JOHN PYE
England rugby fans warm up with a rugby ball at an underground pathway in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
As Japan braces for typhoon, rugby squad trains in the rain

By John Pye Oct. 12, 2019 03:46 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Emergency crews were on high alert. Flights and trains were cancelled.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland, bottom, leads the pack during the start of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Bottas, version 2019, has breakthrough win at Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 18, 2019 01:06 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The 2019 version of Valtteri Bottas is leading a Formula

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands holds up his trophy after coming third in the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Max power: Verstappen gets podium for Red Bull and Honda

By John Pye Mar. 17, 2019 07:51 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With one overtaking maneuver and consistent speed, Red

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, right, passes Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany during the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Ferrari misses out on a podium place at F1 Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 17, 2019 05:19 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Ferraris were touted as the fastest cars on the F1

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland goes through turn 2 as he leads during the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Hamilton to win Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 17, 2019 02:48 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Valterri Bottas can't really explain how he got from

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton of Britain, center, and Valtteri Bottas of Finland, left, pose with Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany after qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Hamilton qualified first, Bottas second and Vettel in third place on the grid for the first race of the year, Sunday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Vettel chases 3rd straight Aussie GP win to equal Schumacher

By John Pye Mar. 16, 2019 05:12 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It doesn't really bother Sebastian Vettel that he'll be

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton of Britain, right, and Valtteri Bottas of Finland attend a press conference after qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Hamilton qualified first and Bottas second place on the grid for the first race of the year, Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Record lap gives Hamilton 6th straight pole at Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 16, 2019 03:27 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lewis Hamilton produced the fastest lap ever at the

A tribute to Charlie Whiting, the former FIA Formula One Race Director who recently passed away, is on the front of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton's car during the final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, March 16, 2019. The first race of the year is Sunday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Hamilton on track for 6th consecutive pole at Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 16, 2019 12:26 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lewis Hamilton got incrementally faster across three

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain answers a question during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Hamilton, Bottas lead the way for Mercedes at Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 14, 2019 10:43 PM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton picked up where

Williams driver Robert Kubica of Poland, right, and teammate George Russell of Britain, laugh with team principal Williams team principal Claire Williams during the launch for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Pundits applaud Kubica's F1 comeback at the Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 14, 2019 05:46 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Robert Kubica had just tried to make light of his long

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain answers a question during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Whiting's death sets somber tone for opening F1 GP weekend

By John Pye Mar. 14, 2019 04:28 AM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The sudden death of race director Charlie Whiting set a

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2014, file photo, Charlie Whiting, FIA Race Director, right, and FIA President Jean Todt, left, arrive for a news conference at the 'Sochi Autodrom' Formula One circuit , in Sochi, Russia. The governing body for international auto racing says its Formula One director Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66. The FIA issued a statement Thursday, March 14, saying Whiting died in Melbourne, where the season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced on Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
F1 race director Whiting dies 3 days before Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 13, 2019 09:49 PM EDT
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton described Charlie