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F1 Midweek Report - United States

Lewis Hamilton's Austin win and F1's cash crisis are the main talking points this week

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Anna Woolhouse is joined by Alex Brundle and Mark Hutcheson to discuss Lewis Hamilton's record-breaking win and, with two teams in administration, whether

Anna Woolhouse is joined by racing driver Alex Brundle and former race engineer Mark Hutcheson to look back at the United States Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton overhauled polesitter Nico Rosberg in Austin to win his fifth race in a row - and in doing so not only did he pull 24 points clear of his Mercedes team-mate in the title race, he also became the most successful British F1 driver ever with 32 victories.

However, the race was overshadowed by the sport's ongoing cash crisis. Marussia and Caterham didn't make it to Texas after entering administration while there was even talk of a boycott by some of the other smaller teams. Should prize money be distributed more equitably, or perhaps F1 should adopt three-car teams? 

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