Formula One
Jimmie Johnson interacts with crew members in his garage during a practice session for the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Action Express gives Chase Elliott a Rolex 24 milestone

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 24, 2021 05:18 PM EST

Beth Paretta speaks during a news conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. Paretta and Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro are teaming up to put a female-run race team in this year's Indianapolis 500. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Women-led race team gearing up to run in Indianapolis 500

By Michael Marot Jan. 19, 2021 11:39 AM EST

In this March 17, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves as the drivers parade begins ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia. The start of the 2021 Formula One season has been delayed after the Australian Grand Prix was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian race in Melbourne has been rescheduled from March 21 to November 21. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
F1 season to start in Bahrain after Australian GP postponed

Jan. 12, 2021 03:20 AM EST

Formula One season to start in Bahrain after Australian Grand Prix postponed to November

Jan. 12, 2021 03:14 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Formula One season to start in Bahrain after Australian Grand Prix postponed to November. ...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain burns tires after the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool via AP)
F1 negotiations with Australian GP are 'live and active'

Jan. 05, 2021 12:07 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2019 file photo, actress Lesley Manville appears at the premiere of the film "Maleficent Mistress of Evil" in London. The Queen's New Year honors list was announced Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. Actress Lesley Manville, an Oscar nominee for “Phantom Thread,” was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE. Actor Toby Jones, whose credits include Dobby in the “Harry Potter” movies, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire or OBE, as was writer Jed Mercurio, creator of gripping TV detective series “Line of Duty.” (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP, File)
Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

By Jill Lawless Dec. 30, 2020 05:30 PM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain kneels in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign on the grid before the Formula One at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.13, 2020. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool via AP)
7-time F1 champion Hamilton wins BBC's top sports prize

Dec. 20, 2020 07:31 PM EST

A man adjusts a face mask on a promotional cardboard cutout of Sergio "Checo" Perez, as a small group of fans gathers to celebrate his first Formula One win, at the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, near the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. Perez waited 190 races to finally stand on the podium as a Formula One winner and end a 50-year wait of its own for Mexico.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Sergio Perez to race with Red Bull in 2021 season

Dec. 18, 2020 09:47 AM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain in action during the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (Giuseppe Cacace, Pool via AP)
INEOS buys into F1 champ Mercedes in latest sports venture

Dec. 18, 2020 05:53 AM EST

Brazil F1 GP to be held at Sao Paulo's Interlagos until 2025

Dec. 16, 2020 03:40 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — The Brazilian Grand Prix will remain at its traditional Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo after promoters signed a five-year deal, Formula One said...

Yuki Tsunoda joins AlphaTauri to replace Daniil Kvyat

Dec. 16, 2020 05:07 AM EST
FAENZA, Italy (AP) — Japan will have a driver in Formula One for the first time in seven years after AlphaTauri confirmed Wednesday that Yuki Tsunoda will...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates wining as Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland ,left, looks on after the Formula One at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.13, 2020. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool via AP)
Victorious Verstappen offers sign of things to come in 2021

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 13, 2020 10:01 AM EST

Mclaren driver Lando Norris of Britain in action during thrid practice at the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2020 (Giuseppe Cacace, Pool via AP)
McLaren Racing agrees 1/3rd of company sale to US investor

Dec. 13, 2020 08:35 AM EST

CORRECTS NAME In this undated photo supplied by Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, director of the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Ahmed holds his drawing of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton's racing car with his appeal for help in saving his father from execution. The 11-year old Ahmed is son of a Bahraini man on death row and at risk of imminent execution in Bahrain. BIRD has received letters from alleged torture victims in Bahrain, with pleas for seven-time F1 champion Hamilton to help political prisoners in Bahrain. (Photo by mother of Ahmed/BIRD via AP)
F1 star Hamilton vows to fight to improve human rights

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 12, 2020 03:17 PM EST

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the pole position at the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, Pool)
Verstappen takes stunning pole position for Abu Dhabi GP

Dec. 12, 2020 06:16 AM EST

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland in action during second practice at the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Dec, 10, 2020. (Giuseppe Cacace, Pool via AP)
Bottas leads 2nd practice while Raikkonen puts out flames

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 11, 2020 06:31 AM EST

Hamilton fit to race at Abu Dhabi GP after COVID-19 recovery

Dec. 10, 2020 01:22 PM EST
YAS ISLAND, Abu Dhabi (AP) — Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has recovered from the coronavirus and will race at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...

Haas condemns new F1 driver Mazepin for social media video

Dec. 09, 2020 12:12 PM EST
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — Haas condemned recent hire Nikita Mazepin on Wednesday for an “abhorrent” video showing the driver apparently groping a woman in the...

FILE - In this May 24, 2015, file photo, Juan Pablo Montoya, of Colombia, celebrates after winning the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya will return to the iconic event next year driving for Arrow McLaren SP. Montoya last raced the Indy 500 in 2017. The Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, announcement that he'll drive a third entry for Arrow McLaren reunites Montoya with McLaren, the team for which he drove in Formula One in 2005 and 2006. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Montoya to return to Indy 500 in 3rd Arrow McLaren entry

Dec. 09, 2020 11:18 AM EST

Renault driver Esteban Ocon of France competes at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (Brynn Lennon, Pool via AP)
Perez stays calm to win chaotic Sakhir GP for 1st F1 win

By Jerome Pugmire Dec. 06, 2020 02:17 PM EST