There were plenty of very good performances up and down the grid during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. After a DNF in Australia, Max Verstappen recorded his third victory of the season and extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship. Writing on social media, Karun Chandhok reserved special praise for one driver. There were so many deciding factors off the track that made the race in Suzuka particularly tricky. The red flag brought out on the first lap after a crash between Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo forced plenty of teams to re-think their strategy. McLaren appeared to throw away a few …
