A number of driver's raised concerns with the race officials in Austin yesterday following the opening practice sessions for the United States GrandPrix as they felt that there was absolutely no grip on the track surface.
When there is no grip on a circuit, it is known as 'a green circuit' and makes conditions extremely difficult for drivers. Many of the driver's remarked yesterday after practice that it was so slippery that it was like driving the circuit on a set of intermediate tyres.
The circuit was only recently completed and due to the fact that it is located in the Texas desert there has been little or no rain to in recent week's and this has meant that the cement dust from the construction period has remained on the track surface.
Following Practice yesterday as the sun began to set of of the circuit the race officials sent out out a jet powered road sweeper to help clear and clean up the dust particles on the track. It is hoped that the work done last night will result in the driver's being able to lay some rubber down to get the grip that they need.
All the driver's on the grid have said that their first impression's of the circuit are great and that they can't wait to race there. I was absolutely delighted to see that during second practice there were huge crowds in the grandstands. RedBull's Sebastian Vettel led both the morning and afternoon session's despite missing half an hour of the session with a water leak, his team-mate Mark Webber suffered an identical problem during FP1.
Despite this however Seb managed to top the time's in second practice he lead a team one - two with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in third place. So if the race tomorrow was to finish with Sebastian winning, Mark second and Alonso third we would have a title showdown in Brazil next weekend. The Constructor's championship will be wrapped up this weekend as RedBull only need to score four points to take their third consecutive championship.
It is still all to play for.
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