The second event of the season for Formula 1 in the USA after the one in May in Miami: the last championship with two GPs in the USA was in 1984, but on that occasion the two races were held one after the other at Detroit and Dallas on two city tracks built specially for the occasion.
The Circuit of the Americas in Austin is different – according to Brembo technicians, it is classified as a track with a medium level of difficulty for brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it is rated 3, the same as the Miami International Autodrome.