Was Mercedes' Japanese Grand Prix really as bad as it looked? That and plenty more is answered on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast with Scott Mitchell-Malm and Mark Hughes joining host Edd Straw from Suzuka. There's a discussion about the fierce battle behind the dominant winner including whether McLaren should be disappointed about its performance at Suzuka. And as always, our trio tackled a host of questions from The Race Members' Club, including whether Charles Leclerc could have threatened Sergio Perez for second place had he qualified better. 00:00 - START 01:45 - How the race played out 5:16 - Did McLaren disappoint? 7:20 - What caused the strategic variance? 13:15 - Perez 15:29 - Alonso 18:57 - Should Mercedes be concerned? 23:52 - Tsunoda impresses at home 25:10 - The first lap crash 31:27 - Bottas sympathy corner 33:48 - Members’ Club questions • Join The Race Members Club. Click here (https://www.the-race.com/#/portal/signup) to sign up or join in Apple