Max Verstappen wins Japanese Grand Prix after pit-lane tussle with Lando Norris
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Japanese Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins after tussle with Lando Norris
- Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix, his first F1 victory of the season.
- Verstappen and Lando Norris, who leads the championship, battled on the pit lane exit, with Norris driving onto the grass.
- Stewards took no action against Verstappen, who maintained his lead and closed the gap to Norris in the championship standings to one point.
- The race was largely uneventful, with few changes in the top 10 finishing order. Lewis Hamilton gained one position to finish seventh.
- Verstappen's win marks his fourth consecutive victory at the Japanese Grand Prix