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Max Verstappen proved Lewis Hamilton\u2019s theory correct during Friday\u2019s free practice running ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix after the legendary Brit predicted that Red Bull would comfortably return to the front after their struggles in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The Milton Keynes-based team had won 100 per cent of the races available to them this season until the F1 circus travelled to Singapore where both Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez struggled with the balance of the RB19.<\/p>\n

Both drivers were eliminated in Q2 when qualifying rolled around on Saturday and the duo could only recover to P5 and P8 after an unfortunately timed safety car stunted their momentum and set back their charge through the pack.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the race, Hamilton predicted: “I would think that if they’re not 30 seconds ahead like they have done in the past then something’s up! But, no, it was obviously a difficult weekend the last one but their car should be phenomenal here.<\/p>\n

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“They have been phenomenal all year long, they have aced pretty much every circuit. I mean it’s going to be great to watch that car in general. Normally you would come here and it’s beautiful to watch the laps that they do because the whole team and the drivers are doing an amazing job with the package they have.<\/p>\n

“So it will be interesting to see how the weekend goes. I hope it will be closer and I hope they are not as fast as that 30-second gap they have had in the past.”<\/p>\n

Verstappen duly lived up to this billing when the cars went out on track for FP1, setting some blisteringly fast laps on the soft compound tyre as he ended the session with over six-tenths in hand over second-placed Carlos Sainz.<\/p>\n

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Any hopes that Sainz and Ferrari had of making it three consecutive pole positions were all but wiped out after FP2 when Verstappen cemented his dominance, going three-tenths faster than Charles Leclerc who was the next-fastest man on track.<\/p>\n

A much more content Verstappen discussed his Friday running with Sky Sports F1<\/em>, stating: \u201cYeah it felt really good today. From lap one, the car was enjoyable to drive again and it seems like we had a strong day on the short runs [and] long runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of degradation so [it] will be quite tough I think on tyres in the race, but yeah so far I think we have a good start to the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

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