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Same glitz and glamour for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and perhaps another Verstappen championship

Nov. 23, 2024 18:54 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen returned to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the defending winner of the Sin City spectacle and a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship well within his reach. The Dutchman needed only to finish Saturday night's race ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren...

Secondary-ticket prices cool for the 2nd running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Nov. 23, 2024 13:53 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Secondary-ticket prices for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix have cooled considerably compared to last year's inaugural Formula 1 race on the city's Strip. The lowest price at Gamesite was $477 as of late Saturday morning, dropping from $711 just the day before. A...

Russell puts Mercedes on pole at Las Vegas and Verstappen nips Norris in championship battle

Nov. 23, 2024 04:34 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton, who had been considered the favorite but struggled in Friday night's final qualifying session. “It feels incredible to be back on pole, we've been so...

Las Vegas Grand Prix in better shape after ironing out inaugural year kinks that nearly ruined race

Nov. 21, 2024 01:37 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s never been a faster, more jaw-dropping 180-degree turn than the one Max Verstappen took a year ago at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Dutchman hated the event even before he arrived — local residents were also outraged, but for different reasons...

Sainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix as Norris tightens championship fight

Oct. 28, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. got the win he desperately wanted in the final days of his Ferrari career. The Formula 1 title race, meanwhile, grew a lot more contentious. Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday and Lando Norris closed the gap on Max Verstappen after...

Carlos Sainz Jr. wins the Mexico City Grand Prix, with Lando Norris finishing second to close gap in F1 title chase

Oct. 27, 2024 17:51 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. wins the Mexico City Grand Prix, with Lando Norris finishing second to close gap in F1 title chase.

Carlos Sainz Jr. puts Ferrari on the pole in Mexico City as Perez's miserable season continues

Oct. 26, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr. won his first pole of the season at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, and Sergio Perez's miserable Formula 1 season continued Saturday when he failed to advance out of the first round of qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix. ...

Leclerc wins US Grand Prix and late penalty gives Verstappen 3rd place over Norris in title chase

Oct. 20, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its first United States Grand Prix victory since 2018 with a commanding drive Sunday, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen strengthened his lead in the F1 season championship with a podium finish awarded by a late penalty on McLaren's Lando Norris. ...

Norris on pole for US Grand Prix after Verstappen wins sprint race as they restart F1 title fight

Oct. 19, 2024 20:06 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — McLaren’s Lando Norris edged Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the pole at the United States Grand Prix on Saturday as Formula 1 returned from its autumn break with those two resuming their fight for the drivers’ season championship. Verstappen won the sprint...

Analysis: Verstappen shows his petty side when FIA foolishly punishes him for cursing

Sep. 23, 2024 16:31 PM EDT

Max Verstappen said a bad word — it started with an F — in a formal news conference to describe how his race car was performing. The man who called for Verstappen to be punished also drew sharp criticism for his own choice of words. Verstappen's sanction for his egregious...