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# F1 podcast: US GP duels, clashes and a bombshell penalty
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-podcast-us-gp-duels-clashes-and-a-bombshell-penalty/
- Published: 2022-10-24T08:46:31.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-15T18:05:46.000Z
- Description: The battle for victory, two big incidents and an even bigger post-race decision are discussed in the US GP episode of The Race F1 Podcast
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: Formula 1, #image-bottom-center

A comeback win, a record equalled and a first Formula 1 constructors’ championship in nine years secured – the United States Grand Prix was everything Red Bull could have hoped for as it tried to pay the best possible tribute to its co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz on the weekend of his death.

Mark Hughes, Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw look at how Max Verstappen secured his Austin win despite both Ferrari and Mercedes being in the mix at the front too.

The first-corner clash between George Russell and Carlos Sainz and the even more dramatic tangle between Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso are analysed too, along with the post-race furore over Haas’s successful protest against Alpine over Alonso’s car. And as ever, our panel also answers questions from [The Race Members’ Club.](https://www.the-race.com/members-club/)

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