2025 United States Grand Prix - COTA, Oct 17 - 19

[Wouter]

I'm expecting drama with the runoffs here as always, no doubt involving Verstappen

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Why and why Max?

[Paa]

I'm expecting drama with the runoffs here as always, no doubt involving Verstappen

Max needs to be a good boi for a few more weeks, until he clears some penalty points, early November.

[CMSMJ1]

I'm expecting drama with the runoffs here as always, no doubt involving Verstappen

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Why and why Max?

I read it to be more that there are often issues with limits, and that Verstappen is often involved with them? He'll be fighting like mad to balance the deficit in the car (again) so it's not unreasonable - Max does have the edge to him that many of the others lack. I can't see more than a couple of other drivers fishing someone into an overtake so they could place them nicely just out of bounds to keep their place.

[Wouter]

I'm expecting drama with the runoffs here as always, no doubt involving Verstappen

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Why and why Max?

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I read it to be more that there are often issues with limits, and that Verstappen is often involved with them?
He'll be fighting like mad to balance the deficit in the car (again) so it's not unreasonable - Max does have the edge to him that many of the others lack. I can't see more than a couple of other drivers fishing someone into an overtake so they could place them nicely just out of bounds to keep their place.

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Since when is Max often involved with them?
They had taken measures to restrict track limits before last year's race in Austin. There were far fewer track limits in the race.
Not in the sprint race, but during the GP there were. It was Lando here last year who went off the track during the race and received a penalty, not Max. It was in Mexico where Max received a penalty.

"He'll be fighting like mad to balance the deficit in the car (again) so it's not unreasonable"

Max will abide by the rules, because he has nine penalty points.

[CjC]

Google:

The weather at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) for the upcoming race weekend is expected to be hot and sunny, with highs reaching up to \(33-34\degree C\) (\(91-93\degree F\)). There is a slight chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm, particularly on Saturday, but a significant chance of rain is not expected, though conditions could change...

The Hotter the Better.

Came here to say this.
It’s going to be a hot one

[Badger]

COTA is usually around 30 degrees C air temperature. More interesting will be the skies, depending on how clear the skies are it can vary between 35-50C track temp.

[Vettel165]

Probably starting on medium and then go to hards will be the optimum strategy. S1 with all the high speed corners destroys the tyres. Could also be that some people might qualify on the medium tyres instead of using just the softer compound.

[organic]

Probably starting on medium and then go to hards will be the optimum strategy. S1 with all the high speed corners destroys the tyres. Could also be that some people might qualify on the medium tyres instead of using just the softer compound.

Probably a M/H/H two stopper if it's fully sunny

[Badger]

Probably starting on medium and then go to hards will be the optimum strategy. S1 with all the high speed corners destroys the tyres. Could also be that some people might qualify on the medium tyres instead of using just the softer compound.

Probably a M/H/H two stopper if it's fully sunny

Not with C1. If it’s a two stopper it’s gonna be two mediums and then whichever is least bad between soft and hard.

Last year was fully sunny and they easily did M-H with a C2 hard.

[AR3-GP]

The tire allocation is C1, C3, C4. They are skipping a compound.

[venkyhere]

The C1 is the hardest of all, with much less grip than the C3 medium, compared to other tracks where there was no 'step' between M and H. Theoretically.

However, given the amount of energy that the tyres are going to be subjected to (lateral through the high speed corners in sectors 1&3, longitudinal through the high speed braking zones in sector2) , and considering the high track temps, C1 (H) might end up having a good balance between core and carcass temps, and be the most stable race tyre, and end up being faster than the C3 (M). Or not. So it's a mega challenge for the teams to figure out the optimal tyre strategy with just one FP session.

My guess is - one H long run stint in FP1, then run the M for sprint and treat it as the next long run stint, modify the car for race from those two data sets, deal with Q in such a way as to have 2M, 1H for the race.

[Matt2725]

All we need is a Max sprint and race win with Piastri coming up in fourth position... Lando can finish in third or second place. I want to see in the last 6 races, Verstappen and Red Bull being the dominant force and just destroying the field. Then the small chance is there.... Otherwise if the gap doesnt go below 40-45 points after Mexico, it will be again just the Mclaren duo with the shot for the title. If not my guy, I want to see Piastri really as a champion. The way the team is doing things against him its definitely a big disgrace....

Can't say I'm interested in seeing one team/driver just cruise off into the distance for the rest of the season myself, especially not the driver who has won everything the last 4 years prior more or less.

Close racing regardless of who wins should be the aim here.

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[basti313]

I'm expecting drama with the runoffs here as always, no doubt involving Verstappen

Well….or the other way round. If one of the McL drivers thinks he needs to battle Ver instead of his mate…

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