Five big Japanese GP questions: Red Bull upgrades, Sargeant’s return, key Perez moment?

After Carlos Sainz’s stunning victory in Australia, are Max Verstappen and Red Bull set to hit back hard at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix?

Toto Wolff would often say during Mercedes’ dominant spell that his team were at their most dangerous on their bad days. A circuit of Suzuka’s layout will always reward a driver of Leclerc’s natural touch and feel over Sainz’s more abrupt, reactive technique – most strikingly through the esses of the first sector, undoubtedly the key to the entire lap.Can McLaren repeat their 2023 Suzuka pace?

The jaw-dropping sight of Norris scurrying away from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in the Sector 1 sweeps late in the race in Jeddah confirmed McLaren’s strength remains in the fast, flowing corners. Yet his untidy weekend in Australia – where a three-place grid penalty for impeding was followed by a muted drive to fifth in the race, having had a visor tear-off lodged in his floor, according to the team – was a missed opportunity to prove to Red Bull that he can stand up and be counted when Verstappen hits trouble.

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