F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen storms to pole by 0.6s from Piastri, Norris

The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further improvements and he found over a tenth to secure a 1m28.877s.Verstappen’s final lap was 0.581s clear of Piastri’s opening effort, which the Australian could not improve on the second time around, but nonetheless was enough for him …Keep reading