Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris with a superb drive from pole, as Kimi Antonelli breaks two records

Max Verstappen clinched his first 2025 Formula 1 season victory with a commanding performance at the Japanese Grand Prix on April 6, 2025. Red Bull Racing Returned To Their Old Ways Starting from pole position at Suzuka Circuit,

SUZUKA, Japan -- 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.