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Spanish Grand Prix diary: Battle of the F1 motorhomes

The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, but this blog will aim to bring you some of the more colourful moments from the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.

New digs

As the first race after the flyaways, the Spanish Grand Prix is the opening race of the European season -- as such, it's the first time teams are able to transport their motorhomes to the F1 paddock.

There are some new ones on display in Barcelona this week. For the first time in 14 years, Red Bull has arrived without its famous Energy Station, having introduced a new complex known as the Holzhaus (or Wood House, as the interior is fashioned from 417m³ of sustainably-sourced Austrian timber).