Nothing has changed at Suzuki - Max Verstappen wonders for the fourth year in a row.
The reigning champion celebrated at the Japanese Grand Prix, his first triumph of the season, and after three races he is one point behind overall leader Lando Norris.
The Briton and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastre were second and third respectively.
"It was very difficult at the beginning of the season, but we didn't give up and continued to improve the car, which is slowly picking up the right rhythm. Pole position really allowed us to wonder in this race," said Verstappen.
Max achieved his 64th career victory on Suzuki.
"I love this track. It was on my mind in the last few laps to try to stay in front because it would be a great story and a kind of final farewell to Honda. I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved over all these years," Verstappen pointed out.
The race was also marked by an incident between Verstappen and Norris when they exited the pits on lap 22, but Norris himself didn't make a big deal out of it:
"It's racing, and Max was. He's the last person I'd expect to give me space, and I mean that in a good way - in a racing sense, he doesn't give you much," said Norris.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, ahead of the Mercedes tandem of George Russell - Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and points were also won by Lewis Hamilton, Isaac Hajjar, Alexander Albon (Williams) and Oliver Berman (Haas).
After three races, the leader in the overall standings is Norris with 62 points, Verstappen has collected 61, followed by Piastre with 49...
The Formula 1 championship continues next weekend in Bahrain.
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