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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second practice session at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Friday, July 3, 2020. The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool via AP)
Hamilton picks up where he left off on 1st day of F1 season

By Jerome Pugmire 14 hrs ago

Ferrari technicians pause as they work on Sebastian Vettel's car the at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg in Spielberg, Austria, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Vettel could walk away from F1 for good without right offer

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 02, 2020 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain speaks during a press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. Four months after the opening race was called off amid last-minute pandemonium the Formula One season finally gets underway this weekend in Austria. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Hamilton feels responsibility to push for more F1 diversity

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 02, 2020 10:30 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain , centre, celebrates on the podium after wining the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix as Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherland's, left, and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco, look on, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Four months after the opening race was called off amid last-minute pandemonium the Formula One season finally gets underway this weekend in Austria.(AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Formula 1 season starts 4 months later in a different world

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 02, 2020 01:05 AM EDT

Racers speed down the front straight between the empty grandstand and their crews that are stationed along pit row as the sun goes down during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 04:01 PM EDT

F1 drivers discuss whether to take a knee at season opener

Jun. 30, 2020 06:27 AM EDT
LONDON (AP) — Formula One drivers will discuss taking a knee at the opening race of the delayed season in Austria on Sunday. “Some of the...

Mercedes to race in all-black cars for Formula One season

Jun. 29, 2020 10:05 AM EDT
BRACKLEY, England (AP) — Mercedes announced Monday that it will race in all-black cars for the 2020 Formula One season as it pledges to fight racism and...

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

Ryan Blaney (12) gets service in the pits during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega Ala., Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2020 03:13 PM EDT

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)
F1 star Hamilton to set up commission to increase diversity

Jun. 21, 2020 09:39 AM EDT

AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2020 09:02 PM EDT
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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2020 file photo Jimmie Johnson climbs intp his car before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2020 05:34 PM EDT

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton attends a press conference in Paris. At center, in a June 24, 2019, file photo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at NBA Awards ceremonies in Santa Monica, Calif. At right, in an Aug. 16, 2019, file photo, Phoenix Mercury WNBA basketball player Brianna Turner is shown during a game in Phoenix. A column is normally a spot for pontificating, to speak bluntly on the issues of the day and receive a gamut of feedback, from effusive praise to slanderous insults. Not this time. Now's the time for those of us in the privileged class to listen, really listen to what African-Americans and people of color around the world are expressing in the wake of George Floyd's brutal, senseless death. (AP Photo/File)
Column: Shut up and dribble? No way. It's time to listen

By Paul Newberry Jun. 05, 2020 03:42 PM EDT

Drivers make their way around the track past empty stands during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Monday, June 1, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn. The race is being run without fans in the stands due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2020 03:29 PM EDT

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

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

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

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

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

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, July 11, 2010, McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, left, receives his trophy for second place from legendary British racing driver Stirling Moss at the British Formula One Grand Prix in Silverstone, England. Stirling Moss has died at the age of 90, according to an announcement Sunday April 12, 2020, from his family. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, FILE)
Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90

By Steve Douglas Apr. 12, 2020 06:38 AM EDT