维斯塔潘奥斯汀站批评引发COTA主席回应
美洲赛道主席鲍比·爱泼斯坦回应了维斯塔潘对赛道的批评，承认1号弯底部的凹陷"不可接受"。
马克斯·维斯塔潘的奥斯汀大奖赛投诉引发COTA主席回应
马克斯·维斯塔潘对美洲赛车场的批评引发了美洲赛车场主席鲍比·爱泼斯坦的回应
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美洲赛车场主席鲍比·爱泼斯坦回应了马克斯·维斯塔潘对赛道的批评，承认1号弯底部的凹陷"是不可接受的"。
在美国大奖赛之前，这位四次F1世界冠军在媒体会上抱怨赛道表面，称坑洼‘无法接受’，并补充说它们已经变得‘失控’了。
‘从我在WEC看到的来看，那里的坑洼非常严重。说实话，我并不期待那样，这对你的脊椎来说可不是什么好事，’维斯塔潘在周四对媒体说。‘我在上一场比赛中开玩笑说过这件事，但说实话，这并不是一个玩笑。我们已经在过去几年里提到了这个问题，实际上它已经有点失控了。’
在与ESPN的对话中，爱泼斯坦承认在1号弯处存在问题，但表示赛道管理方直到本周才意识到这一点。
‘我们并不觉得1号弯底部的坑洼让人感觉良好，’爱泼斯坦向媒体承认。‘我们直到本周才知道这件事。我们本应该修复它的。’
“但是，Max提到的其他事情，赛道周围的那些颠簸，我们都已经修复了。赛道现在状况非常好。”
“我和一些WEC车手谈过，他们说没有问题。在1号弯的起点有一个颠簸，在我看来是不可接受的……那是一个凹陷，而不是颠簸。如果是一个颠簸，我们会把它磨平，我们会在今晚或明天晚上处理它，这种情况在其他赛道上之前也发生过。但是，当它是一个凹陷时，就完全不同了，没有简单的解决办法。”
“COTA的颠簸一直是长期存在的问题，因为它是建在会随天气变化的粘土上的。在2024年比赛之前，整个赛道都进行了翻新，今年又对9号和11号弯之间的部分进行了翻新，12号和19号弯之间也进行了维修。”
“维斯塔潘认为这还不够。‘随着时间的推移，他们在这里那里磨了一点，但你只是在给大问题贴膏药，那只是下面的东西。’他说。
其他车手也支持了他的这些说法，包括现役冠军兰多·诺里斯。
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Max Verstappen's Austin GP complaints prompt response from COTA chief
Max Verstappen's criticism of the Circuit of the Americas has prompted a response from chairman Bobby Epstein
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Bobby Epstein, the chairman of the Circuit of the Americas, has responded to Max Verstappen's criticism of the track, admitting that the dip at the bottom of Turn 1 is "not acceptable".
Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the four-time Formula 1 world champion used his media session to complain about the track surface, saying the bumps were "unacceptable" and adding that they had become "out of control".
"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,” Verstappen told the media on Thursday. “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.”
Speaking to ESPN, Epstein accepted there was a problem at Turn 1, but said the circuit had only become aware of it this week.
"We don't feel good that there's a bump at the bottom of Turn 1," Epstein admitted to the outlet. "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.
"I talked to some WEC drivers who said there's no problem. There's one bump at the beginning of [Turn] 1 that is not acceptable in my mind... It's a dip, not a bump. If it were a bump, we'd sharpen it out, we'd take care of it tomorrow night, or overnight tonight, and that kind of stuff's happened before [at other circuits]. But when it's a dip it's a lot different, there's no easy fix."
Bumps have been a long-running issue at COTA, which is built on clay that changes as the weather changes. The whole track was resurfaced before the 2024 race, and the section between Turns 9 and 11 has been resurfaced again for this year, with repairs carried out between Turns 12 and 19.
Verstappen believes that is not enough. “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,” he said.
Other drivers have backed him on these claims, including reigning champion Lando Norris.
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