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Max Verstappen labels new F1 car as 'not much fun to drive"
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (114+ words) Max Verstappen labels new F1 car as 'not much fun to drive'The Japan Times Max Verstappen labels new F1 car as 'not much fun to drive' Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen declared his "new Red Bull not much fun to…...
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda to be inducted into U.S. Auto Hall of Fame
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (230+ words) Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda to be inducted into U.S. Auto Hall of Fame'The Japan Times Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda to be inducted into U.S. Auto Hall of Fame Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota, has been named a 2026 inductee to the U.S. Automotive Hall…...
Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor
2+ week, 3+ day ago (73+ words) Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor'The Japan Times Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor Christian Horner's absence from Formula One may be short-lived. Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was…...
With a Super Formula title under his belt, Ayumu Iwasa aims to be Japan’s next F1 star
2+ week, 3+ day ago (137+ words) With a Super Formula title under his belt, Ayumu Iwasa aims to be Japan's next F1 star'The Japan Times With a Super Formula title under his belt, Ayumu Iwasa aims to be Japan's next F1 star Last month's decision by Red Bull…...
Red Bull winning over diehard fans as energy drink giant injects life in Omiya Ardija
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) Red Bull winning over diehard fans as energy drink giant injects life in Omiya Ardija'The Japan Times When the J. League began in 1993, a prerequisite for membership was that clubs had to remove any references to parent companies from their names,…...
McLaren boss admits team made costly strategy blunder during Qatar GP
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (138+ words) McLaren's decision not to pit under an early safety car intervention when every other team pitted both drivers wrecked its hopes. McLaren boss admits team made costly strategy blunder during Qatar GP McLaren team chief Andrea Stella admitted his team…...
F1 drivers' championship still in McLaren's hands, says Stella
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (105+ words) McLaren has already clinched the constructors' title for a second successive year and has Australian Oscar Piastri leading the drivers' standings. AUSTIN, TEXAS - McLaren boss Andrea Stella said the Formula One drivers' championship was still in his team's hands despite…...
Norris faces 'repercussions' for clash with McLaren teammate Piastri
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) Norris charged up the inside of Piastri on the opening lap of that race, clipping the back of Max Verstappen's Red Bull and forcing Piastri so wide the angry Australian almost hit the wall. Norris ... Norris faces 'repercussions' for clash…...
At Fuji Speedway, WEC rides motorsports momentum to 100th race
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) The milestone race comes amid a global motorsports boom fueled by Netflix's "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series and Brad Pitt's "F1" Hollywood film. - The World Endurance Championship (WEC) celebrated its 100th race on Sunday at Shizuoka Prefecture's Fuji Speedway, with Alpine's No…...
Honda to revive prelude sports car after 24 years
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) Honda Motor will release a new model of its Prelude sports car on Friday, reviving the iconic name for the first time in 24 years, the major Japanese automaker said Thursday. Honda targets annual domestic sales of 3,500 units for the new…...