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[edit] Moving formula one to its own page

At some point we should consider moving the formula one info to a page in its own right (say [[[Montjuïc circuit]] for example), ideally with more information about the track, details of the F1 races and any other races that took place there, and I think more about the horrible accident the article describes. Personally I don't have any problem with that info remaining here, but I suppose it's rather weird for someone browsing the F1 pages to find themselves reading about political executions. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:49, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks to user:Matthead, who had the presence of mind to Babelfish the Spanish language version. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The "non functioning" tower

The article said that Calatrava's tower was "non functional". I've removed this snippet, pending a citation to that effect. The online resources I've consulted about it (including [1], [2], and [3]) make no mention of its not being functional. It was apparently built by Telefonica and the microwave antennas are concealed inside the horizontal arc section. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:49, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Some information is missing

CarlosRibeiro 14:21, 9 February 2006 (UTC):

  • How high is the hill? I mean, being a hill, this is one important piece of information. I belive it's not very high, but it is relatively high considering the city below it. I would like to know by how much.
  • The article states that the Español team would leave the statium at Montjuïc, probably in 2005. We're already in 2006. Is this information confirmed?
  • According to the Catalan language Viquipèdia ca:Montjuïc_(Barcelona) measures 173m at the highest point.
  • The Espanyol football team hasn't left the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys yet (yesterday they played a game there), because the stadium they're building in Cornellà isn't yet finished. So information about that issue is outdated. --62.57.90.7 15:34, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


If the photo dated "Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 10:34:59" at [4] is accurate it appears that the new stadium won't be ready any time soon. I'll update the article to relect that. Ruudboy 12:08, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
  • The article omits the fact that large numbers of people, principally immigrants from the rest of Spain, lived on the mountain in shantytowns for much of the twentieth century. Major evictions took place for the purposes of the 1929 Expo and the 1992 Olympics. Examples of writing on the subject include guys like Juli Vallmitjana and Francesc Candel.