F1 Today: Horner's major Verstappen claim and is Haas hit by Trump decisions?
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Horner's major Verstappen claim
Max Verstappen delivered a stunning performance to take a shock pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix in a Red Bull car which has had its potential questioned in the early stages of the season.
The Dutchman then held off McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take a fourth win in a row at Suzuka, closing the gap to the Briton to just one point in the drivers' standings heading into the new race weekend.
His drive across the Suzuka weekend has led Christian Horner to make a claim about his driver that is sure to cause debate! Find out what that is here!
Haas F1 Team impacted by Trump tariffs?
As ever with F1, the sport is matched by the business and the way of the world often impacts how teams operate.
President Donald Trump has applied tariffs - or taxes on goods bought from other countries - to over 60 countries around the world to try and boost the US economy, though consumers and manufacturers are expected to be hit hard.
In a statement which depicted Haas F1 Team's logo in the header, Haas Automation said that it was seeing a "significant impact" on business.
But the F1 team had a response to that statement: Find out what that was here!
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