Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. – AP
SUZUKA, Japan (AP): Max Verstappen of Red Bull has won Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix and broke a "mini-slump” of only two wins in his previous 16 races.
It was his 64th career win. It was the Dutchman’s fourth straight victory on the Suzuka circuit in central Japan and breaks the momentum of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who won the season’s first two races in Melbourne, Australia and Shanghai, China.
The four-time defending Formula 1 champion, Verstappen started from pole position after setting a course-record time in qualifying, which he called "insane".
Norris placed second and Piastri was third. The track was dry despite rain earlier in the day. – AP
