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FORMULA 1

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Mar 3, 2023
Lewis Hamilton happy with Mercedes despite struggles
Lewis Hamilton admitted Thursday that he expects to struggle again in the early this season, but hit back at observers who have suggested Mercedes' lack of pace is the reason he has not signed a new contract.
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Feb 27, 2023
Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin drawing rave reviews from Formula One competitors
Fernando Alonso has made some wrong moves in a Formula One career that should have delivered more than two titles but joining Aston Martin is looking like a good one.
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Feb 26, 2023
Sergio Perez puts Red Bull on top as F1 wraps up preseason testing
Perez's time of one minute and 30.305 seconds was 0.359 quicker than Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
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Feb 24, 2023
World champion Max Verstappen sets tone on first day of testing
'We had a good day today, we completed a lot of laps which is what we wanted — almost three Grand Prix's worth,' Verstappen said.
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Feb 22, 2023
Formula One rewrites its rule on shortened races
Last year's rain-hit Japanese Grand Prix was halted after two laps and resumed more than two hours later with 28 of the scheduled 53 laps completed.
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Feb 21, 2023
Multiple Formula One teams contact Honda for 2026 partnership
Despite leaving the competition after the 2021 season, the Japanese manufacturer has continued to produce engines for world champion Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri.
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Feb 19, 2023
McLaren's Oscar Piastri in confident mood ahead of 'tough' F1 baptism
The 21-year-old, seen as one of the sport's hottest young talents, will make his bow in Bahrain testing this month after replacing fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
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Feb 16, 2023
Lewis Hamilton vows to continue speaking out about social issues
Hamilton has used his platform to highlight racial injustice, promote diversity and address a range of issues from the environment to human rights.
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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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Feb 8, 2023
Guanyu Zhou speaks out against FIA's new rules on 'political' statements
Guanyu Zhou, China's first and only Formula One driver, added his voice to the sport's freedom of speech controversy on Tuesday, saying governing body FIA made the wrong move.
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Nov 30, 2022
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto resigns
Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur, who worked with driver Charles Leclerc during his rookie season in 2018, is believed to be among the frontrunners to replace Binotto.
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Nov 29, 2022
Retiring Ross Brawn says he leaves F1 as strong as it has ever been
In his parting message, the bespectacled Englishman said the racing had improved under Liberty Media, who took over the sport in 2017 and ousted former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
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Nov 19, 2022
Lewis Hamilton focused on future in return to Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton returns to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend 11 months after one of the most rancorous days in Formula One history and insists he has put the past behind him.
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Nov 17, 2022
Lewis Hamilton down to last chance to avoid first season without win
Hamilton only needed six races to become a winner in his debut season, in 2007, and has won at least once in every season since then.
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Nov 14, 2022
Tears flow as George Russell arrives as Brazilian Grand Prix winner
Sunday's well-deserved win at Interlagos, the penultimate race of the campaign, was a first of the season for Mercedes.
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Nov 12, 2022
Lewis Hamilton hoping to deliver 'home' triumph at Sao Paulo Grand Prix
The seven-time world champion was confirmed as an honorary Brazilian citizen this week.
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Oct 31, 2022
Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season
Verstappen's win was the 25-year-old's fourth in Mexico, and the podium was the same as last year.
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Oct 28, 2022
Lewis Hamilton plans to continue racing into 40s
'I love what I do. I've been doing it for 30 years and I don't feel that I should have to stop. I think I am currently still earning my keep. I still want to do better.'
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Oct 24, 2022
Max Verstappen wins U.S. GP as Red Bull takes constructors' crown
The title was Red Bull's first since 2013, when it completed a fourth successive title double with Germany's Sebastian Vettel at the end of the sport's V8 era.
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Oct 11, 2022
Japanese fans revved up by booming Formula One's return
Despite a shortened race due to heavy rains at Suzuka Circuit, a strong turnout at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 showed that F1 has a bright future in Japan.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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