The lack of excitement in a dull F1 Jap🔴anese Grand Prix became the major talking point in the post-race cool down room.

Red Bull’s Max Verst♋appen fended off the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri t💃o win Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

It was a close battle as McLaren challenged throughout, but four-time world champion Verstappen turned in a peerless performance to convert his magic pole p💃osition lap into his first win of the season.

Despite a flat-out race at the front, the Japanese Grand Prix won’t gไo down as being one of the most memorable races in F1 history.

There was a lack of on-track action in a race that was ultimately dominated by 🧜qualifying, with clean air proving crucial.

Fꦐerrari’s Lewis Hamilton was the only dr⛦iver to gain a place in the top 10.

The seven-time world cꦆhampion overtook Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar for seventh in the early stages.

Piastri pointed to the lack of action in the cool🅠down room after watching a very short hig൲hlights montage on the TV.

“🐲That’s all the highlights? That’s all that happened in that race?” Piastri a🃏sked.

McLaren teammate Norris said: “Nothing happened. I don’t t🌺hink there was one overtake.”

To which, Piastri replied: “For a race that felt like it was pretty flat-out, nothing hap𝔍pened.”

Norris-Verstappen pit-exit incident reviewed 

A pit-exit incident involving Verstappen and Norris also grabbed attention in the ꦓcool down room𓆉.

The𓄧 title rival𝐆s pitted at the same time and exited the pits almost alongside.

Verstappen held his line to stay ahead as Norris ran out of track and en𒈔ded up taking to the grass.

“I had a good seat to watch thܫe pit exit,” Piastri said, laughing.

Norris noted: “It was close!”

Piastri added: “I was coming down the straig♏ht and saw grass everywhere.”

Verstappen then pitched in: “Something happened!”

The Dutchman also joked “th🌠at’s quite an expensive lawn⛄mower” as he and Norris watched the incident together.