维斯塔潘批评奥斯汀赛道颠簸不可接受
维斯塔潘在奥斯汀媒体日表示，美洲赛道的颠簸状况“不可接受”，认为F1车手不应再忍受这样的赛道条件。
维斯塔潘批评奥斯汀F1赛道的颠簸“不可接受”：“已经失控了”
维斯塔潘此前开玩笑说，去奥斯汀他需要一根新后背，但现在他称美洲赛道的状况不可接受，并认为F1车手不应再忍受这样的条件。
在新加坡的F1新闻发布会上谈到美国大奖赛时，维斯塔潘立刻开玩笑说，他得订一根新脊椎。这位四届世界冠军关注了9月6日周末在得克萨斯举行的世界耐力锦标赛孤星勒芒站，并表示自己对赛道的状况感到震惊。
尽管维斯塔潘当时还能和安东内利一起拿这件事开玩笑，但他在奥斯汀媒体日明确表示，自己确实担忧“不可接受”的赛道状况。
维斯塔潘表示：“从我在WEC看到的情况来看，赛道颠簸得非常严重。说实话，为了你的脊椎着想，我并不期待那种情况。上一场比赛我还拿这个开玩笑，但说实话，这并不完全是玩笑。我们多年来一直在提这件事，情况实际上已经有点失控了。”
问题源于赛道下方的地面。这条赛道建在得克萨斯州臭名昭著的高塑性黏土上，随着天气条件变化，赛道会遭受严重的胀缩效应。这种持续的移动使赛道极为颠簸，尤其是在沥青承受最大应力的重刹车区。
在2026年比赛之前，部分路段再次进行了重新铺设，包括9号弯到11号弯之间的路段。此外，还进行了维修工作，以处理12号弯到19号弯之间的颠簸。两年前，在2024年美国大奖赛之前，整条赛道都进行了重新铺设。
当Motorsport.com询问维斯塔潘是否认为还需要做更多工作时，这位四届世界冠军强调，赛事组织者不应将场地本身作为借口。
“这非常糟糕。当然，你可以拿土壤问题当借口，但那样的话你早就该知道这一点，并且需要确保对它进行更多加固，”这位荷兰车手说道。
“我的意思是，我喜欢这条赛道，我喜欢这个地方。这是有史以来最好的布局之一，而且我会说，这是最好的场地和最好的城市之一。但对我来说，我们遇到的这些颠簸是不可接受的。
“随着时间的推移，他们在这里那里磨了一点，但你是在给大问题贴膏药，而那只是表面之下的东西。那才是你真正需要首先解决的问题。”
据维斯塔潘称，需要采取影响深远的措施，不仅要关注沥青路面本身，还要关注其下方的土壤。
“但这当然意味着你必须真正把赛道完全开放出来，”他补充道。“这需要花费大量金钱和时间，但说实话，这是摆脱它的唯一办法。因为没错，这些颠簸不是天然的，而且它们已经失控了。”
为什么F1的2026款赛车可能让车手的处境更糟
乍一看，F1不再使用近年来的地面效应赛车似乎因祸得福。毕竟，那些赛车必须调得特别低、特别硬，但当Motorsport.com询问时，维斯塔潘明确表示，2026年的赛车实际上可能让事情更加痛苦。
“可能更糟，因为我们在过弯时离地间隙非常低，”维斯塔潘说。“在直道上你有SM模式，所以会升高。但在大多数地方，尤其是刹车时，你实际上比之前更容易触底。而且大多数颠簸都在刹车区或弯道里，不在真正的直道上。”
“在刹车时，那实际上是一个非常紧张的时刻——尤其是当有这种令人不适的颠簸时，不仅仅是赛道老化带来的颠簸，还有来自下方表面的颠簸，土壤上下移动。有时很难知道会发生什么，或者如果你稍微偏离路线，你不知道那里有什么，因为没有人真正在那里驾驶。所以，是的，这真的很不好。”
所有这些意味着车手的背部承受了相当大的冲击。维斯塔潘表示，他过去几年在COTA已经经历过这种情况。
“例如去年，你在一个弯道中承受大约5-6G的力，但我有一些冲击，垂直载荷，在我的脊柱上超过了9G，”他说。“我可以告诉你，那真的不好玩，尤其是随着年龄增长，你会越来越多地想到这一点。那不是你想要的。”
维斯塔潘补充说，在F1超过11个赛季后，他的脊柱已经不在最佳状态：“我认为有时人们并不真正理解这一点。我可以告诉你，从我做的脊柱检查来看，脊柱的底端看起来并不太好。”
“我知道这是赛车的一部分，我也知道这可能是这项运动的一部分，但这当然也是过去几年我们所用赛车造成的进一步伤害。而现在，如果我们继续认为在这样的情况下驾驶是可以接受的，那么你们将会因此遭受更多痛苦。”
“人们可以说，是啊，但还有更糟糕的运动会对身体某些部位造成伤害。当然，但这就是为什么我不去做那些运动。所以，是的，这并不好。”
英文原文
Max Verstappen slams “unacceptable” bumps at Austin F1 track: “It's out of control”
Verstappen previously joked that he would need a new back for Austin, but he now calls the condition of the Circuit of the Americas unacceptable and believes F1 drivers should no longer have to put up with such conditions
When the United States Grand Prix came up during the Formula 1 press conference in Singapore, Max Verstappen immediately joked that he would have to order a new spine. The four-time world champion had followed the World Endurance Championship round in Texas – The Lone Star Le Mans, held over the weekend of 6 September – and said he was shocked by the condition of the circuit.
