Japanese Grand Prix will not be remembered as a classic by any stretch but who came out of Suzuka as a winner or a loser?

“Perfection, just perfection, Max,” was the succinct summary of Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, a cool character not usually prone to such hyperbole. It spoke volumes of the result that Verstappen had delivered on Sunday.

The Japanese Grand Prix from the Suzuka Circuit marked zero safety cars. However, it still kept viewers on the edge of their seats.