Helmut Marko, a mentor and major ally of four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen, is leaving the Red Bull team after 20 years as motorsports consultant to the energy drink brand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/10/more-sports/helmut-marko-leaving-red-bull/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #helmutmarko #formulaone #maxverstappen
Max Verstappen said he had never driven better than this season after conceding the Formula One title to McLaren’s Lando Norris at Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/08/more-sports/max-verstappen-no-regrets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen #redbull #formulaone #landonorris
Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappen's four-year reign with a third place finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/08/more-sports/norris-wins-formula-one-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #maxverstappen #oscarpiastri #formulaone #abudhabigrandprix
McLaren shrugged off talk of Red Bull team trickery in Sunday's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after Max Verstappen said he had nothing to lose and would go all out to win. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/more-sports/verstappen-all-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #maxverstappen #landonorris #oscarpiastri #mclaren
McLaren has made a point of treating its drivers fairly, but CEO Zak Brown says one may be asked to move aside for the other with the title on the line at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/06/more-sports/mclaren-driver-orders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #oscarpiastri #mclaren #maxverstappen #redbull #zakbrown #formulaone
Formula One will crown its champion in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both seeking to dethrone Red Bull's Max Verstappen and deny the Dutchman his fifth title in a row. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/04/more-sports/formula-1-title-chase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #maxverstappen #oscarpiastri #mclaren #redbull #formulaone
Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda in the hot seat as Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate next season with Arvid Lindblad joining Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls, the Formula One teams announced on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/03/more-sports/tsunoda-replaced-hadjar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #isackhadjar #yukitsunoda #maxverstappen #redbull #racingbulls #formulaone #laurentmekies #alanpermane
McLaren team chief Andrea Stella admitted his team made a costly strategic blunder on Sunday that cost his title-chasing drivers a victory and a podium finish at the Qatar Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/more-sports/mclaren-costly-mistake-qatar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #andreastella #landonorris #oscarpiastri #maxverstappen
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
Even if he cannot win the Formula One title in Las Vegas this weekend, McLaren's Lando Norris can end four-time defending champion Max Verstappen's reign. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/20/more-sports/las-vegas-grand-prix-formula-one/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #maxverstappen #oscarpiastri #lasvegasgrandprix
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
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
Max Verstappen is seeking perfection as he chases a fifth successive Formula One title that may be back on after seemingly slipping out of reach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/18/more-sports/verstappen-title-chase-perfection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #maxverstappen #mclaren #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
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
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
Max Verstappen reckoned his once-dominant Red Bull team had taken another step toward getting back to its form of old with a victory at Monza on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/08/more-sports/red-bull-victory-monza-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #maxverstappen#italiangrandprix #redbull
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
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