The Japanese Grand Prix ended up being a battle between the team strategists as well as the drivers on track. Max Verstappen’s latest victory was effortless and he may as well not have been racing given his lack of on-screen time. Covering the Grand Prix for The Race, journalist Scott Mitchell-Malm (7/4 7:16am) was left very unimpressed by one team’s calls at Suzuka. The red flag caused by Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon’s crash provided a conundrum for all ten teams. The question everyone had to deal with was whether to stick with the tyres they started on or make a change. Mercedes gambled a…
