维斯塔潘回应COTA老板：他开我的车五圈后就走不动了
维斯塔潘认为奥斯汀赛道需要彻底挖开重做地基，仅重新铺设路面不足以解决他所说的“不可接受”的颠簸问题。
维斯塔潘回应COTA老板：“他可以开我的车，五圈之后他就走不动了。”
维斯塔潘建议奥斯汀的F1赛道需要彻底挖开并打好更好的地基。这位荷兰车手认为，仅仅重新铺设路面不足以解决“不可接受”的颠簸问题。
这是本周末F1围场的主要话题之一：美洲赛道极端的颠簸。车手们在周五晚的车手会议上提出了他们的担忧，会后维斯塔潘留下与FIA和赛道代表进一步交流了一段时间。
由于赛道建在得克萨斯臭名昭著的高塑性黏土上，它遭受严重的胀缩效应。两年前赛道曾全面重铺，今年赛事前又进行了两次处理。9号弯至11号弯之间的路段再次重铺，同时努力清除12号弯至19号弯之间最严重的颠簸。
然而，据车手们表示，这还不够。维斯塔潘在周四就已经将赛道状况描述为“不可接受”和“失控”，并在周六补充说，他在奥斯汀每天都要服用止痛药，就像兰多·诺里斯每节练习都需要服用头痛药一样。
当排位赛后维斯塔潘在围场接受荷兰媒体采访期间颠簸再次出现时，他说：“这里有几个弯道简直真的不可接受。”
这似乎主要指的是1号弯刹车区域下方的巨大颠簸，以及19号弯一个相当危险的颠簸，但当Motorsport.com向维斯塔潘提出这一点时，他解释说还有更多问题区域。
“1号弯和19号弯确实非常糟糕，但4号弯到5号弯之间的整个高速路段也是，那里的颠簸太大了……我当然理解这里的地面是个问题，但那是你应该事先查看的事情。那真的不应该成为借口。”
除了给车手带来相当大的身体负担外，埃塞斯弯（Esses）的颠簸也具有潜在危险。在奥斯汀的各节练习与排位中，已有数位车手在该处几乎失去对赛车的控制，而如果在这一连串高速弯中真的出现问题，后果可能极其严重。
“是的，那些事情在如此高的速度下真的不应该发生，当时赛车就这样触底了，”维斯塔潘说。
维斯塔潘提出影响深远的措施
美洲赛道主席鲍比·爱泼斯坦回应了维斯塔潘最初的评论，表示实际情况在练习中并没有这位荷兰人说的那么糟糕。
“我们对1号弯底部有颠簸感到不满。我们直到本周才知道这件事。如果知道，我们本会修好它。但马克斯提到的其他事情，即赛道周围所有的颠簸，我们已经修复了。赛道状况非常好，”爱泼斯坦告诉ESPN。
他甚至表示，预计维斯塔潘在周五练习赛后就会改变主意。
“马克斯很少说我错了，但他也经常是对的。他通常非常坦率，我很欣赏他这一点。我对他所说的话没有意见，但我认为他可能会在某些方面感到惊讶，那些他以为存在的颠簸已经不存在了。”
然而，当这些评论在荷兰媒体环节被转述给维斯塔潘时，情况恰恰相反。这位四届世界冠军仍然对赛道的状况远不满意，并认为如果爱泼斯坦驾驶小红牛22，他也会说同样的话。
维斯塔潘说：“我邀请他来开我的车。我觉得他开完五圈就得下车，而且会走不动路。”
据维斯塔潘所说，未来几年需要采取影响深远的措施。周四，他已经表示，由于脊椎受损，F1车手不应再被迫接受这样的条件；排位赛之后，这位荷兰人又为未来几年提出了一个具体建议。
“你可以再铺一层新沥青，但一两年后还会出现同样的问题，所以必须往更深层看。
“我认为国际汽联和F1在这方面也应该更严格。我理解这一切要花很多钱，但这真的只是给问题贴块膏药。如果你知道下面的地基在移动，就得把整个东西挖开，打好合适的地基。”
英文原文
Max Verstappen reacts to COTA boss: "He can drive my car, after five laps he won't be able to walk"
Verstappen suggests that the F1 circuit in Austin needs to be completely dug up and given a better foundation. According to the Dutchman, simply resurfacing the track is not enough to tackle the "unacceptable" bumps
It is one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock this weekend: the extreme bumps at the Circuit of the Americas. Drivers raised their concerns during Friday evening's drivers' briefing, after which Verstappen stayed behind for some time to speak further with representatives of the FIA and the circuit.
Because the track was built on Texas' infamous high-plasticity clay, it suffers from a severe shrink-swell effect. Two years ago, it was completely resurfaced, while two further interventions were carried out ahead of this year's event. The section between Turns 9 and 11 was resurfaced again, while efforts were made to remove the worst bumps between Turns 12 and 19.
According to the drivers, however, that is not enough. Verstappen already described the track conditions as "unacceptable" and "out of control" on Thursday, adding on Saturday that he is taking painkillers every day in Austin, just as Lando Norris needs headache tablets for every session.
When the bumps came up again after qualifying during Verstappen’s Dutch media round in the paddock, he said: "There are a few corners here that are simply really unacceptable."
That appears to refer primarily to the enormous bump under braking for Turn 1 and a rather dangerous one at Turn 19, but when Motorsport.com put that to Verstappen, he explained that there are more problem areas.
"Turns 1 and 19 are indeed really bad, but also that whole fast section between Turns 4 and 5, there are such big bumps there... Of course I understand that the ground here is a problem, but that's something you should have looked at beforehand. That really shouldn't be an excuse."
Besides placing considerable physical strain on the drivers, the bumps through the Esses are also potentially dangerous. Several drivers have already come close to losing control of their cars at that point during the practice sessions in Austin, and if things actually go wrong through the sequence of high-speed corners, the consequences could be immense.
"Yes, those are things that really shouldn't happen at such high speeds, when the car bottoms out like that", Verstappen said.
Verstappen proposes far-reaching measures
Bobby Epstein, chairman of the Circuit of the Americas, responded to Verstappen's initial comments by suggesting that the situation was not as bad in practice as the Dutchman had made it sound.
"We don't feel good that there's a bump at the bottom of Turn 1. We didn't know about it until this week. We would have fixed it. But the other things Max spoke about, all the bumps around the track, we've fixed them. The track is in really good shape", Epstein told ESPN.
He even expressed the expectation that Verstappen would change his mind after Friday practice.
"Max doesn't say I'm wrong a lot, but he's also right a lot. He's usually very frank, and I appreciate that about him. I had no problem with him saying what he said, but I think he might be surprised in some areas that bumps he thought were here aren't [there] anymore."
However, when those comments were put to Verstappen during the Dutch media session, that proved to be anything but the case. The four-time world champion is still far from impressed with the condition of the circuit and believes Epstein would say the same if he were to drive the RB22.
"I invite him to drive my car", Verstappen said. "I think he'd have to get out after five laps and wouldn't be able to walk anymore."
According to Verstappen, far-reaching measures will be needed in the coming years. On Thursday, he had already said that F1 drivers should no longer have to accept such conditions because of the damage to their spines, and after qualifying the Dutchman put forward a concrete proposal for the years ahead.
"You can put down a new layer of asphalt again, but a year or two later you'll have the same problem, so you need to look deeper.
"I think the FIA and Formula 1 should also be stricter about that. I understand that it all costs a lot of money, but this is really just putting a plaster over the problem. You need to dig the whole thing up and put in a proper foundation if you know the ground underneath is moving."
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