Stunning Verstappen/Red Bull turnaround at Japanese GP explained

Even Max Verstappen was happy to admit his Japanese GP pole lap was a "very special one" as he and Red Bull stunned, well, just about everyone in F1. McLaren topped every single session at Suzuka until the one that mattered, when Verstappen stole in to beat Lando Norris by 0.012s. Join Scott Mitchell-Malm and Jon Noble as they look at whether this was one of the all-time great pole position laps, how Red Bull and Verstappen made this happen, what happened to the other Red Bull and where McLaren stands after an unlikely qualifying defeat. 00:00 A special lap 01:38 A pole out of nowhere 02:25 What Red Bull changed 04:08 Where Tsunoda's day went awry 07:12 McLaren's failing to maximise? Published: 2025-04-05
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