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F1: Whiting Says COTA Ready For Formula One
Circuit of The Americas has received the green light from the FIA for hosting its first GP...
FIA official Charlie Whiting (Pictured) says COTA is race-ready. (Photo: COTA)
Circuit of The Americas says that the FIA’s Charlie Whiting has declared the US GP venue race ready after inspecting it on Tuesday.
Whiting traveled straight to Austin from the Singapore GP to conduct the 60-day inspection.
“Everything that I’ve seen so far has been absolutely first class, and the progress that’s been made since the last time that I was here is amazing,” Whiting was quoted as saying in a COTA statement.
“The guys have done an awesome job – it really is quite fantastic! It’s built to the highest quality, exactly as we expected, and I’ve got absolutely no complaints whatsoever.
“There are three or four corners that are very likely to see overtaking. If you look at Turn 1, you’ll see that the turns have been designed so that they’re extremely wide and the apex is very short. It’s a very modern approach to slow corners where we hope overtaking will take place. So I’m very confident it will work well.
“Turn 1 is awesome! It’s the only word I can think of to describe it, and I think drivers and teams coming here for the first time will say the same thing.”
Meanwhile, doubts persist about the 2013 New Jersey event, with Bernie Ecclestone confirming that the original contract is no longer valid, and that a new one will have to be negotiated – which is what happened in Austin.
A definitive schedule for next season is due from the FIA at the end of this week.
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Whiting traveled straight to Austin from the Singapore GP to conduct the 60-day inspection.
“Everything that I’ve seen so far has been absolutely first class, and the progress that’s been made since the last time that I was here is amazing,” Whiting was quoted as saying in a COTA statement.
“The guys have done an awesome job – it really is quite fantastic! It’s built to the highest quality, exactly as we expected, and I’ve got absolutely no complaints whatsoever.
“There are three or four corners that are very likely to see overtaking. If you look at Turn 1, you’ll see that the turns have been designed so that they’re extremely wide and the apex is very short. It’s a very modern approach to slow corners where we hope overtaking will take place. So I’m very confident it will work well.
“Turn 1 is awesome! It’s the only word I can think of to describe it, and I think drivers and teams coming here for the first time will say the same thing.”
Meanwhile, doubts persist about the 2013 New Jersey event, with Bernie Ecclestone confirming that the original contract is no longer valid, and that a new one will have to be negotiated – which is what happened in Austin.
A definitive schedule for next season is due from the FIA at the end of this week.
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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