Total farce and as I mentioned to you elsewhere, I can't see anything changing. The 5 second penalty's an interesting point but... if Mercedes successfully appeal this one and Max gets a penalty, I suspect there'll be a counter appeal for the initial clash at turn 9. Which will probably prompt another appeal for something else that happened. Do you know what the longest period between a race ending and a penalty being applied is? I think it took them a couple of days to give Max his pointless 10 second penalty after Saudi Arabia.

How can the FIA take the trophy away from Verstappen when they were the ones who messed up?

Thinking about this further, it could be compared to a referee making a mistake in a cup final. The players and team aren't to blame, everybody's up in arms over the injustice of it all and the result is never changed after the event. The justification of "it all evens itself out over the course of the sesaon" is often spouted (which we know isn't true).

Question marks over the last 3 races has dominated the sport instead of what happened on the track.

Like you say, they got the drama they wanted. The controversy. The viewing figures. Is this what the future of F1 looks like under Liberty Media's leadership? It's exciting - I'll give them that!

Imagine changing the rules on something so important turning the outcome on it's head.

A total embarrassment and it'll take a long time to come to terms with it. I can't imagine what those within the Mercedes factory are feeling. The Hamilton's took it remarkably well (on camera).