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MAX VERSTAPPEN

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.
Lando Norris celebrates on the podium after he won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Mar 16, 2025
Norris holds off Verstappen to win wild Australian Grand Prix
McLaren's Lando Norris swept to victory in a wet and wild Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off defending champion Max Verstappen in a white-knuckle finish.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after qualifying in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday in Melbourne.
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Mar 15, 2025
Norris edges Piastri for Australia pole as Tsunoda qualifies fifth
In scorching hot conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, world champion Max Verstappen came third in a tense qualifying session.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc during a practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, in Melbourne on Friday.
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Mar 14, 2025
Leclerc fastest in second Australian GP practice as Hamilton slots fifth
Yuki Tsunoda has a good session in his RB and finished with the fourth-fastest time.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen attends a press conference at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne on Thursday.
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Mar 13, 2025
Verstappen says Red Bull 'not the quickest at the moment'
Verstappen acknowledged there had been improvements to his car in the offseason but said it was too soon to know how it compared to McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
McLaren's Lando Norris drives during the first day of Formula One preseason testing in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Wednesday.
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Feb 27, 2025
McLaren's Lando Norris sets tone on first day of F1 testing
The session was extended by an hour after a power outage caused by a substation failure.
Max Verstappen waves during the F1 Season Launch event in London on Tuesday.
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Feb 23, 2025
FIA denounces booing of Red Bull's Christian Horner and Max Verstappen
The FIA was also booed by the crowd, whose biggest cheer was reserved for Britain's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
McLaren driver Lando Norris finished in second place behind Max Verstappen in the Formula One standings last season.
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Feb 14, 2025
Lando Norris ready to go head-to-head with Max Verstappen for F1 title
McLaren's Lando Norris is ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen after driving his new car for the first time on Thursday.
Max Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December. Ever since Red Bull gambled on a 17-year-old Verstappen in 2015, both sides have reaped the rewards: 63 wins, 40 pole positions, 112 podiums and four world championships.
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Feb 1, 2025
Formula One champion is confronting changes off the track and on
The reigning four-time Formula One champion, who is set to become a father, has his sights set on a fifth straight title, a feat only Michael Schumacher has accomplished.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen speaks during an event in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday alonside FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Dec 14, 2024
Verstappen collects his F1 trophy at ceremony in Rwanda
Verstappen, one of only six drivers to have won four or more titles, said he was proud of his season and everyone in the team.
British driver George Russell arrives to participate in the drivers' parade ahead of the Qatari Formula One Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, north of Doha, on Dec. 1.
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Dec 6, 2024
George Russell says Max Verstappen made threats in Qatar
Tensions are heating up ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Qatar Grand Prix in Lusail, Qatar, on Sunday.
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Dec 2, 2024
Max Verstappen 'lost all respect' for George Russell at Qatar Grand Prix
Verstappen won Sunday's race from second place but was still fired up by what went on when they were together in the stewards' room a day earlier.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after clinching the Formula One world drivers' title on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Nov 28, 2024
Verstappen switches focus to reboot defense of F1 teams' title
Just days after clinching the title with a measured drive to fifth in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old will return to the track hoping he can repeat his triumph from last year.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his fourth consecutive Formula One world title after the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday.
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Nov 24, 2024
Verstappen wins fourth consecutive Formula One world title
With two rounds to spare, the 27-year-old Dutch driver took an unbeatable lead over McLaren's Lando Norris in the championship.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (left) speaks with McLaren's Lando Norris after the sprint race during the weekend of the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Nov. 2.
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Nov 21, 2024
Verstappen in sight of exclusive club of four-time F1 champions
Red Bull's three-time champion needs only to stay ahead of Lando Norris to secure the title.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fined for swearing during a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
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Nov 8, 2024
Formula One drivers fire back at FIA president over punishments for swearing
Red Bull's three-time world champion Max Verstappen was punished for his language in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix in September.
McLaren's Lando Norris during the formation lap at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday
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Nov 5, 2024
McLaren boss says constructors' title is priority
McLaren driver Lando Norris made a couple of mistakes in Brazil over the weekend, running off track and losing positions.
Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Sunday.
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Nov 4, 2024
Max Verstappen conquers wet conditions in Brazil to move to brink of title
Verstappen had not won a Grand Prix in 10 outings since the Spanish Grand Prix in May.
Max Verstappen sits in his car while preparing for the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo on Thursday.
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Nov 1, 2024
Red Bull's Max Verstappen hits back at critics
The 27-year-old, who has not won in 10 races after dominating last season, said he listened to those who were objective and close to him and "not just there to stir."
Lando Norris hugs Carlos Sainz after the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Oct 28, 2024
Lando Norris says Max Verstappen deserved penalty at Mexico City Grand Prix
The result in Mexico City breathed new life into Norris' title challenge, leaving the second-placed Briton 47 points adrift with four rounds remaining.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
NFL comeback star Damar Hamlin shares life-saving message in Tokyo
Damar Hamlin poses with students at The American School in Japan in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Thursday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
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Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.

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