Verstappen Returns To Winning Ways In The 2025 Formula 1 Season

Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen have returned to their winning ways in the 2025 Formula 1 season recording their first win. Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for the fourth time in a row edging out the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastry.

Despite some early morning showers, it was a surprisingly clean start in the fourth race of the season at Susuka and it stayed incident-free throughout the entire 53 laps.

World champion Max Verstappen crossed the line in his Red Bull for his 64th overall grand prix victory 1.4 seconds ahead of McLarens championship leader Lando Norris who claimed second place.

Norris lead over the Dutchman in the drivers standings was effectively slashed to just one point.

Australias Piastri in the second McLaren, who won last time out in China, rounded out the podium in third place on his 24th birthday as the top six finished as they had started on the grid.