingdom, France and Germany. The remaining 60 per cent were sold within Spain. These figures confirm the enormous expectation that has been generated by the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
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