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
French driver Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension with Alpine until the end of the 2028 season, the Renault-owned Formula One team announced at the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/06/more-sports/gasly-alpine-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #alpine #renault #formulaone #pierregasly
Bahrain's Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi's CYVN Holdings took full ownership of McLaren Racing on Tuesday in a deal one informed source said valued the reigning Formula One world champion at $5 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/04/more-sports/mclaren-bahrain-abu-dhabi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #mclaren #bahrain #unitedarabemirates
Formula One ends its August break and goes straight back to the beach at Zandvoort this weekend, with Max Verstappen's rowdy orange army ready to cheer on the home Dutch hero against McLaren domination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/28/more-sports/mclaren-f1-return-zandvoort/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #mclaren #landonorris #oscarpiastri #maxverstappen
When reigning Super Formula and Super GT champion Sho Tsuboi drove a Haas Formula One car at Fuji Speedway earlier this month, it was the realization of a childhood dream. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/21/more-sports/tsuboi-haas-f1-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #shotsuboi #formulaone #fujispeedway #ryohirakawa #haas #toyota
Oscar Piastri will have a grandstand named after him at the Australian Grand Prix from next year, an honor the McLaren driver said was "surreal." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/more-sports/piastri-grandstand-australian-gp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #oscarpiastri#australiangrandprix #formulaone
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