JOsé Luis Martínez Almeida, mayor of Madrid, He met Wednesday with Tom Garfinkel, CEO of Miami Dolphins and manager of the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix, in addition to being the head of Hard Rock Stadium, with a double objective: to know all the details of two of the great events that will land in the capital of Spain: the NFL and the F1 Grand Prix.
In addition to taking note of the entire development pointer that these sports have in Miami, Martínez Almeida He was entertained with a football team shirt with his name with number 25, in allusion to the year of the International Dolphins takeoff in Madrid.
“They have been explaining the operation of this stadium, which few can be compared in the world. It is extraordinary what they have done by gathering the Dolphins, Miami Masters 1,000 and the F1 Grand Prix. We have learned what is a great sports complex, entertainment, which has a virtually all year and that has a capacity to house very different, sports, cultural events … concerts. And they have built it at a vertigo speed, “said the mayor.
Almeida, with the mayor of the city Francis Suárez
“Miami has done so thinking about improving the experience of those who go to the enclosure and, for example, with only four editions They have turned the Grand Prize into a reference in F1. We aspire to that in Madrid and for that we have come to learn, “he acknowledged.” Similar similarities with our circuit because it is not a circuit to use, which has an urban part, such as Madrid, and then also in the management of spaces and infrastructure. They have done it in just 11 months, we will have more time, but we will also have to work very hard in ticket management, what we can offer to build a unique experience and that the Madrid Grand Prix is always in the memory of those who go to the city. It will be the best window to the world and you have to take advantage of that window. “
Almeida also stressed that the reception of Madrid to the Dolphins will be “very special. Miami and Madrid are very similar, we are two entrance doors for Latin America and we wait for you with great expectation in a great stadium such as Santiago Bernabéu. “
