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He finished 13.7 seconds ahead of Lando Norris with Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez third, a further six seconds back.&nbsp;It looked odds-on that Red Bull would repeat their one-two in Japan a fortnight ago until two safety cars in quick succession mid-race.&nbsp;&ldquo;It felt amazing. The whole weekend we were incredibly quick,&rdquo; said Verstappen.&nbsp;
&ldquo;We survived the restarts well and the car was basically on rails and I could do whatever I wanted with it.&rdquo; He increased his lead over Perez at the top of the world championship to 25 points, with Red Bull now 44 points clear of Ferrari in the constructors&rsquo; fight.&nbsp;&ldquo;Those kind of weekends are amazing to feel and to achieve what we did this weekend is fantastic,&rdquo; added Verstappen, who won for the first time in China.
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It looked odds-on that Red Bull would repeat their one-two in Japan a fortnight ago until two safety cars in quick succession mid-race.

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