Max Verstappen stormed his way to Japanese Grand Prix pole as first-time Suzuka visitor Oscar Piastri secured a spot on the front row.
Having topped every free practice session, Verstappen had already put the writing on the wall for his rivals, indeed delivering on that threat by claiming pole for the Japanese Grand Prix by more than half a second.
Piastri also made himself a major talking point for all the right reasons though, denying his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris a spot on the front row. Let us then run through the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix starting grid in full.Down a set of new softs, that did not stop Verstappen as his one-lap assault through Q1 and Q2 set the stage for him to blow the competition away come Q3, 0.581s up on Piastri as they prepare to share the front row.
An all-Mercedes row four follows with Lewis Hamilton ahead of George Russell, while Yuki Tsunoda and Fernando Alonso complete the top 10.
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