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AUTO RACING

Lewis Hamilton is in his first season with Ferrari after a move from Mercedes.
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Mar 7, 2025
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc put on show for Ferrari fans in Milan
Some 35,000 "tifosi" attended the event as seven-time world champion Hamilton performed smoking tire burnouts after filling the city streets with noise.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc during an event to celebrate Scuderia Ferrari and Puma's 20 years of collaboration, in Maranello, Italy, on Tuesday
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Mar 5, 2025
McLaren still the team to beat in F1, says Leclerc
Formula One data indicated the team as quicker than Ferrari on low fuel, with a slightly smaller advantage on race pace, in testing in Bahrain last week.
Adrian Newey, Aston Martin's new managing technical partner, speaks during a news conference in Silverstone, Britain, on Sept. 10, 2024.
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Mar 3, 2025
New Aston Martin designer Adrian Newey ready to get back to drawing board
Cars designed by Newey have won 12 constructors' championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull and 223 grand prix since 1991.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton participates in Formula One preseason testing in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Wednesday.
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Feb 28, 2025
Lewis Hamilton 'really enjoying' driving Ferrari during testing
The seven-time world champion was second overall on the day but only 0.031 seconds slower than Carlos Sainz.
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.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at a Formula One launch event in London on Feb. 18
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Feb 25, 2025
Hamilton’s move to Ferrari opens new possibilities
The driver is hopeful that an eighth world championship will be within his sights once again.
Gresini Racing's Marc Marquez leans into a curve during the Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island, Australia, on Oct. 20, 2024.
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Feb 24, 2025
Dominant Ducati enters MotoGP with two former champions
Marc Marquez, a six-time champion, has joined two-time champion Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia in the Ducati factory team this season.
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.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and McLaren's Oscar Piastri in action during the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2024
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Feb 19, 2025
F1 plans extra pit stops to spice up Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix's distinctive twisty street track has remained largely unchanged since the first race staged there in 1929.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets drivers prior to the start of the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
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Feb 17, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump attends Daytona 500
"This is your favorite president," Trump told the drivers in a radio message before the race. "I'm a big fan.
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.
Michael Jordan watches during the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in October 2024.
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Feb 14, 2025
NASCAR appeals injunction for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing
NASCAR appealed the injunction that granted 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports permission to operate as chartered members despite not signing a charter.
Williams' Alexander Albon in action during the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 23, 2024
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Feb 4, 2025
Las Vegas’ F1 race moving to primetime in 2025
The race will move up two hours to 8 p.m. local time this season.
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.
McLaren chief Zak Brown celebrates after driver Lando Norris' win in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Jan 30, 2025
McLaren boss envisions four-way battle for title during 2025 Formula One season
McLaren was crowned constructors' champion last season for the first time in 26 years
Lewis Hamilton drives a Ferrari F1 car around the Fiorano circuit during testing in Fiorano Modenese, Italy, on Wednesday.
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Jan 23, 2025
Lewis Hamilton calls first laps in Ferrari car 'one of the best feelings'
The 40-year-old Briton shocked the paddock last February when he announced he was departing for the iconic Italian team after 12 highly successful years with Mercedes.
Haas mechanics prepare for the U.S. Grand Prix last October.
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Jan 22, 2025
Haas makes Laura Mueller F1's first female race engineer
Mueller will serve as the race engineer for driver Esteban Ocon, who will debut with the U.S. team this year.
Lewis Hamilton in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 10
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Jan 21, 2025
Hamilton begins 'new chapter' at Ferrari
The 40-year-old announced last February that, after 12 successful years with Mercedes, he was moving on.
Nissan's Oliver Rowland competes at the Portland E-Prix in June 2024.
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Jan 12, 2025
Oliver Rowland earns Formula E triumph for Nissan in Mexico City
Starting from fourth, Rowland put in an outstanding performance to secure the Japanese manufacturer's 20th win.
Carlos Sainz sits inside his car after a practice session ahead of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 1.
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Jan 2, 2025
'El Matador' Carlos Sainz ready to defend Dakar Rally crown
Sainz's fourth title came when he was 61 — making him the oldest winner of the race — and was the first Dakar victory for German outfit Audi.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
Tokyo responds to Trump remarks on 'interesting' Japan-U.S. security pact
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive for a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 7.
Nagoya High Court rules not recognizing same-sex marriage unconstitutional
Following the Nagoya High Court ruling on the same-sex marriage lawsuit, lawyers and others raise banners and boards that read "unconstitutional" and similar statements on Friday in Naka Ward, Nagoya.
Foreign single mothers struggle with language barriers and visas
Forbidden from seeing friends and forced to devote herself to housework, Reina (whose name has been changed), a 37-year-old Filipino national living in the city of Nagoya, became socially isolated.
At 102, world's oldest pharmacist celebrates her calling
Kesa Hatamoto, a 102-year-old Japanese woman who is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest pharmacist, speaks during an interview on Jan. 28 in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care
Yarn shortages are a sign that hobbies like knitting and crochet are gaining in popularity.
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?
Shiori Ito is the first Japanese director to have been nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary feature film. "Black Box Diaries," which tells the story of her quest for justice following her rape in 2015, hasn't been released in Japan.
Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates
An electronic sign displays the benchmark Nikkei stock average on a street in Tokyo. The stock average has been range-bound between about 38,000 and 40,000 since hitting a new all-time high in July last year.
Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo
Tsuyoshi Mizukoshi, owner of a pub in Nishiogi’s commercial area, is a community organizer who is rallying local residents against the road development plan.

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