Max Verstappen claimed a comfortable victory ahead of teammate Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two finish at the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen was flawless off the line to hold Perez at bay into the first corner, but the Dutchman was forced into a second standing start when the race was almost immediately red flagged for a heavy crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon. Albon followed Ricciardo out of Turn 2 in the middle of the road and tried to sneak up the Australian’s outside into the left-handed Turn 3. Ricciardo moved to the right to take the racing line just as the Williams driver pulled alongside the RB’s rear axle, and despite the contact being relatively light, both...
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