It was a momentous Saturday evening on The Strip for not only did Max Verstappen clinch his fourth FIA F1 World Drivers' Championship but also Mercedes scored a convincing one-two finish, maximising the sweet spot of their Pirelli tyres in the cold of the Nevada night.  Ferrari finished third and fourth - a classy Carlos Sainz ahead of an irritated Charles Leclerc - and Max Verstappen drove cleanly and with polish to finish fifth, ahead of the two McLaren-Mercedes drivers.  McLaren never found a Mercedes-like feel for the Pirellis; and, in addition, Oscar Piastri contrived to misjudge his grid slot and thus to earn a five-sec penalty.
Peter Windsor looks back at all three days, beginning with a very "green" track on Thursday evening (local time). 
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