He was right after the second free practice Max Verstappen very clear about asphalt surfaces of the track in Austin, which was also complained about by other colleagues. The Dutchman spoke of concrete humps and pointed out that racers must lease as well back injuries, because the vibrations are great. On press conference after both training sessions, Verstappen said: “The whole track is very uneven, bumpy, but last but not least it is the same for everyone.”Means, moaning doesn’t help, as the conditions on the track will not change anyway.
On the other hand, it is 22-year-old thought: “Our race car setup wasn’t bad at all for these humps.“To get an idea of how you are humps trails in Austin felt by the racers, Verstappen tried their feelings covered in the words: “You have to be careful. It is very painful in some places. If I’m going off the ideal line or trying to overtake someone, then I’m always a little worried about ruining my back. We need to take a closer look at this. The humps on the street tracks are fine, that goes along with it. These humps here, however, are very concrete. In certain places, it just lifts you up like it’s going over a curb."
Austin has gained in recent years the reputation of a very bumpy trail. "It's getting worse every year. We have now arrived at a point where we need to ask ourselves whether this is still normal. You wonder what you can do about it." Verstappen he adds that it could be worse. “Fortunately, most humps are not located in the brake zone. The biggest humps are in unusual places, which is of course very bad."
