Verstappen and COTA boss trade remarks over US GP track surface
Max Verstappen and the Circuit of the Americas boss publicly responded to each other over complaints about the surface at the Formula 1 US Grand Prix venue. Reports from multiple outlets described a back-and-forth focused on the condition of the track.
Multiple outlets reported a public exchange between Max Verstappen and the boss of Circuit of the Americas about the state of the track surface used for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.
One report said Verstappen responded to comments from the COTA boss about the venue, while another said the circuit chief answered Verstappen’s complaints about the surface. The dispute centered on the condition of the track.
According to the reported exchange, Verstappen said the COTA boss could drive his car and would not be able to walk afterward. The reports did not add further verified detail beyond the disagreement over the track surface.