Liam Lawson, tapped by the team to replace Sergio Pérez, was out and Yuki Tsunoda, passed over initially by the team to replace Pérez, was in. That move sparked a debate throughout the Formula 1 world regarding how Red Bull continues to handle their second driver.

Max Verstappen put together a sensational lap to claim Pole Position in Suzuka. On the opposite side of the Red Bull garage, Yuki Tsunoda was knocked out in Q2 after a promising start to qualifying.

What had looked like being an intra-McLaren battle for pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix came to a surprising conclusion as Max Verstappen pipped both to claim his first po