Although Verstappen was still able to laugh about it with Kimi Antonelli at the time, he made it clear during the media day in Austin that he is genuinely concerned about the “unacceptable” track conditions.
“From what I saw in WEC, it was extremely badly bumpy. I'm not really looking forward to that, to be honest, for your spine,” said Verstappen. “I was joking about that in the last race, but it's not really a joke to be honest. We mentioned this already for years, that it's actually getting a bit out of control.”
The problem stems from the ground beneath the circuit. Built on Texas’ infamous high-plasticity clay, the track suffers from a severe shrink-swell effect as weather conditions change. This constant shifting leaves the circuit extremely bumpy, particularly in the heavy braking zones where the asphalt is subjected to the greatest stress.
Ahead of the 2026 race, certain sections have been resurfaced again, including the stretch between Turns 9 and 11. In addition, repair work was carried out to address the bumps between Turns 12 and 19. Two years ago, ahead of the 2024 United States Grand Prix, the entire track was resurfaced.
When Motorsport.com asked Verstappen whether he believes more needs to be done, the four-time world champion stressed that the location itself should not be used by the organisers as an excuse.
“It's very bad. Of course, you can use the excuse that the soil is the problem, but then you should have known that and you need to make sure that you reinforce it more,” the Dutchman said.
“I mean, I love this track, I love this place. It's one of the best layouts ever and it's one of the, I would say, best venues and best cities to be at. But for me, the bumps that we have are unacceptable.
“Over time, they've been grinding a little bit here and there, but you're putting a plaster on the big problem and that's just what's underneath. That's what you actually need to tackle in the first place.”
According to Verstappen, far-reaching measures are needed, with attention being paid not only to the tarmac itself, but also to the soil beneath it.
“But that, of course, means you need to really fully open up the track,” he added. “That costs a lot of money and time, but honestly, that's the only way to get rid of it. Because yeah, these bumps are not natural and they are out of control.”
Why F1's 2026 cars could make things even worse for drivers
At first glance, it might seem like a blessing in disguise that F1 no longer uses the ground-effect cars of recent years. After all, those cars had to be run particularly low and stiff, but when asked by Motorsport.com, Verstappen made it clear that the 2026 machinery could actually make things even more painful.
“It's probably worse because we have very low ride heights while cornering,” said Verstappen. “On the straights you have the SM mode, so you go up. But in most places under the braking especially, you actually bottom out more than before. And most of the bumps are under braking or in the corner, not on the actual straight.
“Under braking, it's like actually a very stressful moment – especially when there are these kind of awkward bumps, not just bumps from the track getting older, but bumps from the surface underneath, the soil just moving up and down. Sometimes it's very hard to know what to expect, or if you’re a tiny bit offline, you don't know what is there because no one really drives there. So, yeah, it's really not nice.”
All of this means that drivers' backs take a considerable beating. Verstappen says he has already experienced this at COTA in previous years.
“Last year, for example, you pull around 5-6G in a corner, but I had some impacts, the vertical load, which was like over 9G on my spine,” he said. “I can tell you that it’s really not fun and especially the older you get, you think about that more and more. That's not what you want.”
Verstappen added that his spine is already not in the best possible condition after more than 11 seasons in F1: “I think sometimes people don't really understand that. I can tell you from the checks that I've done from my spine, the bottom end of the spine doesn't look that great.
“I know that's part of racing and I know that can be part of sport, but it's of course also further damage from the cars that we had the last few years. And now if we continue finding this acceptable to drive on, then you are going to suffer from that much more.
“People can say, yeah, but there are worse sports out there for damage to parts of your body. For sure, but that's why I'm not doing them. So, yeah, it's not nice.”
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