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Racing Bull's Yuki Tsunoda drives during the qualifying session of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 27, 2025
Tsunoda confirmed to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP
Tsunoda started the season strongly and has shrugged off an early career reputation for being excitable and erratic.
Racing Bulls' Yuki Tsunoda in action during the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday
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Mar 26, 2025
Red Bull set to swap Lawson for Tsunoda: reports
Lawson was promoted from Racing Bulls to replace Sergio Perez this season but has struggled in his first two race weekends.
Eddie Jordan at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest in August 2000.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 20, 2025
Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer at 76
Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered Formula One with his eponymous Silverstone-based team in 1991 and ran it until 2005.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Feb. 27
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 12, 2025
Piastri commits long-term to McLaren
Piastri won a sprint race in his rookie season and finished fourth overall in 2024, when he was also the only driver to complete every racing lap.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ahead of last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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Jan 29, 2025
Antonelli, Hamilton's F1 replacement, passes his driving test
The Italian turned 18, the minimum age to drive on public roads in Italy, last August.
Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix late last month.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 21, 2024
Tsunoda loses out in Red Bull's F1 reshuffle
A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday with 20-year-old Isack Hadjar confirmed as Tsunoda's teammate.
The start of the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday in Lusail, Qatar.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 4, 2024
A 12th F1 team after Cadillac? Why not, says FIA president
Formula One has always had a provision for 12 in the rules but there was strong opposition from existing teams to going beyond 10 before a deal was reached.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton after the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday
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Dec 3, 2024
No concerns about Hamilton's speed, says Ferrari's Vasseur
The seven-time Formula One world champion finished only 12th in Qatar on Sunday.
Sauber's Valtteri Bottas during a practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix. Audi will take over the Sauber team when it enters Formula One in 2026.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 30, 2024
Audi's deal with Qatar deepens Formula One's Gulf ties
Four of the current 24 races are in the Middle East — more than the number held in the United States.
RB's Yuki Tsunoda drives during a practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix on Friday in Lusail.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 30, 2024
Tsunoda ready for a bigger and faster team, says RB boss
Tsunoda has scored 30 of RB's 46 points this season, providing the backbone of the team.
Former F1 world champion Mario Andretti will serve as a director on the board of a new General Motors Formula One team set to debut in 2026.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 26, 2024
GM agrees deal to enter F1 with Cadillac in 2026
The firm said it had also registered with FIA as a power unit manufacturer to become a full works outfit by the end of the decade.
McLaren's Lando Norris competes during the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 29, 2024
No need to change, McLaren boss tells Norris
Lando Norris is 47 points behind Max Verstappen, still the clear favorite for a fourth successive title.
Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen talks to teammates at the starting grid at the Formula 1 Pirelli United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 20.
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Oct 25, 2024
Verstappen carries momentum back to a favorite track
Max Verstappen arrives at the high-altitude Hermanos Rodriguez circuit 57 points clear of McLaren's Lando Norris with five rounds remaining.
A Haas F1 car branded with Toyota Gazoo Racing on Friday at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 12, 2024
Toyota returns to F1 with Haas technical partnership
Toyota Gazoo Racing will become Haas' official technical partner with both parties sharing expertise, knowledge and resources.
Liam Lawson, 22, has been Red Bull reserve since 2022 and filled in for 35-year-old Ricciardo at five races last year when the eight-times grand prix winner was injured.
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Sep 27, 2024
Lawson to replace Ricciardo at RB for rest of F1 season
The move was widely expected following mounting speculation that the Australian's Formula One career had reached the end of the road.
Adrian Newey, the new managing technical partner of the Aston Martin Formula One Team, during a news conference in Silverstone, England, on Tuesday
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Sep 11, 2024
Aston Martin hopes to win big with 'bargain' design guru Adrian Newey
Cars designed by Newey have won 25 drivers' and constructors' championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc takes a selfie after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
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.
McLaren driver Lando Norris during the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 2, 2024
McLaren boss says both F1 titles now on and orders may follow
McLaren is only eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors' standings.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Belgian Grand Prix on July 28
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 21, 2024
Verstappen needs a home win to end losing streak
Verstappen, who leads Formula One by 78 points with 10 rounds remaining, has not stood on top of the podium since Spain on June 23.
Summer McIntosh celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter individual medley for her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 4, 2024
McIntosh makes Canadian history with third gold
The 17-year-old swimmer did it in an Olympic record time of 2 minutes, 6.56 seconds, taking down the 2016 record of 2:06.58 set by Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.
Yellow sand blankets cities across Japan
The Meteorological Agency forecast the yellow sand to move away from eastern Honshu by 6 p.m. on Wednesday. But it will continue to cover parts of western Honshu and Shikoku until Thursday morning, it said.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
JR's 'futuristic' Takanawa Gateway complex set to open in Tokyo
The Gateway Park at Takanawa Gateway City on Tuesday
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Trump says he’ll hit auto imports with 25% tariff in trade fight
Stocks slid Wednesday following an initial report that Trump planned to make an auto tariff announcement.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.

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