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