sport news Japanese Grand Prix race - F1: Live timing and lap-by-lap updates as Max ... trends now By Kieran Lynch Published: 05:05 BST, 7 April 2024 | Updated: 05:13 BST, 7 April 2024 Viewcomments Advertisement Max Verstappen starts on pole As the off-track drama continues at Red Bull, on track they continue to look the dominant force, as shown by qualifying for today's race. Max Verstappen made it four poles in as many races, though team-mate Sergio Perez - who hadn't been on the front row for the last 20 races - was incredibly close to pipping his team-mate. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell feel better about their Mercedes challenger this weekend, though it didn't exactly show in terms of their placing on the grid for today's race. Meanwhile, it was Lando Norris who was best of the rest, to finish ahead of the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes and his team-mate Oscar Piastri. Click below for our full report of qualifying yesterday Good morning! And welcome to Mail Sport's live blog for the Japanese Grand Prix! Thank you to all of you who have joined me bright and early for what hopefully should be a cracking race to get Sunday underway! We are just under an hour away from lights out and we will be bringing you all the build-up to the race and the lap-by-lap updates from the race at the iconic Suzuka circuit. Ferrari managed to stop Red Bull last time out in Australia, can anyone do the same today? TOP STORIES Share or comment on this article: Japanese Grand Prix race - F1: Live timing and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen looks to convert pole position into a race win All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility