Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix, while McLaren blew it, to set up a three-way showdown for F1 crown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/more-sports/verstappen-wins-qatar-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #maxverstappen #qatargrandprix #mclaren #formulaone #landonorris #oscarpiastri
Max Verstappen's quest for a fifth world drivers' title suffered a setback on Friday when he was out-qualified by a Red Bull teammate for the first time in 440 days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/29/more-sports/verstappen-sprint-qualifying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen #yukitsunoda #formulaone #redbull
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday declared he had no regrets about joining Ferrari this year and dismissed his earlier comments as having been said in the "heat of frustration." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/28/more-sports/hamilton-ferrari-no-regrets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lewishamilton #ferrari #formulaone
Adrian Newey, Formula One's star designer and top technical boffin, will take over as Aston Martin team principal next season with Andy Cowell moving into a strategy role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/27/more-sports/newey-aston-martin-principal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #adriannewey #andycowell #astonmartin #lawrencestroll #formulaone
An undecided World Drivers' Championship with three races remaining gives the third Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix a level of intrigue the previous editions lacked, as Lando Norris hopes to exorcise his demons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/21/lando-norris-preserve-lead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #landonorris #formulaone #lasvegasgrandprix
Red Bull's two Formula One teams will hold a joint launch in Detroit next January to mark the start of a new engine partnership with Ford. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/12/more-sports/red-bull-detroit-launch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #detroit #ford #formulaone
Lando Norris does not have to win another race this season, although the McLaren driver will not be looking at it that way, to become Formula One champion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/more-sports/norris-formula-one-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #mclaren #formulaone
Team chief Zak Brown said Thursday McLaren would rather lose the world championship to Max Verstappen than adopt team orders for one of its dueling drivers to secure the title. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/more-sports/zak-brown-mclaren-title-duel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #zakbrown #maxverstappen #formulaone #landonorris #oscarpiastri
Lando Norris said he plans to continue his policy of being relaxed and focused on just himself after taking a one-point lead in the Formula One drivers' world championship by winning Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/27/more-sports/norris-piastri-mexico-f1/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #oscarpiastri #formulaone #mclaren
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the Formula One drivers' championship is still in his team's hands despite a dominant U.S. Grand Prix weekend for Red Bull's Max Verstappen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/21/more-sports/formula-one-mclaren-stella/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #formulaone #andreastella
Max Verstappen dominated the U.S. Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, leading every lap to take another significant chunk out of Oscar Piastri's Formula One championship lead on a perfect weekend in Texas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/20/more-sports/max-verstappen-keeps-title-hopes-alive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen #formulaone #unitedstatesgrandprix #oscarpiastri #landonorris
Formula One title rivals and McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris spoke on Thursday of the "consequences" and "repercussions" resulting from a Singapore Grand Prix clash, without saying what they might be. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/17/more-sports/norris-piastri-mclaren-repercussions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #formulaone #oscarpiastri #landonorris
McLaren's dueling pair of world championship leader Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who is second, will be looking warily in their rearview mirrors for Max Verstappen at the United States Grand Prix this weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/16/more-sports/verstappen-puts-peressure-mclaren/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #oscarpiastri #landonorris #maxverstappen #formulaone
Not many Formula One teams with cars finishing 17th and 20th in a grand prix will be talking about race wins and championships within five years, but the Sauber garage is no ordinary place this season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/12/more-sports/sauber-audi-f1-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #sauber #audi #formulaone #jonathanwheatley
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is refusing to take any credit for the Formula One team's improved performance since the Frenchman replaced Christian Horner at the helm in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/07/more-sports/mekies-verstappen-red-bull/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen #laurentmekies #redbull #formulaone
Championship leader Oscar Piastri said Thursday he was learning "tough lessons" as he looks to get back on track in Singapore after an error-riddled weekend in Azerbaijan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/03/more-sports/oscar-piastri-baku-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #oscarpiastri #formulaone
With more and more Formula One drivers debuting in their teens or early 20s, a rookie in their 30s would seemingly be a pipedream. Don’t tell that to Ryo Hirakawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/28/more-sports/ryo-hirakawa-chasing-f1-dream/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #ryohirakawa #worldendurancechampionship #toyotagazooracing #toyota #formulaone #haas
Max Verstappen went from pole position to the top of the podium on Sunday, winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a dominant performance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/22/more-sports/verstappen-azerbaijan-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #azerbaijan #maxverstappen
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella said a team orders controversy in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix was about putting McLaren's racing values first as well as fairness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/08/more-sports/mclaren-values-f1-title-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #landonorris #oscarpiastri #andreastella #formulaone#italiangrandprix
Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen set the fastest lap in Formula One history to snatch pole position from McLaren title contender Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/07/more-sports/verstappen-monza-pole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #redbull #maxverstappen #mclaren #landonorris #oscarpiastri