# Motorsport: World champion Max Verstappen claimed a pole to flag victory for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix, winning his first race of the season and a fourth in a row at Suzuka. Verstappen crossed the line for his 64th Grand Prix victory to a huge ovation from the crowd of 115-thousand. He ended some 1.4-seconds ahead of McLaren’s championship leader Lando Norris in second place, with his teammate Oscar Piastri third on his 24th birthday. Norris’s lead over Verstappen in the drivers’ championship is now down to one point.
Motorsport: Verstappen wins Japanese GP for fourth straight year