VIDEO – Discover the new asphalt of the Circuit of the Americas

The longest section concerns the exit of the last corner, up to the exit of turn 2, while the return straight has also been redone. The work was undertaken after the tests carried out by almost all Hypercar manufacturers and Michelin at the end of July. The Clermont-Ferrand manufacturer will therefore have to wait for the first free practice sessions this Friday to obtain updated data concerning the impact of this new asphalt on the degradation of its tires.

Over the years, the circuit being designed on rather soft ground, the bumps have become more and more present, and have in particular on several occasions been strongly criticized by the drivers of MotoGP, which made the passage of the first sector seem like a rodeo on an untamed bull. The bumps are also a source of physical fatigue for the riders who cannot recover as much on the straights, and their vision can become blurred before certain braking points as the vibrations are so significant. This is not the first time that the COTA has been equipped with new asphalt in several places, let's hope that this time the difference will be clear.

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