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Dovizioso says Austin bumps remain “very, very, very bad”

MotoGP riders say that the efforts to reduce the bumps at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas have failed to address the issue, while simultaneously creating a huge amount of dust on the track’s surface. Many complained last season about the large amount of bumps in certain parts of the Grand Prix of the Americas venue, which hosts the third round of the championship this weekend. Ahead of this year’s race, event organisers attempted to mitigate the flaws in the track surface with the use of diamond-grinder trucks, with a focus on the first two sectors – from Turn 1 to Turn 12. Formula 1 cars have been blamed for creating the ripples in the asphalt, and the bumps are exaggerated...
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