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Super Formula Autopolis round cancelled by heavy rain

Super Formula considering replacement event after rain forces cancellation of Sunday's Autopolis race

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Autopolis Super Formula race called off due to treacherous weather

Super Formula considering replacement event after rain forces cancellation of Sunday's Autopolis race

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Super Formula won't rule out extending lifespan of current Dallara car beyond 2027

Super Formula had been set to replace its Dallara SF23 chassis car from 2028, but it remains open to all options

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Super Formula could retain current car beyond 2027 as it weighs up next-gen options

Super Formula had been set to introduce a next-generation car from 2028, but it remains open to all options

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Speechless in Seconds: How Reporters Reacted to Japan's 310-mph Maglev Breakthrough

Japan's maglev train hit a record 310 mph, stunning reporters and highlighting a speed leap far beyond current UK and global high-speed rail systems.

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How fears over Super Formula's 2025 tweaks proved to be unfounded

‘There's no tyre degradation!’ ‘There won’t be any strategy!’ ‘Almost everybody will pit on lap one!’ Ahead of last weekend’s Super Formula season opening double-header at Suzuka, there were no shortage of people in the paddock airing concerns about how the first weekend of the new season would go.

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How to watch Super Formula in 2025: Schedule, line-up and more

The 2025 Super Formula championship commences this weekend at Suzuka, where Sho Tsuboi will kickstart his title defence. The 29-year-old became just the sixth driver to complete the Super GT and Super Formula double as he clinched both of Japan’s top championship titles in 2024. It firmly warranted his switch from Inging to TOM’S in Super Formula and he…

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Super Formula still targeting international expansion despite Korea cancellation

Super Formula has insisted that the removal of its planned South Korea race from the 2025 calendar does not mark the end of its plans to expand its footprint in Asia.

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Super Formula scraps planned 2025 South Korea race

Super Formula has cancelled next season’s planned visit to South Korea’s Inje Speedium, and will instead race entirely within Japan in 2025.

Autosport

The promising signs of Japanese motorsport's belated bounceback

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Super GT is venturing beyond Japanese shores next year. The championship’s first-ever night race at Sepang in Malaysia, which should have taken place in 2020 only to be scuppered by the onset of the global health crisis, was part of the series’…

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The factors behind Super Formula losing its international lustre

Last weekend’s Super Formula round at Sugo was the first in almost 50 years to feature no international representation. All 20 drivers who lined up on the grid, plus Naoki Yamamoto who couldn't take the start due to a warm-up crash, were of Japanese nationality.

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The factors behind Japan's proving ground losing its international lustre

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Suzuka remains keen to add Super Formula to F1 Japanese GP bill

Last year there were talks between Yoshihisa Ueno, the president of Super Formula promoter JRP, and the Suzuka race organisers to bring Japan's leading domestic single-seater series to the event.

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Suzuka remains keen to add Super Formula to F1 Japan bill

Last year there were talks between Yoshihisa Ueno, the president of Super Formula promoter JRP, and the Suzuka race organisers to bring Japan's leading domestic single-seater series to the event.

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Interview: Super Formula's vision for an international future

With the COVID-19 pandemic finally in the rear-view mirror and Japan opening itself up to the world again, Super Formula's quest to achieve a more international following has returned to the top of the championship's agenda.

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Super Formula boss wants fewer Honda, Toyota juniors in future

The new chairman of championship promoter JRP, whose eponymous Kondo Racing team is active in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, has previously expressed his desire to broaden the category's international appeal.

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Super Formula eyes slot on F1 Japanese GP support bill

Kondo, who took over the chairmanship of Super Formula promoter JRP this month, made the comments in an informal media gathering held ahead of last weekend’s Suzuka race.

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Super Formula eyes slot on Japanese GP support bill

Kondo, who took over the chairmanship of Super Formula promoter JRP this month, made the comments in an informal media gathering held ahead of last weekend’s Suzuka race.

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Analysis: Super Formula faces up to recent popularity slump

Super Formula may have entered a new era on track with the new SF23 car this year, but behind the scenes there has been another change at least as significant when it comes to determining the future direction of the series.

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Super Formula tweaks OTS usage for 2023 season

The OTS, which works in a similar way to IndyCar's push-to-pass system, has been available for up to 200 seconds per race since the 2021 season.

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Super Formula eyes renewed attempt at holding overseas race

Masahiko Kondo, who has been chosen to take over as chairman of Super Formula organiser JRP from Satoru Nakajima, mentioned the prospect of expanding the single-seater series beyond Japan’s borders in a press conference at Suzuka earlier this month.

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Super Formula explains reduction in number of races

Super Formula has explained the reasoning behind cutting a race from the 2023 schedule, despite its previously stated wish to increase the number of races.

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