Welcome back to F1: Brake Check. This week F1 is back in the saddle on US soil at the spectacular Circuit of the Americas. We’ll discuss the history of COTA and of the troublesome and sometimes weird history of the US Grand Prix. We’ll take a long walk off a short board and dive into the technology of the “the plank”, it’s history and signifigance and we’ll breakdown all of the latest news, rumors and results from this weekends action.