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I’d pit the two against each other, but I wasn’t a fan of either.

Later this month we are expecting a 'bear pit' atmosphere at Bethpage in support of the home team's quest to regain the trophy.

But in throwing the strategy dice by running their cars as long as possible before a pit stop, and then deciding to stop them in the 'wrong' order, McLaren generated a problem for themselves.

McLaren unconventionally pitted Piastri before Norris as they left their pit stops late in the race in the hope of a safety car that could give them a chance to attack Red Bull's Verstappen.

And when he left the pits for his final run in the final session, he questioned the team's choice of soft tyres, saying: "I thought I said I wanted the mediums."