Turns out Australia was the exception that proved the rule, as F1 headed back to Japan and Max Verstappen channelled the power of three - His third win of 2024, his third consecutive win in Japan, and with Sergio Perez following Max home in second, the third 1-2 finish of the year for Red Bull too! Jake Boxall-Legge and Filip Cleeren join Bryn Lucas on the show and together they discuss Red Bull's comfortable win, Ferrari establishing themselves as the sport's #2 team with Sainz and Leclerc finishing 3rd and 4th again, Alonso calling his sixth "One of the best five drives of his career", more struggles for Mercedes, and the Albon/Ricciardo clash on the opening lap that caused an early red flag, and another headache for team boss James Vowles. Plus, what's going on at McLaren after their technical director David Sanchez left after just three months on the job? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices