Motor racing, a sport known for flashy, petrol-guzzling racecars speeding at hundreds of kilometers per hour, hasn’t been a pastime known for sustainability. Formula 1 is trying to change that. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/25/more-sports/formula-1-carbon-footprint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #climatechange #emissions #environment
Frenchman Laurent Mekies got down to work as Red Bull team principal on Thursday, a day after replacing Christian Horner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/more-sports/laurent-mekies-red-bull-starts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #laurentmekies #redbull #christianhorner #maxverstappen #formulaone #bernieecclestone
Christian Horner twice transformed Red Bull into Formula One's dominant team over his two decades in charge but he was unceremoniously axed on Wednesday amid declining fortunes and internal disputes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/10/more-sports/horner-red-bull-tenure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #christianhorner #redbull #formulaone
Red Bull has fired team principal Christian Horner after 20 years in the position, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/red-bull-fires-horner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #formulaone #christianhorner
Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to air Formula One when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/more-sports/apple-f1-rights-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #apple #us
Lando Norris has said that winning his home British Grand Prix was everything he had ever dreamed of and everything he had ever wanted to achieve, apart from winning the Formula One championship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/07/more-sports/lando-norris-british-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #formulaone #britishgrandprix
No freakin way; Free Practice 3 is going to be live on Channel 4 (UK) from 1125 today and Qualifiying is from 1400!
Formula One has a plan to keep the show on the road should season-ending races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi be affected by conflict in the Middle East, chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/more-sports/f1-middle-east-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #stefanodomenicali
The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new "F1" movie are impressively authentic, but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot — with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic license. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/25/more-sports/f1-movie/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #bradpitt #lewishamilton
Thailand moved a step closer to staging Formula One on the streets of Bangkok when the cabinet Tuesday formally approved a government bid to host a race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/17/more-sports/f1-thai-race-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #thailand
Red Bull spoke to Formula One's governing body before the Canadian Grand Prix to warn that Max Verstappen's rivals might try and lure the Dutch driver into a one-race ban, according to team boss Christian Horner. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/17/more-sports/red-bull-fia-verstappen-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #redbull #formulaone #christianhorner #maxverstappen
George Russell secured Mercedes' first win of the season in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren's championship-chasing drivers crashed in the final laps of an intriguing and hectic race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/16/more-sports/russell-canadian-grand-prix/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #georgerussell #landonorris #oscarpiastri #canadiangrandprix #formulaone
Mercedes' George Russell grabbed a dazzling pole position and then enjoyed cracking a joke at rival Max Verstappen's expense on Saturday after clocking a sensational lap in qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/15/more-sports/russell-canadian-gp-pole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #georgerussell #maxverstappen #formulaone
Lewis Hamilton launched a passionate defense of Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday and said that the Frenchman was key to his move to the team. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/13/more-sports/hamiton-defends-ferrari-boss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lewishamilton #ferrari #fredvasseur #formulaone
Veteran driver Nico Hulkenberg says trying to do 24 Hours of Le Mans and race in Formula One would be too much today. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/12/more-sports/lemans-f1-double-tough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nicohulkenberg #24hoursoflemans #formulaone
Formula One will have two races in Spain next season, with Madrid's new street circuit making its debut in September and Italy's Imola dropping off the 24-round calendar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/10/more-sports/formula-one-calendar-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone
Lewis Hamilton said he has a great relationship with Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami and that continuing speculation about friction between them is just noise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/30/more-sports/hamilton-engineer-friction-response/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #lewishamilton #ferrari #formulaone #riccardoadami
Lando Norris said winning Formula One's Monaco Grand Prix was a dream come true and one he looked forward to retelling for decades to come. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/26/more-sports/norris-wins-monaco-gp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #landonorris #monacograndprix #formulaone #mclaren #oscarpiastri
Lando Norris shrugged off his gremlins and revived his world championship bid on Saturday when he claimed pole position and became the fastest driver in the history of the Monaco Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/25/more-sports/norris-monaco-qualifying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #landonorris #charlesleclerc #ferrari #formulaone
McLaren teammates and Formula One championship rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were free to race each other in Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, and both agreed it was the right decision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/19/more-sports/mclaren-teammates-free-to-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #mclaren #formulaone #landonorris #oscarpiastri #emiliaromagnagrandprix #redbull #maxverstappen
