Two-time Formulation 1 champion Fernando Alonso has been spending his day off on the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, planting a holm oak tree at Masia de la Moreneta beside the observe.
“Our ambassador can also be serving to to maintain the Circuit alive!” the circuit posted on social media, alongside photographs of the 44-year-old driver digging and the plaque which has been positioned beside the holm oak.
“Fernando Alonso has planted a holm oak subsequent to the Masia de la Moreneta, becoming a member of the greater than 200 bushes we’ve just lately added throughout completely different areas of the Circuit.”
This comes after over 200 bushes had been planted in 16 zones across the circuit and in Montmeló’s Can Cabanyes Park, together with stone pines, hackberries, holm oaks and oaks. The circuit organisers claimed that the bushes planted would seize 200 tonnes of CO2 over the following 30 years, which is equal to the emissions generated by a automotive driving 850,000km or the combustion of 90,000 litres of petrol.
The Spanish driver was named ambassador for the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya in Might 2025. “It’s an honour and a privilege, and I’m very joyful to be an envoy for Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, which is so particular to me and to all Spanish followers, and which has given us a lot pleasure,” Alonso mentioned on the time.
“It’s a circuit that’s carefully linked to my profession as a result of it was the primary one the place I examined a single-seater, once I was nonetheless in karting. It’s the observe the place I’ve undoubtedly pushed essentially the most laps in my complete life, from F1 pre-season exams to races and different actions which have taken place there.”
The 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix is ready to happen from 12 to 14 June with the Spanish Grand Prix transferring to Madrid from subsequent 12 months.
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