Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to discuss the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, in which reigning champion Max Verstappen stamped his authority with a convincing victory. But could Charles Leclerc have run him closer, had the Ferrari driver not experienced brake issues? That's one of many questions tackled on The Race F1 post-race podcast. 0:00 - Intro 2:48 - How the race was won 9:11 - Horner situation overshadows weekend 12:00 - Perez makes a solid start 15:08 - Ferrari best of the rest 20:37 - McLaren’s competitiveness 24:06 - Mercedes 30:25 - Alonso flatters Aston 35:09 - Hulkenberg takes out Stroll 39:10 - Valtteri Bottas Sympathy Corner 43:10 - Alpine 51:24 - Listener questions • Join The Race's GridRival league and you could win $5000. Free to join. Free to play. Click here (https://gridrival.app.link/jTmdGjPdeHb) to sign up. • Join The Race Members Club. Click here (https://www.the-race.com/#/portal/signup) to sign up • Follo