India, April 7 -- At the Japanese Grand Prix of Formula 1, Red Bull's Max Verstappen had a brilliant performance, easily defeating Sergio Perez in a race that was called off early because of a crash involving Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon. Carlos Sainz achieved third place on the podium, outperforming his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Leclerc employed an impressive one-stop strategy in Suzuka, allowing him to advance from a mediocre starting position to a strong finish. Verstappen quickly took charge of the race from the very beginning, confidently retaining his position at the front, ahead of Perez. As this was going on, opponents with faster soft tyres defeated Red Bull's medium-tire strategy in the escalating midfield fights. In ...