F1 PREVIEW // 2008 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX

But a few days remain until practice begins for the 2008 Telefonica Grand Prix of Europe. In a long list of firsts for the '08 season, this years European GP will be held on the streets of Valencia, Spain. The course, made up of public streets along Valencia's newly renovated harborside district, had its first race just a few weeks ago (see above video). Sundays Formula One race will be the first for this circuit, and the new course is fast becoming the most talked about F1 race of the year. At 5.473 kilometres in length and boasting top speeds upwards of 185mph, with average speeds right around 125mph, the Valencia street course is a welcome change to the F1 schedule. Stay tuned to ColdTrackDays for plenty of F1 coverage // 08.18.2008