McLaren boss Zak Brown is preparing to deal with disappointment at the end of the Formula 1 season, even as the team enjoys one of its most dominant years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/05/more-sports/mclaren-success-disappointment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #mclaren #zakbrown #oscarpiastri #landonorris
Max Verstappen ended weeks of speculation about his future on Thursday when the reigning Formula One world champion said he would be staying with Red Bull in 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/01/more-sports/max-verstappen-breaks-silence-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen #redbull #formulaone
Mercedes has made mistakes in developing its Formula One car and teenage Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli's struggles are a consequence of that, according to technical director James Allison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/30/more-sports/kimi-antonelli-mercedes-mistakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kimiantonelli #jamesallison #lewishamilton #formulaone #mercedes
McLaren's Lando Norris edged out championship-leading teammate and Formula One title rival Oscar Piastri to take pole position for what could be a wet and chaotic Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/27/more-sports/norris-pole-belgian-gp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #landonorris #mclaren #oscarpiastri
Motor racing, a sport known for flashy, petrol-guzzling racecars speeding at hundreds of kilometers per hour, hasn’t been a pastime known for sustainability. Formula 1 is trying to change that. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/25/more-sports/formula-1-carbon-footprint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #climatechange #emissions #environment
Frenchman Laurent Mekies got down to work as Red Bull team principal on Thursday, a day after replacing Christian Horner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/more-sports/laurent-mekies-red-bull-starts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #laurentmekies #redbull #christianhorner #maxverstappen #formulaone#bernieecclestone
Christian Horner twice transformed Red Bull into Formula One's dominant team over his two decades in charge but he was unceremoniously axed on Wednesday amid declining fortunes and internal disputes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/horner-red-bull-tenure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #christianhorner #redbull #formulaone
Red Bull has fired team principal Christian Horner after 20 years in the position, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/red-bull-fires-horner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #formulaone #christianhorner
Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to air Formula One when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/apple-f1-rights-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #apple #us
Lando Norris has said that winning his home British Grand Prix was everything he had ever dreamed of and everything he had ever wanted to achieve, apart from winning the Formula One championship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/07/more-sports/lando-norris-british-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #formulaone#britishgrandprix
Formula One has a plan to keep the show on the road should season-ending races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi be affected by conflict in the Middle East, chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/more-sports/f1-middle-east-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone#stefanodomenicali
The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new "F1" movie are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot — with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic license. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/25/more-sports/f1-movie/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #bradpitt #lewishamilton