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“How did Mercedes make such a mistake?”

What had been the best race of Mercedes’ difficult 2023 season was wrecked when Lewis Hamilton’s car was disqualified from the United States Grand Prix due to a technical infringement. The seven-time champion had finished the race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, just two seconds behind the Red Bull race winner Max Verstappen. And that result came despite Mercedes admitting they had committed a major strategic blunder.