For years, the return of the Grand Prix has been awaited, the television program that during the 90s in Spain entertained summer nights facing two towns in tests taken from the Takeshi's Castle program, which is known in Spain as Yellow Humor. . Every year, a fan account announced that the Grand Prix is coming back, but it was never an actual announcement.
Rumors intensified when Ramón García confirmed he would be hosting the New Year's Eve countdown with Ibai Llanos . In a previous stream, Ramón hinted at the possible return of the Grand Prix , which hadn't materialized until now. After some waiting, TVE has finally confirmed the Grand Prix's return.
TVE announces the return of the Grand Prix this summer, but Ibai is missing from the equation
Given that the first moment in which there was hope that the Grand Prix would really return began with the interview that Ramón García gave to Ibai Llanos, it is easy to think that the streamer was going to be part of it. And it is logical, since relying on Ibai as part of a resurgence of a program that ended almost two decades ago due to low audiences, may be the key to justifying it with the hope of bringing new audiences. And it is that, even though TVE is a public channel that does not serve advertisers, its projects must attract an audience.
But the official announcement, which can be seen on the RTVE website , makes no mention of Ibai. The website confirms that it will retain the classic format of pitting two Spanish towns against each other , something increasingly difficult due to the depopulation crisis in rural Spain. There is also no mention of streamers participating, something very common in all of Ibai's productions, given that he uses his usual contacts for all his Twitch projects.
Although it remains to be seen. TVE's announcement is brief, and if they want to make a program for this summer, pre-production must already be advanced and the participating towns selected. There is still time to see what this new version will be like and if they will bring Ibai Llanos to the Grand Prix now that the program returns to the Spanish screens. There can always be an announcement later.
One thing we can be sure of is that there will be no bull-running events at the Grand Prix. This is due to animal protection laws that prohibit the use of animals in these events.
