Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris to win Spanish GP and increase F1 lead

MONTMELÓ, Spain (AP) — Max Verstappen doesn’t need a dominant car to stay on course for a fourth straight Formula 1 title. The Dutchman proved that on Sunday when he turned in a perfectly executed performance to fend off a hard-charging Lando Norris and win the Spanish Grand...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 team McLaren evacuates hospitality suite when fire breaks out at Spanish GP

MONTMELÓ, Spain (AP) — A fire forced the McLaren Formula 1 team to evacuate its hospitality suite at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. The British team said one team member was taken to a hospital “as a precaution.” Two firefighters employed by the Circuit de...

AUTO RACING: Blaney seeks second straight NASCAR win at New Hampshire; F1, IndyCar return to action

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES USA TODAY 301 Site: Loudon, New Hampshire. Schedule: Saturday practice, 12:35 p.m., qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (USA). Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ...

Max Verstappen wins 3rd straight Canadian Grand Prix for 60th Formula 1 victory

MONTREAL (AP) — Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix for the third straight year Sunday for the Red Bull star's 60th Formula 1 victory and sixth in nine races this season. Verstappen started second in the rain alongside pole-sitter George Russell and dominated late again at...

Max Verstappen wins third straight Canadian Grand Prix for his 60th Formula 1 victory and sixth in nine races this year

Russell takes Canadian Grand Prix pole, edging F1 points leader Verstappen on tiebreaker

MONTREAL (AP) — George Russell edged Formula 1 points leader Max Verstappen on a tiebreaker for the pole position Saturday in the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Verstappen had identical laps of 1 minute 12.000 seconds at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with the Mercedes driver getting...

F1 leader Max Verstappen hit by smoky battery problem in Canadian Grand Prix practice

MONTREAL (AP) — Formula 1 points leader Max Verstappen left the track early with his Red Bull machine smoking, while Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso had the fastest lap Friday in the second free practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. After Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was hit by heavy...

Sergio Perez stays at Red Bull in F1 with contract extension to 2026

MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Sergio Perez is staying with Red Bull after signing a two-year contract extension with the Formula 1 team through 2026. The Mexican driver's contract had been due to expire at the end of this season. There was speculation he might be replaced after...

Ferrari's Leclerc wins F1 Monaco GP after 1st lap crash takes out Perez and 2 other cars

MONACO (AP) — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc won the restarted Monaco Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday for his first Formula 1 victory in nearly two years. Leclerc was on pole for the third time in four years, but had previously never finished on the podium at his home race....