| The island of Menorca is a great place for sun, | | | | where normal flights to Minorca bring in the island's |
| sand, and surf - less known is that it's also a | | | | tourists. |
| great place for sports - motorsports that is, | | | | Menorca is part of the Balearic Islands, which |
| especially the Formula 1 kind. | | | | belong to Spain. It's located in the western |
| Late 2007 saw some F1 teams hop over to | | | | Mediterranean and is actually part of an |
| Menorca to utilize the Real Aeroclub de Mahon | | | | archipelago. This archipelago includes Majorca, Ibiza, |
| airstrip for testing. This airfield, under the care of | | | | Formentera, and other islands. Mahon is the |
| club president Jose Villalonga, is close to 2 | | | | largest city on this island, an island with over 120 |
| kilometers long. It's an ideal strip for aerodynamic | | | | beaches. These beaches are especially suitable for |
| and speed testing fine-tuned Formula 1 racecars. | | | | unwinding after a wild day of high-speed |
| Not far away is the better known Mahon Airport | | | | test-driving. |