Max Verstappen breezed to a comfortable victory at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix that sealed the constructors’ championship for his Red Bull team.
George Russell was a frustrated seventh after a bid to make a one-stop strategy work failed to come off.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso settled with eighth place ahead of the Alpine duo of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who completed the points-scoring places in the top-10. It was a nightmare race to forget for Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, who retired twice. Perez made two trips to the pits for a pair of front wing changes - for picking up damage in separate clashes with Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen - before boxing initially on Lap 15.However, with Perez carrying a five-second time penalty for a Safety Car infringement, Red Bull sent the Mexican back into the race for a single lap in order to serve his punishment.
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