Does USGP disqualification undermine Mercedes' progress? | The Race F1 Podcast
- Posted by storm on Oct 24, 2023
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