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Verstappen wins in Suzuka for the third year in a row!

Sergio Perez comes home in second for Red Bull’s third one-two finish of the season!

Carlos Sainz finishes on the podium in third for Ferrari!

Verstappen: “Yes! A lovely race, the car felt better throughout the race. Really good result. Great team result, really well done.”

Inevitable now for the Red Bull driver.

Further back, George Russell does take seventh from Oscar Piastri down the main straight!

We know how much Verstappen values that extra point - and he now holds the fastest lap!

His gap to Perez in 13 seconds. Another comfortable day for the reigning world champion.

3-10: Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Piastri, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda

Alonso in sixth playing a clever game here, dropping back slightly to give Piastri some DRS in order to keep the McLaren ahead of the Mercedes on medium tyres.

Russell tries a move on Piastri down the inside of the final chicane for seventh place, with the McLaren staying in front after cutting the corner!

Piastri: “He didn’t give me anywhere to go in the chicane, I had to cut.”

Race control are looking into it.

Sainz up into the podium places!

He overtakes Norris down the main straight and two laps later, Leclerc is his next victim!

Tough on Leclerc, who’s made his one-stop strategy work given his starting position of eighth, but he doesn’t fight it given the pace disadvantage.

Out in front, Verstappen has an 11-second lead fo Perez.

Top-10: Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Piastri, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda

Can Tsunoda hold onto 10th place from Lance Stroll in 11th?

Brief yellow flags in Degna 1 as Sargeant goes wide and into the gravel!

He reverses his way precariously back onto the track - but he is now dead-last.

After Albon’s crash on lap one, a day to forget it seems for Williams.

Mercedes do pit Hamilton too - 3.3 secs - and comes out in ninth and nine seconds behind Russell in eighth.

Sainz in fifth is the man to watch, with fresher hard tyres. He is 2.7 secs behind Norris, but could well be eyeing up a podium.

Slight change of tack for Russell at least, changing from a one-stop to a two-stop and switching to mediums.

He drops to P9.

Hamilton: “Tyres are still good.”

Top-10: Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Piastri, Russell, Tsunoda

Under 15 laps to go...

No point in keeping the Spaniard out there, given he has to pit again.

The last race winner Sainz pits - 2.9 sec stop - and comes out behind Lewis Hamilton in seventh.

But is obviously on much fresher tyres.

So Max Verstappen retakes the lead with a seven-second lead to Sergio Perez in second.

Red Bull have gone for it now then, with Verstappen dropping to second behind Carlos Sainz - but the Ferrari man has to pit again.

Perez is third, getting past Norris and Leclerc with ease.

Top-10: Sainz, Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Alonso, Piastri, Tsunoda