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Lawson warns of a 'lottery' at Austin's first corner

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Lawson says drivers in the middle of the pack have little control at the blind, bumpy first corner of the Circuit of the Americas ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, Liam Lawson says drivers in the middle of the pack have little control over what happens at Turn 1 of the Circuit of the Americas. He described the opening corner as a lottery.

Turn 1 climbs steeply towards a tight apex before a sequence of high-speed corners. Lawson said drivers cannot see the apex on the uphill approach and that the surface is bumpy.

Lawson illustrated the risk with a recollection of Yuki Tsunoda at an earlier Austin race. He said Tsunoda had “took out half the field” while moving from around P16 to P6 at Turn 1. Lawson thought the incident might have been in 2025 but was unsure, and said the positions were approximate.

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