Hamilton sees character in Austin’s bumps as Verstappen voices concern

During the United States Grand Prix weekend, Lewis Hamilton said he enjoys the bumps at the Circuit of the Americas, while Max Verstappen has spoken about the physical strain they place on him. Hamilton said the driver has to correct a car moving over the uneven surface, adding to the challenge of putting a lap together and giving the circuit character.

RacingNews365 reported that scans of Verstappen’s back revealed damage to his spinal discs from the bumpy surface. Hamilton said others were complaining, but that his own back was fine.

Hamilton described Turns 9 and 19 as bumpy and said everyone was dealing with the same surface. A flat track would be ideal in a perfect world, he said, but COTA would lose some of its character.