The governing FIA's Formula One commission agreed on Monday to reduce the standard Grand Prix distance from 305 kilometers to 290 km from 2027, cutting races by two or three laps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/22/more-sports/f1-shorter-races/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #fia
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McLaren's reigning world champion Lando Norris on Wednesday described Formula One's move to shorten races next year as a good, short-term compromise that would improve the racing action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/24/more-sports/formula-one-race-length-shorten/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #landonorris #maxverstappen #lewishamilton #fia
Briton Jamie Chadwick got her first taste of driving a Formula One car when she tested last year's Williams at Portugal's Portimao circuit earlier this week, the team said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/25/more-sports/chadwick-f1-test-drive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #jamiechadwick #formulaone
McLaren's reigning world champion Lando Norris called for Alpine racer Franco Colapinto to be given a one-race ban for triggering a crash that took him out of Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/27/more-sports/norris-colapinto-baku-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #formulaone #azerbaijangrandprix #landonorris #francocolapinto #maxverstappen #georgerussell