Lando Norris says he did not need a reminder of Max Verstappen‘s quality after the four-time world champion upset the odds to win the Japanese Grand Prix.McLaren had won the opening two races of the season – one each for Norris and Oscar Piastri – and were fastest in every session at Suzuka until the final seconds of qualifying.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen kept both McLarens at bay to take a fourth successive victory at the Formula 1 Japanese

Max Verstappen is back. With only two victories in his last 16 races and in a “mini-slump,” the four-time world champion shocked himself, his Red Bull team and fans by taking pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, stunning the McLarens with a late flying lap to put his Red Bull at the front of the grid for the fourth year in a row at Suzuka.

Max Verstappen won in Japan with a weekend of the sort of rare perfection that comes only from drivers of the very highest quality, says Andrew Benson.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull won Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix and broke a “mini-slump” of only two wins in his previous 16 races. It was the Dutch driver’s fourth

In a final flying lap, Max Verstappen produced one of the best single-lap performance of his storied career as he secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix and set a new track record in the process.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start from pole position in the Japanese Grand Prix after turning in the top time in qualifying on Saturday in

A “magical” final lap from Max Verstappen propelled the Red Bull driver to pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, knocking the much-fancied McLarens off top spot, much to everyone’s surprise.