Red Bull shows F1 conspiracies are wide of the mark

After Red Bull’s amazing winning streak ended in Singapore, Formula 1 headed to Japan wondering if that shock defeat would mark the beginning of an important shift in the competitive order, or turn out to be merely a minor blip for F1’s dominant team. Max Verstappen appeared to give us an emphatic answer - beginning Red Bull’s Japanese Grand Prix weekend by lapping comfortably fastest in both Friday practice sessions. In the first, he blitzed the field by more than 1.3 seconds on his FIRST flying lap, before finishing up six tenths of a second clear of the field. And although his rivals closed in a little as the track grip improved for FP2, Verstappen was still comfortably three tenths clear of the chasing pack - AND more than a second up on his team-mate Sergio Perez. 00:00 Red Bull bounces back 01:23 Rules doubts 03:31 Who’s best of the rest? 05:53 What about Mercedes? Subscribe: Website: Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: Podcasts: Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, please also hit subscribe to show your support so we’ll keep doing what we’re doing. #f1 #redbull #japanesegp #maxverstappen #verstappen #formula1 #f12023 #f1news #f1practice #f1analysis #redbullf1 #redbullracing #sergioperez #perez #checo #mclaren #mercedes #ferrari #astonmartin #suzuka #japan