Does USGP disqualification undermine Mercedes' progress? | The Race F1 Podcast

A United States Grand Prix that genuinely looked like it might end with Red Bull defeated by Mercedes, McLaren or Ferrari actually ended with yet another Max Verstappen victory and a Mercedes and a Ferrari disqualified.
Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Josh Suttill explain the circumstances that led to that Austin outcome and post-race bombshell.
The impact of Mercedes' upgrade, strategic confusion at Ferrari and every other notable performance in the field - both good and bad - feature too, as well as plenty of answers for questions from The Race Members' Club.

0:00 - Intro
1:56 - Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified
5:33 – Did Mercedes have the pace to win?
12:23 - Mercedes’ upgrade
15:43 - McLaren's pace
18:58 - Ferrari’s strange strategy
23:03 - Alpine quietly impressive
25:16 - Stroll ends points drought
29:49 - Tsunoda doubles AlphaTauri’s tally
32:17 - Sargeant finally scores
35:45 – Braking issues
37:47 - What happened to Piastri in the sprint?
38:49 – Should the five-second penalty be revamped?
40:51 – Should F1 race without track limits?
42:44 - The big Haas upgrade
45:30 – Why didn't Aston Martin take new engines?
46:04 - What were Ferrari thinking?
48:17 – Could Hamilton still fight for a championship?
49:06 – Are Aston better off focusing on their 2024 car?
50:05 - Why were the ‘first’ drivers were so much stronger than their team-mates this weekend?
52:35 - Ricciardo’s weekend
55:04 - Can Leclerc learn from Sainz?
56:50 - How could Verstappen’s engineer accidentally talk to Max in the braking zones?
58:28 - Is Russell’s pace deficit becoming a worry?


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