Max Verstappen is still certain McLaren has the fastest F1 car despite taking pole position and victory at the Japanese GP

“Perfection, just perfection, Max,” was the succinct summary of Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, a cool character not usually prone to such hyperbole. It spoke volumes of the result that Verstappen had delivered on Sunday.

Max Verstappen was ecstatic after taking a surprise 41st career pole at Suzuka, but warned Red Bull's problems haven't gone away