En Argentina, there were facts and words between the drivers, and in Austin it was the ills of the track which constituted the major fact. The Texan route had been announced as improved in its surface which was regretted as bumpy. He was, in fact, massacred, a mistake in the work if we judge by the images and the unanimous comments of the drivers on a circuit clearly identified as dangerous. Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa have sounded the alarm, Danilo Petrucci expressed his anger. It's now Valentino Rossi's turn to add his two cents.
The Austin circuit has achieved the feat of reuniting drivers separated since the racing incidents in Argentina. But this unanimity is against the Texan route with very poorly done work on its surface. Concern was shared by the entire paddock on the subject after the first day on Friday. And the Doctor was not the last to indicate that in Austin, there is a problem: “ first of all, I want to say that I like the design of this track. It's complicated, there are beautiful turns, it's very good ". This is to say that what follows has nothing to do with a desire to denigrate a site where Márquez remains undefeated since its appearance on the MotoGP calendar…
He pursues : " but, frankly, the situation with the bumps is critical. It's even a disaster. This is the worst situation of the entire season. There are three or four bumps that are really huge. At turn 18 in particular, we hit the fairing on the ground, it's like motocross. In the straight line there are also some and the bike moves a lot. We are then at 300 km/h. The grip isn't good either. And there is this dust in permanent suspension. It's strange, it's hard to have good visibility and it can be a problem when you're behind and in a group. It feels like a ranch! But it's more the bumps that worry me ».
This is what is said. And what will the track look like once watered by a stormy downpour promised for this Saturday?
