The ‘not F1 level’ changes Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton want COTA to make
The Red Bull driver, who clꦰaimed his 50th grand prix victory in Austin, believes the circuit needs to be totally resurfaced, after only certain sections were repaved ahead of th🤡is year’s race.
COTA’s track surface has drawn complaints from both F1 drivers and MotoGP riders in recent years and since the switch to lower ground-effect cars in 2022, the bumps at the circuit have become a bigge🐼r concern.
The track conditions were cited as being a factor in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s cars failing post-race plank wear checks, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso retired from Sunday’s race after breaking the floor of his Ast🍃on Martin.
"It needs to be redone because at the moment it feels like it's better suited to a rally car. I'm jumping and bouncing around," triple world champಞion Verstappen said.
"In an F1 car probably you don't even see it as much because, of course, we are glued to the ground because of the downforce, but the bumps aౠnd jumps that we have in some places, this is way too much. I don't think it's F1 level.
"I love this track. Honestly, the layout is amazing but we def𒁏initely need new tarmac and it needs to be a lot smoother for the coming years, because we already asking for this for I think quite a few years, and it's not really been done.”
Seven-time world champion Hamilton found himself in agreement with old title rival Verstappen that further chꦐanges are needed.
"I agree with Max," Hamilton said, prio༒r to his disqualification for excessive plank wear.
"I like some of the bumps because it adds character to the circuit, but there's way too 🍌many.
"We as drivers and the GP🙈DA, we are open to di🐬scussing with them and maybe helping them not do the whole thing so it costs a fortune.
"From th🌌e last corner to the start line, for eꦇxample, that's smooth, then the rest is bumpy.
"The other areas, we could patch up and improve."
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