World champion Max Verstappen has returned to winning ways in style with a dominant victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, beating Sergio Perez for the third Red Bull one-two in four races this season.
Verstappen collected his 57th career victory in a race that was red-flagged for half an hour after a first-lap collision between RB Visa’s Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon of Alpine.
Verstappen won from Perez and the Ferrari duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, who had dominated two weeks ago in Australia where Verstappen had to retire with a brake problem and Perez came fifth.
It was the third straight victory from pole in Suzuka for the triple world champion Verstappen, who extended his championship lead again, with Perez back in second place on the standings.
