McLaren remains the team to beat in Formula 1, but Max Verstappen’s victorious drive for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix Sunday proves only excellence is good enough. 2nd and 3rd placed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri still have the fastest all-round car for McLaren on the F1 grid.

Max Verstappen is still certain McLaren has the fastest F1 car despite taking pole position and victory at the Japanese GP

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso lost control of his car and got stuck in the gravel after he dipped a wheel onto the grass, bringing out the second of the hour's four red flags (the third and fourth coming when sparks from some cars set fire to grass at the side of the track).