

Considering the event is usually sold out, this may well be worth doing.

On the official website of the circuit, fans are asked to sign up for an email alert so that they can be notified when tickets go on sale.
#AUSTIN F1 2021 HOW TO#
Race: 2pm Austin tickets: How to get them for the big race Austin schedule: 2022 United States Grand Prix Turn 20 - Stay wide heading into the final corner, a 90-degree left turn, and once again, hit the inside kerb and go wide coming out and onto the home straight. Turn 19 - Continue to steer firmly towards the right approaching this sharp downhill left-hander before kissing the inside kerb on entry and going wide on exit, clipping the run-off area but keeping the left wheels on track to steer clear of track limits violations. Keep your foot down and your steering wheel to the right, clipping the kerbs and keeping things tight. Turn 16/17/18 - Based on being a reverse version of Istanbul's iconic Turn 8, this is one long, fast corner that can be, remarkably, taken flat-out in today's F1 cars. Be sure to approach wide before cutting inside and taking a lot of kerb on the entry. Turn 15 - Similar to the above but going left rather than right. It's crucial to be gentle on the pedal here to avoid locking up and/or going wide. Turn 13/14 - One sweeping right-hander in two parts. Turn 12 - With overtakes usually completed earlier on the big straight, focus on braking at the right time for the 90-degree corner, clipping the inside kerb and gently getting back on the gas. Turn 11 - Brake hard and cut the kerb slightly for this tight corner, and be sure to get a good exit with a DRS zone coming up. Turn 10 - With the esses done, things get a bit more simple with a slight curve that brakes or lifting aren't necessary for. Turn 7/8/9 - Lift for Turns 7 and 8, taking a wider line in the latter to get in shape for Turn 9, which can be taken flat-out, if you're feeling brave. Turn 6 - Brake when approaching Turn 6 before putting your foot down, moving over to the right and getting on the kerb, being sure to keep a wheel on track to avoid a penalty. Stay on the power and put a wheel's width on the kerb of each of the next two turns. Turn 3/4/5 - Start the breathtaking section based on Silverstone's Maggots-Beckets-Chapel complex flat-out, steering slightly to the left. Turn 2 - Next up is a flat-out bend to the right, where it's best avoiding the kerbs. With it coming at the end of a DRS zone, this is a big overtaking spot. After climbing an 11% gradient, hit the brakes late, move across to the left and clip the kerbs. Turn 1 - The lap begins with one of the best first corners on the calendar. Austin F1 circuit informationĬonsidered by many to be the best F1 track built this century, COTA, drawing inspiration from many classic European circuits, has a vast array of breathtaking sections within its 20 turns containing hills, hairpins and high-speed corners. The fireworks continued after the chequered flag, with Rosberg throwing his P2 baseball cap back at Hamilton in the cool-down room.Īs well as having one of the best tracks, the United States Grand Prix has also grown into having one of the best atmospheres on the calendar, with thousands - 400,000 in 2021, to be precise - of passionate fans filling the grandstands each year. Perhaps the most memorable race came in 2015 when Hamilton clinched his third World Championship after passing team-mate Nico Rosberg late on thanks to a mistake from the German.

The last-gasp action was equally as thrilling in 2017 as Max Verstappen pulled off an opportunistic - but ultimately illegal - move on Kimi Raikkonen to take P3 on the final lap before being handed a five-second penalty for corner-cutting. This was immediately clear in its first race as Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel fought a titanic battle for the win, with the Brit coming out on top. The Circuit of The Americas, located in Austin, Texas, brought the United States Grand Prix back to Formula 1 in 2012 and it has since become one of the calendar's most exciting events, both on and off-track.įeaturing just over three miles of elevation changes, tight corners, sweeping sections and overtaking opportunities aplenty, few tracks in the sport provide better wheel-to-wheel racing than COTA.
