‘Austin always delivers a fantastic atmosphere’
"Austin always delivers a fantastic atmosphere, with an incredible fanbase that I can’t wait to see at our Fan Hub activation downtown, and some great racing", says Third Driver Fred Vesti.
"The Circuit of The Americas is a unique challenge for both the drivers and the team. The track surface is notoriously bumpy, which makes it difficult to find the right balance with the car and manage tyre performance over a lap and across a stint. Getting the setup right is crucial, and that's why we spend so much time preparing in the simulator before the weekend.
"Sector one is one of the most exciting sequences. You climb steeply into Turn One before dropping into a series of fast, flowing corners where the car is pushed right to its limits. It's incredibly rewarding when you get it right, but it's also very easy to make a mistake and run wide.
"Overall, it's an awesome circuit to drive, with a great mix of technical challenges and overtaking opportunities that usually produces exciting racing."
COTA Lowdown
COTA is one of eight tracks on the 2025 F1 calendar that is fully anticlockwise, alongside Miami, Imola, Baku, Singapore, Interlagos, Las Vegas, and Yas Marina.
The circuit is tied with Baku for the second-most corners at any F1 2025 track, with 20, behind Jeddah (27).
The incline from the starting grid to the apex at Turn One is 134 feet, one of the highest elevation changes on the whole F1 calendar.
Drivers generate more than 5G under braking for Turn 12, one of the biggest of the season - a driver weighing 70kg will experience about 350kg of centrifugal force when they brake.
This year’s United States Grand Prix will follow the usual race weekend format after three years of holding a Sprint weekend.
No driver has more wins at COTA than Lewis Hamilton, with five, including four consecutive wins between 2014 and 2017.
Lewis also owns the record for most United States Grand Prix victories (6) after winning at Indianapolis in his rookie season. He also clinched his third (2015) and sixth (2019) F1 titles at the track while with the team.
