Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi the state of surface at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas is now in a critical condition as bumps that were meant to be removed by a diamond-grinding process are still in evidence. The Doctor has likened it to riding motocross and says his fairing even scrapes the tarmac at turn 18 because one bump is so big. This, allied to dust and rocks laying on the track, made for an difficult opening day in Texas. “The situation of the bumps is critical, it’s a disaster. For me, it’s the worst situation of the whole season. Because you have three or four bumps which are very big, because with our bumps it’s very difficult, because you have a lot of bumps...
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