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FORMULA ONE

McLaren Formula One team driver Oscar Piastri in action during the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday
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Oct 21, 2025
F1 drivers' championship still in McLaren's hands, says Stella
McLaren has already clinched the constructors' title for a second successive year and has Australian Oscar Piastri leading the drivers' standings.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy after winning the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
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Oct 20, 2025
Max Verstappen dominates U.S. Grand Prix to keep pressure on F1 leader Oscar Piastri
Verstappen also won the Saturday sprint from pole position at Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Oct. 5.
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Oct 17, 2025
Norris faces 'repercussions' for clash with McLaren teammate Piastri
McLaren has been determined to keep the duel between its drivers a fair fight
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is 63 points behind F1 leader Oscar Piastri.
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Oct 16, 2025
McLaren duo watching as Max Verstappen surges into focus in title race
Red Bull's Verstappen has turned a seemingly lost cause into a thrilling late, if unexpected, charge for a fifth title.
Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku last month.
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Oct 12, 2025
From Sauber to Audi, Wheatley prepares to disrupt in F1 revolution
The Swiss-based outfit, in Formula One since 1993 and with one grand prix triumph and 28 podiums, will become the Audi works team next year.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies on the grid before the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sept. 21
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Oct 7, 2025
Red Bull's Mekies taking no credit as Verstappen narrows F1 gap
The four-time world champion has won twice since Mekies arrived six races ago.
George Russell celebrates after earning pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Oct 5, 2025
George Russell celebrates after claiming pole position in Singapore
Championship leader Oscar Piastri will start on the second row after coming in third.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri leaves the race during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on Sept. 21.
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Oct 3, 2025
F1 leader Oscar Piastri vows to learn from 'tough lessons' in Baku
The Australian put his McLaren into the barriers twice at the Baku circuit, once in practice and then again on the first lap of the race.
Toyota Gazoo Racing's No. 8 car competes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.
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Sep 28, 2025
At 31, Ryo Hirakawa continues to chase F1 dream
The Formula One door may be slowly opening for the top endurance talent even at age 31.
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda arrives at the circuit ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on Sunday.
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Sep 24, 2025
Red Bull in no rush to make 2026 driver decisions after strong weekend in Baku
Only Max Verstappen can be completely sure of who he will be racing for next year and Red Bull is in no rush to decide his teammate after a record of failure with previous moves.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday
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Sep 22, 2025
Max Verstappen dominates in win at Azerbaijan Grand Prix
It was the second consecutive win for Verstappen, following his victory two weeks ago at the Italian Grand Prix, and his fourth of the season.
Oscar Piastri's lead over teammate Lando Norris in the Formula One standings was cut from 34 to 31 at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday.
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Sep 8, 2025
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella addresses controversy over team orders
The reigning Formula One champion and runaway leader asked Oscar Piastri to hand back second place to teammate Lando Norris after the Briton suffered a slow pitstop.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying on pole for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday in Monza, Italy.
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Sep 7, 2025
Verstappen grabs Monza pole from Norris with record time
Verstappen raced around the Italian track at 264.681 kilometers per hour to qualify first for Sunday's race.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly arrives at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Saturday ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
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Sep 6, 2025
Gasly staying at Renault-owned Alpine F1 until 2028
Alpine is last in the constructors' standings after 15 of 24 rounds and Gasly has scored all of the team's 20 points so far, with a highest placing of sixth in Britain.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri races to victory at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday in Zandvoort.
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Sep 4, 2025
Bahrain and Abu Dhabi funds take full ownership of McLaren
Bahrain sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat will remain the majority shareholder with CYVN, majority-owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, having a non-controlling stake.
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 Oscar Piastri in action during the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on Sunday.
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Sep 1, 2025
Piastri extends championship lead after Norris breakdown at Dutch Grand Prix
Piastri led from pole to checkered flag at the Zandvoort circuit to stretch his lead over Norris to 34 points in the championship race.
Lando Norris (left) congratulates teammate Oscar Piastri after Piastri took pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Aug 31, 2025
Norris needs 'some magic' to beat pole-sitter Piastri in Zandvoort
Piastri has a slender nine-point advantage over Norris but can hope to take that back into double digits at seaside Zandvoort, where overtaking is always tricky.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen during a practice on Saturday against of the Dutch Grand Prix.
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Aug 30, 2025
Max Verstappen: Fan favorite but — for once — not race favorite for home GP
It is impossible to avoid Max Verstappen at Zandvoort during the Dutch Grand Prix. But for once, the Dutch start won't be the favorite at his home race.
Oscar Piastri waves from the podium after finishing secondat the Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyorod, Hungary, on Aug. 3.
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Aug 29, 2025
F1 leader Oscar Piastri backs McLaren over moves at Hungarian Grand Prix
McLaren defended the race effectively being decided on strategy and its drivers’ right to adopt different approaches.
Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
Rare female yakuza walks path to redemption in Japan
Retired yakuza Mako Nishimura sorts fallen leaves during a clean-up activity at the Gifu Gokoku shrine in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 28.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
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Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
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