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“We’re looking forward to Suzuka again because we’re on a high as a team, we’ve won a lot of races in a row now, and of course we want to keep that momentum going.”  A heavy rain storm caused a delay of more than an hour to the start of the Singapore Grand Prix, which was won by Perez. Verstappen’s seventh-place finish edged him closer to the title and he will become only the third driver after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel to clinch the championship with four races to spare if he win in Suzuka. 

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Verstappen has never won the Japanese GP but he’s looking forward to racing here again. “Nothing feels like here in Suzuka because of just the old-school nature—the gravel and the grass,” he said. 

FIA investigation

Casting a shadow over the race in Japan will be the investigation from the governing body FIA into 2021 team spending. Rival teams claimed at the Singapore GP that Red Bull and Aston Martin had spent more than the $145 million cost cap. If Red Bull are found to have broken the rules, it would cast a further shadow over Verstappen’s first world title.

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