Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen recounted a 'tight' Japanese Grand Prix first-corner battle with the McLaren duo, feeling 'lucky' he had enough grip on Turn 2's inside line.
Front-row starter Piastri flanked Verstappen as the race began with third-placed Norris on the Dutchman's left, which Verstappen reckoned gave him limited space to work with to ward them both off.cars had made a"jump" off the line and that keeping the inside line from Piastri's clutches was his first port of call.
"I tried to close off Oscar but he was still there, and then I saw on the left side Lando coming with a lot more speed. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB19, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL60, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60, the rest of the field as contact incidents unfold down the packNorris added that he would take moving ahead of Verstappen for"maybe half a second", while Piastri quipped that he was in the perfect place to re-enact the 1990 clash between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost - which Norris jokingly suggested that his younger team-mate should try after qualifying on Saturday.
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