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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (Rafael Marchante, Pool via AP)
Still rising: Lewis Hamilton makes F1 history with 92nd win

By Jerome Pugmire Oct. 25, 2020 08:20 PM EDT

Ex-Ferrari team boss Domenicali to be new Formula One CEO

Sep. 25, 2020 09:37 AM EDT
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is replacing Chase Carey as president and CEO of Formula One from next year. ...

FILE - In this Thursday, April 16, 2015 file photo, Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management, left, talks to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain ahead the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized “ignorant and uneducated” comments by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. Hamilton, a six-time world champion and the only Black driver in F1, was shocked by Ecclestone's claim during an interview with broadcaster CNN on Friday, June 26, 202 that “in lots of cases, Black people are more racist” than white people. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
Hamilton saddened and hurt by Ecclestone's racism comments

By Jerome Pugmire Jun. 27, 2020 09:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, May 27, 2012, Tamara Ecclestone attends the Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco. British police said Saturday Feb. 1, 2020, they have charged two people in connection with the December theft of millions of pounds' (dollars') worth of jewelry from the home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, FILE)
2 charged in theft of rare jewelry from Formula 1 heiress

Feb. 01, 2020 06:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 file photo, Tamara Ecclestone arrives for the World Premiere of the film Rush, at a central London cinema in Leicester Square. London police are investigating the theft of a large cache of “high value jewelry” reported stolen from the palatial home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone. The Sun newspaper said the stolen jewelry was worth about 50 million pounds ($66 million) and included rings, earrings and a Cartier bangle Ecclestone received as a wedding present. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Formula 1 heiress' jewel collection reported stolen in raid

Dec. 16, 2019 08:17 AM EST

Barcelona circuit needs new deal to keep F1 Spanish GP

By Joseph Wilson May. 10, 2019 01:38 PM EDT
MONTMELO, Spain (AP) — The director of the track that hosts the Spanish Grand Prix says the circuit's owners are seeking to strike a new deal with Formula One...

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany prepares for the first practice session of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on Friday, April 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Bottas, Vettel lead Chinese GP practice sessions

By Stephen Wade Apr. 11, 2019 11:49 PM EDT