Latest George Russell News

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...

Lewis Hamilton paces both F1 practices on opening day of Las Vegas Grand Prix

Nov. 22, 2024 02:41 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night's practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of his career. The Mercedes driver was despondent over his performance in Brazil when he intimated after...

Drama surrounds final 3 races of F1 season as drivers voice displeasure with recent FIA decisions

Nov. 21, 2024 13:54 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are three races remaining in the Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen of Red Bull is close to a fourth consecutive world championship, which can wrap up Saturday night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. All is not smooth sailing headed into this final month of...

Formula 1 last series going in Las Vegas as Brown, Prock win series titles at NHRA finals

Nov. 18, 2024 11:23 AM EST

All Times Eastern Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix Site: Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, practice, 1 a.m., and 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 a.m.; Sunday, race, 1 a.m. ...

Red Bull's Verstappen nears 4th straight F1 title after winning Brazilian Grand Prix under rain

Nov. 03, 2024 19:54 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three more races remaining. The Dutchman...

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. ...

McLaren loses appeal over Norris penalty as F1 title fight with Verstappen moves to Mexico City

Oct. 25, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Amid an unexpectedly tight championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, their teams brought the fight to the Mexico City Grand Prix over an officiating dispute in last week's race. McLaren lodged a complaint into the penalty Norris received last...

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...