Not the best race - yet so crucial to what's to follow, both for 2017 and beyond.

Edition 206 of The NR F1 Podcast sees Michael Bailey, Kyle Cumbers, Steve Rust and Callum Springall review the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka - when Ferrari's bubble finally burst, Sebastian Vettel's title hopes popped and Daniel Ricciardo found himself looking across his Red Bull garage and opting to spray more water in Max Verstappen's face.

Plus, this is undoubtedly the start of the NR F1 Podcast's love affair with a certain race engineer.

For added hindsight, why not take in our Suzuka preview (e204): https://audioboom.com/posts/6361962 ... and Suzuka predictions (e205): https://audioboom.com/posts/6363598

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As for our most popular recent podcasts, try these:

1 > e146 Jake Humphrey sorts F1 by shouting from his kitchen - https://audioboom.com/posts/5736293

2 > e169 I still think I've got something special; the Stuart Webber interview - https://audioboom.com/posts/5971694

3 > e184 Our British GP review recorded live on the Silverstone grid - https://audioboom.com/posts/6098909

4 > e174 Motorsport's undiscovered audible safety technology - https://audioboom.com/posts/6032015

5 > Some 2016 best bits bonus podcast - https://audioboom.com/posts/5485019

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