Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has praised McLaren in the lead-up to this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren has been on a roll recently, and Lando Norris's second-place finish in the Singapore Grand Prix was a highlight.
The fight for the 2017 F1 drivers' championship looks to be all but over after a failing spark plug forced Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to retire early in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka International Racing Course, while Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton beat Red Bull-Renault's Max Verstappen for the win and open a 59-point lead over Vettel.
Nico Rosberg dominated the pack again to take his maiden Japanese Grand Prix victory at the 5.8 kilometre Suzuka Circuit awarding Mercedes AMG Petronas constructors championship title as Lewis Hamilton finished third in the race.