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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...

F1 season resumes in Austin with McLaren's Lando Norris in hot pursuit of Red Bull's Max Verstappen

Oct. 18, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Verstappen and Red Bull are in retreat as the Formula 1 season resumes in Texas. The series returns from a month-long autumn break at the United States Grand Prix with the Dutch driver still leading the championship, but his car has gone backward in terms...

Lando Norris cruises to victory at Singapore Grand Prix to cut Max Verstappen's F1 lead

Sep. 22, 2024 12:36 PM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — Lando Norris survived a couple of brushes with barriers as he won the Singapore Grand Prix with ease and cut into Max Verstappen's Formula 1 standings lead Sunday. Norris started on pole position ahead of Verstappen and steadily built a large lead for his third...

Formula 1 races take an unpredictable turn as McLaren boss Zak Brown revels in 'best season'

Sep. 16, 2024 04:17 AM EDT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — After a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix, it seems like nearly half the field is capable of winning races in Formula 1. McLaren chief executive Zak Brown, whose driver Lando Norris is Max Verstappen's closest title challenger, says he's enjoying the best show...

Piastri wins F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after late crash knocked out Perez and Sainz

Sep. 15, 2024 09:17 AM EDT

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Oscar Piastri overtook Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday as rivals crashed behind him while Formula 1 title challenger Lando Norris staged a stunning comeback to finish ahead of standings leader Max Verstappen. McLaren's Piastri...

Kimi Antonelli named as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Formula 1's Mercedes

Aug. 31, 2024 07:16 AM EDT

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Teenager Kimi Antonelli has been named as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement next year at Mercedes, a day after his Formula One debut ended in the 18-year-old Italian driver hitting the wall. Team principal Toto Wolff had said the crash in first practice for...

Verstappen under pressure in front of his home crowd as F1 returns at the Dutch Grand Prix

Aug. 23, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Grand Prix has generally been a party for Max Verstappen and his legions of orange-clad fans. This year could be very different. Verstappen has won all three races at the beach-side Zandvoort track since the Dutch Grand Prix returned to the...