JEROME PUGMIRE
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland shows his helmet with a koala painted on it as he poses for a photo at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
F1 teams limited to a $145 million budget cap from next year

By Jerome Pugmire May. 28, 2020 12:16 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Formula One teams will be limited to spending $145 million next

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses for a photo at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Where next for Vettel and who will replace him at Ferrari?

By Jerome Pugmire May. 12, 2020 01:44 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — With Sebastian Vettel's stint at Ferrari coming to an end,

In this picture taken March 12, 2020 Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany poses for a photo at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the year, the Italian team said Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Ferrari said the decision was by mutual consent. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never won the title

By Jerome Pugmire May. 12, 2020 04:08 AM EDT
Sebastian Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never delivered the Formula

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, speaks during a news conference following the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, Sunday,, in Austin, Texas. Driving around Formula One tracks without fans cheering loudly at Silverstone and Monza would literally feel “very empty” for world champion Lewis Hamilton. The first 10 races this season have been postponed or canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, and if F1 does start this summer no fans can watch. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Hamilton gets empty feeling thinking about F1 without fans

By Jerome Pugmire May. 09, 2020 10:10 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Driving around Formula One tracks without fans cheering at

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 file photo, F1 manager director of motorsports Ross Brawn speaks during a news conference at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas. Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. Brawn says this is a “real consideration” so long as iron-tight safety regulations are met. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
F1 hopes to start season with double-header in Austria

By Jerome Pugmire May. 02, 2020 06:35 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header

FILE - In this Saturday, May 25, 2019 file photo, spectators watch as Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car during the third free practice at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco. Formula One’s raucous circus won’t be coming on May 24, 2020 for the iconic Monaco Grand Prix. The race was canceled on March 19 because of the coronavirus outbreak, with the jewel in F1′s crown removed for the first time in 66 years. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Engines off: Canceled iconic F1 race dents Monaco's prestige

By Jerome Pugmire Apr. 28, 2020 05:40 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Casino wheels have stopped turning, the Champagne is stuck on ice,

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain poses for a photo at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
McLaren F1 drivers and senior management agree to pay cuts

By Jerome Pugmire Apr. 02, 2020 01:00 PM EDT
McLaren's Formula One drivers Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris are taking pay

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi of Canada, left, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, secind left, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, right, attend a press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
F1 rule changes approved amid coronavirus disruption

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 31, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Rule changes aimed at adding flexibility to the heavily disrupted

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, left, and Real Madrid's James Rodriguez take part in a training session at the team's Valdebebas training ground in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Real Madrid will play against Manchester City in a Champions League soccer match on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Benzema makes unflattering comparison between him and Giroud

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 30, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Karim Benzema made an unflattering comment about fellow forward

Technicians work around equipment and car parts in the The McLaren team pit at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. McLaren says it has withdrawn from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne after a team member tested positive for the coronavirus. (Michael Dodge/AAP Image via AP)
Iconic Monaco GP canceled for 2020, 2 other races postponed

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 19, 2020 11:34 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — The iconic Monaco Grand Prix was canceled on Thursday because of

A woman takes away signs after the cancellation of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Friday, March 13, 2020. The first F1 Grand Prix of the season was canceled two hours before the first official practice was set to start Friday after organizers relented to pressure to call it off amid the spreading coronavirus. (Michael Dodge/AAP Image via AP)
Bahrain and Vietnam GPs off because of coronavirus outbreak

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 13, 2020 09:05 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — The Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races were postponed Friday

Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow's Sebastian Vettel's car is lifted by a crane during the Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Make-or-break year for Vettel as Ferrari contract runs out

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 09, 2020 02:17 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Sebastian Vettel has vowed to learn the lessons from last year -

Pit crew work on the car of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco as he pulls into the pits during the Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
7 F1 teams oppose settlement in FIA's Ferrari investigation

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 04, 2020 07:12 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Seven Formula One teams co-signed a statement on Wednesday

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of The Mercedes AMG-PETRONAS F1 Team, right, and INEOS Founder and Chairman Jim Ratcliffe pose for a photo with a Mercedes F1 car and its 2020 livery during a media briefing in London, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. The Mercedes Formula One team is still waiting to secure a long-term commitment from world champion Lewis Hamilton. Wolff says he hasn't spoken to Hamilton since the Christmas party after agreeing to “leave each other in peace” in the offseason. Mercedes has longer certainty from its new sponsor INEOS, the chemicals giant owned by Jim Ratcliffe. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Hamilton sees a 'sign of weakness' when rivals doubt him

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 14, 2020 09:18 AM EST
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton sees “a sign of weakness” when his rivals

Renault drivers Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, right, and Esteban Ocon of France, left, attend a press conference, in Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Ricciardo hopes team bonding can lead to F1 podiums in 2020

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 12, 2020 01:23 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Having gone a full Formula One season without a single podium

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco celebrates at finish line after he placed third in the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.1, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Hamilton won’t rule out future move to Ferrari

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 01, 2019 03:36 PM EST
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Six-time Formula One champion Lewis

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates in the garage after winning the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.1, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Hamilton seals easy 11th victory of F1 championship season

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 01, 2019 09:55 AM EST
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — World champion Lewis Hamilton’s 11th

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherland's steers his car during the third free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. The Emirates Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
F1: World champion Hamilton takes pole at Abu Dhabi GP

By Jerome Pugmire Nov. 30, 2019 06:22 AM EST
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — World champion Lewis Hamilton took pole

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the second free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. The Emirates Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Ferrari chief happy to consider possibility of Hamilton move

By Jerome Pugmire Nov. 29, 2019 04:04 PM EST
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The prospect of six-time Formula One

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland at the end of the second free practice at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. The Emirates Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Bottas best in 2nd practice for Abu Dhabi GP then crashes

By Jerome Pugmire Nov. 29, 2019 06:19 AM EST
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was