Red Bull's 'hero' and 'zero' Japanese GP sums up its 2023 season | The Race F1 Podcast
683There was no greater contrast between team-mates in the Japanese Grand Prix than the Red Bull drivers.
While Max Verstappen swung back in style from Red Bull's sole 2023 defeat in Singapore to dominate at Suzuka all weekend long, Sergio Perez qualified seven tenths behind Verstappen and then wrecked his race with a clumsy lunge on Kevin Magnussen.
That contrast is discussed on the latest episode of The Race F1 Podcast with Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm.
There's also a discussion of the various intra-team controversies from Pierre Gasly's rage at Alpine's team orders to the "hard racing" and subsequent team orders for the Mercedes drivers.
And as always the panel takes questions from The Race Members' Club.
0:00 Intro
0:33 Red Bull crowned
3:57 Verstappen’s stunning pole lap
5:21 Perez’s messy race
9:17 What Suzuka tells us about McLaren’s progress
21:00 The Mercedes battle
23:50 Ferrari vs Mercedes
28:24 Alonso’s frustrations
32:45 Gasly’s annoyance
35:33 Alfa Romeo’s disaster
38:11 Is the set-up window for cars narrower than before?
39:36 Will Perez be retained by Red Bull for 2024?
41:45 Should teams be unable to send a car back out after it’s retired?
43:56 Should tyres be tweaked?
44:34 Are Logan Sargeant’s days at Williams numbered?
46:50 Does the stewards punish incidents between team-mates?
47:38 Ferrari's suspension configuration
48:59 Japan's 2024 calendar move
50:48 Technical directive speculation
51:51 Should Williams sign Liam Lawson?
52:50 Suzuka attendance
54:50 How does Mark Hughes help out with Sky F1’s broadcasts?
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