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Rossi says Austin track condition a "disaster"

Valentino Rossi has labelled the condition of the Circuit of the Americas a "disaster" after two MotoGP practice sessions held on an increasingly bumpy and dirty track surface. Following complaints of severe bumps by riders last year, the Austin venue used diamond-grinder trucks to try and smooth out the track ahead of this year's MotoGP round. However, the consensus among riders has been that these efforts have failed, with the surface still riddled with bumps and also covered in a fine layer of cement dust that has affected visibility. Yamaha rider Rossi, who was fourth-fastest on Friday, said the situation at COTA had become "critical". "It’s a disaster,"...
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