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Alonso feels he's far from catching F1 leader Verstappen despite his own remarkable form
MONACO (AP) — Fernando Alonso has five podiums in six races in a remarkable season for Aston Martin, yet still feels he's no closer to catching Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The two-time Formula One champions now head to a race with special significance for both of them. ...
Verstappen wins Monaco GP to extend F1 championship lead; Alonso 2nd ahead of Ocon
MONACO (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen's lights-to-flag victory at the Monaco Grand Prix gave the Red Bull driver his fourth victory of the season and a record 39th overall for the team as he extended his championship lead to 39 points over teammate Sergio Perez on Sunday. ...
Verstappen takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Alonso as Perez crashes
MONACO (AP) — Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen produced a superb final lap to take pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday and deny Aston Martin veteran Fernando Alonso his first pole in 11 years. Verstappen called his first pole at Monaco “very lovely”...
Fernando Alonso out to end 10-year F1 drought with victory in Monaco
MONACO (AP) — Ten years after last winning a Formula One race, Fernando Alonso fancies his chances of victory in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. The 41-year-old Spanish driver has four third-place finishes in five races with Aston Martin this season. “I will...
4 years after missing Indy 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing very much a contender
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It is hard to be an introvert among the bodacious characters of Arrow McLaren Racing. But Felix Rosenqvist, who readily admits he “was closed as a shell” when he joined McLaren for the start of the 2021 season, is having a blast with firecracker teammate...
Honda to supply engines for Aston Martin starting with 2026 F1 regulations
Honda will return as a factory Formula One supplier in partnership with Aston Martin in 2026 when F1 introduces new engine regulations. Even if Fernando Alonso is still with the team. Alonso and the engine maker had a nasty split in 2015 when the Spaniard was highly...
Perez wins pole in Miami, continues chasing Verstappen
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Perez will start from the pole at the Miami Grand Prix, where he has been given clearance to race for both the win and the championship. Perez trails Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen by just six points in the championship standings and team boss...
Column: Sargeant returns home as F1's great American hope
The first driver to be shown in the opening video for every Formula One race broadcast in the United States is not reigning champion Max Verstappen or seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton or even resurgent Fernando Alonso. No, it is a 22-year-old part-time surfer with four F1 races on...
Hamilton excited for new-look F1 sprint race in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Formula One is back, with a new-look race weekend. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the first of six F1 events this season with a sprint race, with a new twist. There's a second qualifying session as part of rule changes to discourage teams and drivers from...
Verstappen wins in wild finish to F1 Australian Grand Prix
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in remarkable circumstances after a chaotic F1 race filled with drama from the green light to the checkered flag. Although Red Bull’s first triumph in Melbourne since 2011...
