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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands waves after qualifying fastest for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Saturday, April 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Verstappen takes pole position at F1 Australian Grand Prix

By Courtney Walsh 21 hrs ago

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain speaks to media ahead of the Formula On Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Piquet fined for racist, homophobic comments about Hamilton

By Eléonore Hughes Mar. 25, 2023 11:54 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the first free practice ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Jeddah corniche circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Wolff accepts 'reality' that Mercedes F1 car is off the pace

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 17, 2023 01:34 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico arrives prior to the first free practice ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Jeddah corniche circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Drivers given assurances about safety at Saudi Arabian GP

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 17, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, front in action during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir circuit, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Hamiton fears Mercedes is lagging behind 3 other F1 teams

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 16, 2023 01:12 PM EDT

Grome the left , Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, third placed, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, pole position, and Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, of Mexico, second pose for a photo after the Formula One qualifying at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augsten)
Verstappen's on pole as he bids to end barren run in Bahrain

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 04, 2023 11:30 AM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Hamilton cleared to race in Bahrain after jewelry inspected

Mar. 03, 2023 07:02 AM EST

Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Russell expects Hamilton to make big comeback for Mercedes

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 02, 2023 10:16 AM EST

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car during a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Motorsport and others joining to fight online abuse

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 02, 2023 08:33 AM EST

FILE - In this photo taken with a slow shutter speed, fans walk outside of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Formula One and Premier League soccer club Tottenham have formed a partnership to build race tracks for karting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)
Formula One, Tottenham team up for kart track at stadium

Feb. 28, 2023 05:00 AM EST

El piloto de la F1 Charles Leclerc conduce su auto en el tercer y último día de prácticas de la Fórmula Uno en el Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain el sábado 25 de febrero del 2023. (AP Foto/Frank Augstein)
Verstappen again the man to beat in F1 in 2023

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 27, 2023 02:05 AM EST

Max Verstappen (derecha) y Sergio Pérez, pilotos de Red Bull, llegan para participar en las pruebas de pretemporada de la Fórmula en Sakhir, Bahréin, el jueves 23 de febrero de 2023. (AP Foto/Frank Augstein)
Bad news for Verstappen's F1 rivals as Red Bull looks better

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 26, 2023 01:04 AM EST

Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Red Bull's Perez leads final day of F1 testing, Hamilton 2nd

Feb. 25, 2023 07:17 AM EST

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car during a Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Mercedes, McLaren admit difficulties on Day 2 of F1 testing

Feb. 24, 2023 06:33 AM EST

FILE - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain listens to a question during a press conferencein Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 9, 2022. Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton insisted he will not be silenced by offseason rules that prohibit drivers from speaking out on political issues. Hamilton said Wednesday Feb. 15, 2023 he will continue to use his global platform to promote his wide-ranging interests, which include social justice and race, human rights and protection of the LBGTQ community. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Hamilton on FIA rule: 'Nothing will stop me from speaking'

By Jenna Fryer Feb. 15, 2023 08:31 AM EST

FILE - Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas, of Finland, is introduced before the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at the Circuit of the Americas, on Oct. 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas. After taking a back-seat role at Mercedes for so long, Valtteri Bottas is relishing his position as Alfa Romeo's leader. The Finnish driver is in his second season with Alfa Romeo after being replaced by George Russell at Mercedes Now the 33-year-old Bottas is the leading driver helping bring the best out of 23-year-old teammate Zhou Guanyu. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
F1 driver Bottas relishes his leadership role at Alfa Romeo

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 07, 2023 10:26 AM EST

FIA says president's old comment on women are not his views

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 27, 2023 05:59 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Motorsport governing body the FIA responded to reported sexist comments made by its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on his personal website in 2001 by...

FILE - Second place finisher Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, left, sprays champagne on race winner and teammate George Russell, of Britain, at the podium in the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov.13, 2022. Formula One great Hamilton experienced bullying when he was only 6 years old and said he had bananas thrown at him when he was racially abused at school. “For me, school was probably the most traumatizing and most difficult part of my life," Hamilton said in an interview for the On Purpose podcast, which was released Monday Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Hamilton recalls bullying, racial abuse during school years

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 23, 2023 03:20 PM EST

Haas' German driver Mick Schumacher talks in a press conference during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. The Emirates Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Just like dad: Mick Schumacher goes from Ferrari to Mercedes

Dec. 15, 2022 06:39 AM EST

FILE - Frederic Vasseur is pictured during the first practice session at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, northeast of Budapest, Hungary, Friday July 28, 2017. Vasseur has been appointed as Ferrari team principal on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (Zsolt Czegledi/MTI via AP, File)
Ferrari relying on experience with Vasseur as team principal

Dec. 13, 2022 04:18 AM EST