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FORMULA ONE

Max Verstappen speaks during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday.
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Apr 18, 2025
Red Bull star Max Verstappen feeling ‘very relaxed’ amid rampant speculation
Verstappen, who won the Japanese Grand Prix on April 6, finished sixth in Bahrain last week.
The start of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on March 9 last year.
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Apr 16, 2025
Team ownership could be next F1 step for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia first hosted Formula One in 2021, while energy giant Aramco is a global partner of the sport and also the title sponsor of the Aston Martin team.
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen races during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Sunday.
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Apr 15, 2025
Marko concerned over Verstappen's Red Bull future
Verstappen struggled to sixth place in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix and at one point was last on track.
McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri (left) and Lando Norris (right) celebrate with team principal Andrea Stella after the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Sunday.
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Apr 14, 2025
Oscar Piastri's victory in Bahrain GP puts McLaren in F1 driver's seat
McLaren faces a welcome but nonetheless potentially complex question of how to deal with two talented teammates battling for the same prize.
Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Thursday.
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Apr 11, 2025
Liam Lawson reflects on 'crazy' start to season after being dropped by Red Bull
Lawson feels the hectic schedule has helped him avoid dwelling too much on what has been a tough start to 2025.
A Haas F1 car on display in the fan zone at Suzuka Circuit on Saturday as Toyota marks a soft return to Formula One.
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Apr 7, 2025
Toyota's synergy with Haas fuels automaker's modest return to Formula One
Toyota’s decision to partner with the American team immediately left observers wondering if it might have its eyes on more, such as an engine deal or a full-blown Toyota team.
Honda Racing President Koji Watanabe says the carmaker's development on the next generation of Formula One engines is proceeding as planned ahead of sweeping regulation changes in 2026.
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Apr 5, 2025
Honda looks toward its F1 future as Red Bull partnership nears end
Honda Racing President Koji Watanabe discusses the carmaker's past and future in Formula One as its Red Bull partnership draws to a close.
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda competes during the qualifying session of the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture.
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Apr 5, 2025
Tsunoda struggles in first qualifying with Red Bull as Verstappen takes pole
Tsunoda will start 14th at Suzuka Circuit on Sunday after a scruffy lap in the second qualifying stage, while his teammate grabbed a surprise pole.
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is a lot calmer than he was as a hotheaded rookie in 2021.
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Apr 4, 2025
How Yuki Tsunoda’s new attitude helped him land a seat with Red Bull
Those close to Tsunoda are adamant that Red Bull is getting a new and improved version of the hotheaded rookie from 2021.
Yuki Tsunoda wears his special kabuki-themed helmet on Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture.
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Apr 3, 2025
Five drivers to watch at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix
From Lewis Hamilton to Yuki Tsunoda, here are five of the drivers to keep an extra close eye at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda speaks during a news conference for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday.
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Apr 3, 2025
Yuki Tsunoda feeling relaxed ahead of blockbuster Red Bull debut 
The veteran of 89 Formula One races appeared at ease in his new colors, exuding the quiet confidence that he’s had since making his debut in the series in 2021.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (right) and teammate Yuki Tsunoda (second from right) alongside Racing Bulls drivers Isack Hadjar (second from left) and Liam Lawson at the F1 Tokyo Fan Festival 2025 in Odaiba, Tokyo, on Wednesday
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Apr 2, 2025
Red Bull and Racing Bulls display unity in Tokyo ahead of grand prix
Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda has moved up to replace Liam Lawson, who was demoted to the junior team.
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
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Apr 1, 2025
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
New Red Bull driver Tsunoda tells The Japan Times he started to believe that a promotion to the senior team might never come — until it did.
Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson prior to a practice session at least year's Qatar Grand Prix.
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Mar 28, 2025
Tsunoda and Lawson both have plenty to prove after swap
For Tsunoda the task at Red Bull is clear: Score substantial points toward the constructors' championship and support Verstappen's bid for a fifth successive drivers' title.
Racing Bull's Yuki Tsunoda drives during the qualifying session of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday.
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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.
Chinese Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri (right) and second-place finisher Lando Norris stand on the podium after the race in Shanghai on Sunday.
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Mar 24, 2025
Lando Norris excited about prospect of battling teammate Oscar Piastri for title
Piastri led Norris in a McLaren 1-2 at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, a week after Norris won the season-opener in Australia.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Mar 23, 2025
Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix from pole in McLaren one-two
George Russell finished third for Mercedes, ahead of Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri takes a corner during the qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix. Piastri will start on pole for Sunday's race.
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Mar 22, 2025
McLaren's Piastri takes his first F1 pole in China
The Australian will be joined on the front row by George Russell after the Mercedes driver put in a storming final effort.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Mar 22, 2025
Hamilton answers critics with first Ferrari win in China sprint
The seven-time world champion, starting from a surprise pole position, managed his tires superbly to take the race ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder
The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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