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FORMULA ONE

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown arrives ahead of practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Aug 5, 2025
McLaren must also deal with disappointment amid runaway success
As the title battle between Oscar Piastri and teammate Lando Norris heats up, McLaren boss Zak Brown conceded he was also thinking about how to handle the aftermath.
McLaren's Lando Norris (right) and Oscar Piastri (left) stand on the podium with Mark Ingham, the team's head of design, after the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest on Sunday. Norris led a 1-2 finish in the race.
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Aug 4, 2025
Lando Norris enjoying battle with Oscar Piastri after winning Hungarian GP
The outcome was McLaren's fourth consecutive 1-2 finish and Norris's fifth win this year and ninth of his career.
Max Verstappen said it was always clear that he would stay at Red Bull next season.
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Aug 1, 2025
Max Verstappen shuts down rumors by committing to Red Bull for 2026
Verstappen has fallen into third place, 81 points behind series leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren, in the drivers' championship this year.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli before sprint qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday
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Jul 30, 2025
Teenager Antonelli paying price for 'wrong steps' by Mercedes
Antonelli, 18, finished third in Canada in June for his first F1 podium but has since failed to score.
Oscar Piastri, still wearing his helmet, celebrates with his team after winning the Belgian Grand Prix in Stavelot, Belgium, on Sunday.
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Jul 28, 2025
Oscar Piastri uses earlier disappointment as fuel to win Belgian Grand Prix
It was McLaren's first Belgian triumph since Jenson Button won from pole in 2012.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the qualifying session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Jul 27, 2025
Norris takes pole for all-McLaren front row in Belgium
The Briton blasted around the long Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a best time of one minute, 40.562 seconds on Saturday, just ahead of his teammate.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri (right) and Lando Norris drive during the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, on July 6.
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Jul 25, 2025
Formula 1's renewable energy shift drives 26% drop in carbon footprint
F1 said in a statement on Wednesday that it’s halfway toward achieving its minimum 50% reduction target, as set out in its "net zero by 2030” commitment. 
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies speaks with Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda ahead of practice for the Miami Grand Prix on May 2. Mekies was named Red Bull team principal on Wednesday.
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Jul 11, 2025
Laurent Mekies gets started new Red Bull team principal
Max Verstappen's future with the team remains uncertain, despite a contract until 2028, with Mercedes and Aston Martin keen to secure his services.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before a practice session at the Austrian Grand Prix on June 27
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Jul 10, 2025
For Christian Horner, a brutal end to a highly successful reign at Red Bull
With this season's car not competitive with rival McLaren, a discontented Verstappen and the constant hemorrhaging of pivotal backroom talent, Horner's tenure ended brutally.
Red Bull's Christian Horner at the Bahrain Grand Prix in April. Horner was fired from his role as team principal and CEO on Wednesday.
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Jul 9, 2025
Red Bull fires team principal Christian Horner
The 51-year-old was the longest-serving team principal, having been in the position since Red Bull made its Formula One debut in 2005.
Apple is reportedly challenging current Formula One broadcaster ESPN for the sport's U.S. television rights next year.
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Jul 9, 2025
Apple eyes U.S. Formula 1 broadcast rights after movie success: report
The report follows the strong box office performance of Apple's high-octane racing film "F1: The Movie."
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, on Sunday.
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Jul 7, 2025
Norris revels in emotional first home win
"I've joined a long list of pretty incredible winners who have won here in the past," Norris said.
Max Verstappen says he is happy with Red Bull amid questions about his future.
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Jul 4, 2025
Max Verstappen sidesteps questions about future ahead of British GP
The 27-year-old said that staying with one team was an interesting prospect for him.
Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on June 15.
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Jul 2, 2025
F1 has a plan if Middle East races cannot happen, says chief
Qatar is due to host the penultimate round of the championship on Nov. 30 with Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina following on Dec. 7.
Brad Pitt, Lewis Hamilton and Damson Idris attend the premiere for the film "F1" in New York on June 16.
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Jun 25, 2025
True to life or not, Brad Pitt's 'F1' movie draws on decades of racing drama
Seven-time world champion Hamilton provided advice and is credited as a co-producer on a movie scripted for audiences unfamiliar with the sport.
A Formula One logo is displayed ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix on May 22.
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Jun 17, 2025
Thai cabinet approves bid to host Bangkok F1 race
The bid, worth a reported $1.2 billion, could see the Thai capital host races from 2028 to 2032.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen races during the F1 Montreal Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Sunday.
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Jun 17, 2025
Red Bull warned FIA of potential trickery against Verstappen
Red Bull spoke to race director Rui Marques after a drivers' meeting on Friday to express its concern and ask him to watch out for any potential trickery.
Mercedes' George Russell celebrates winning the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday.
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Jun 16, 2025
Russell triumphs in Canada as McLaren drivers crash
Oscar Piastri extended his lead in the drivers' standings to 22 points ahead of teammate Lando Norris, who crashed into him on lap 67 of the 70-lap race.
Mercedes driver George Russell during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday in Montreal.
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Jun 15, 2025
Russell grabs dazzling Canadian GP pole then jokes at Verstappen's expense
The 27-year-old British driver was delighted with what he described as "one of the most exhilarating laps of my life."
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton speaks during a news conference ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Thursday.
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Jun 13, 2025
Lewis Hamilton defends Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur ahead of Canadian GP
Ferrari is second overall but has yet to win in nine races so far this season and there has been media speculation in Italy that Vasseur could be replaced.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes after completing their stay periods.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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