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CHARLES LECLERC

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after he crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in Zandvoort
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Sep 4, 2025
Ferrari to celebrate past glory at home race amid present woes
Ferrari has yet to win this year and the home return comes hot on the heels of both cars crashing out in the Netherlands last weekend.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday.
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May 25, 2025
Norris shrugs off gremlins with record lap for Monaco pole
Driving with impeccable judgement, pace and purpose, the 25-year-old British driver became the first to ever go under 70 seconds around the historic track.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen speaks during a news conference ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 13.
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May 15, 2025
FIA reduces penalty for swearing after driver backlash
Competitors in Formula One and rallying have been at loggerheads with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem over a crackdown on bad language during events.
Lewis Hamilton is in his first season with Ferrari after a move from Mercedes.
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Mar 7, 2025
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc put on show for Ferrari fans in Milan
Some 35,000 "tifosi" attended the event as seven-time world champion Hamilton performed smoking tire burnouts after filling the city streets with noise.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc during an event to celebrate Scuderia Ferrari and Puma's 20 years of collaboration, in Maranello, Italy, on Tuesday
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Mar 5, 2025
McLaren still the team to beat in F1, says Leclerc
Formula One data indicated the team as quicker than Ferrari on low fuel, with a slightly smaller advantage on race pace, in testing in Bahrain last week.
Lewis Hamilton (right) and Charles Leclerc, seen before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 8, will be teammates at Ferrari next season.
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Dec 19, 2024
Ferrari boss says competition between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will help team
Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One champion, is moving from Mercedes to replace Carlos Sainz.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The Formula One season wrapped up with a final test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with Leclerc top of the timesheets.
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Dec 11, 2024
Leclerc on top as F1 test wraps up 2024 season
Leclerc tested Pirelli's 2025 tire compounds, doing 134 laps and setting a best time of 1:23.510.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fined for swearing during a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
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Nov 8, 2024
Formula One drivers fire back at FIA president over punishments for swearing
Red Bull's three-time world champion Max Verstappen was punished for his language in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc takes a selfie after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday.
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Sep 3, 2024
Baku and Singapore could be good for Ferrari, says Leclerc
Leclerc won at Monza on Sunday with a bold one-stop tire strategy.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates with his team after winning the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
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May 27, 2024
Charles Leclerc pays tribute to late father after emotional win in Monaco
Leclerc is the first homegrown winner of Formula One's showcase race since Louis Chiron in 1931.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (front) and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen during the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Sunday
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Apr 8, 2024
Leclerc delighted with Ferrari strategy in Japan
Despite being voted Driver of the Day, Leclerc dropped down to third in the driver's standings with 59 points.
Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday
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Nov 19, 2023
Verstappen battles through to win Las Vegas Grand Prix thriller
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc overtook Red Bull's Sergio Perez on the last lap to grab second place ahead of the Mexican.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc during qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Nov 18, 2023
Charles Leclerc on a roll with pole for Ferrari in Las Vegas
Leclerc was fastest in all three qualifying phases down the floodlit Strip, with its neon backdrop of landmark hotels and casinos.
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May 25, 2023
Fernando Alonso eager to end Red Bull's grip on first-place finishes
Fernando Alonso will seek to break Max Verstappen and Red Bull's winning streak and claim his first win since 2013 as Formula One resumes its season this weekend with the 80th running of the classic Monaco Grand Prix.
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Feb 15, 2023
Ferrari unveils new Formula One car with Red Bull in its sights
The coming season is the first for team principal Frederic Vasseur, who took charge in December following the resignation of Mattia Binotto the month before.
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Oct 6, 2022
Six drivers to watch at the Japanese Grand Prix
There is plenty of intrigue heading into the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019, with battles up and down the grid.
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Sep 12, 2022
Max Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to leave himself in touching distance of his second straight Formula One title.
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Jul 25, 2022
Max Verstappen wins French Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc crashes
World champion Max Verstappen took full advantage of Charles Leclerc crashing out of the lead to extend his advantage in this year's title race with a crushing victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the sun-baked French Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Jul 11, 2022
Charles Leclerc wins Austrian GP to spoil Max Verstappen's 'homecoming'
Charles Leclerc survived a late throttle scare to win the Austrian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday as he roared into the championship picture behind leader Max Verstappen.
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2022
Carlos Sainz grabs first F1 victory in thrilling British Grand Prix
'I don't know what to say,' a beaming Sainz said. 'It is amazing. My first win in Formula One on my 150th race and for Ferrari at Silverstone! It's amazing.'
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bear injures two in Japan supermarket; man killed in separate attack
A bear seen in security camera footage taken Tuesday inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma Prefecture
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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