Are the moderators asleep on this thread? I cannot believe the rubbish posted recently.
This was clearly a human factors failure which resulted in an attempted takeoff with an incorrect flap/slat configuration. This was recognised, as such, some time ago in this thread. Not just my interpretation, but that of many professionals. Of course, we may be completely wrong in our assessment, but we know more than most.
Why don't we all await an official report on what actually happened. Now that Spain is in the EU one might hope that a reasoned, rather than an emotional, summary might ensue.