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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....
Another race, another victory for Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Chinese GP
SHANGHAI (AP) — Another Formula 1 race. Yet another victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The three-time defending champion won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday starting from pole, his fourth victory in five races this season and his 23rd in the last 27 extending through last...
Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP to extend F1 dominance. Hamilton 18th
SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen of Red Bull has completed a Formula 1 double, taking the pole Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix just hours after winning the first F1 sprint of the season. Teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Verstappen on Sunday on the front row with...
Verstappen wins again. This time he takes first Formula 1 sprint race of the season
SHANGHAI (AP) — Max Verstappen, continuing his dominance in Formula 1, took Saturday's first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes on the ninth of 19 laps and stretched out his lead to...
Chinese Grand Prix could deliver drama to F1 and slow Verstappen's victory march
SHANGHAI (AP) — The Chinese Grand Prix could deliver some much-needed drama to Formula 1, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen can't be penciled in as the almost-certain winner on Sunday. It’s also the season’s first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday’s practice session was...
Verstappen bounces back with dominant win at Japanese Grand Prix
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen's record-breaking dominance in Formula 1 resumed Sunday with his victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading almost the entire race on a sunny day in central Japan. His abrupt breakdown two weeks ago in Melbourne, Australia, looks like a blip in...
Verstappen is back after troubles in Australia and claims pole in Japan
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen was asked a few days ago if he had concerns going into the Japanese Grand Prix. His rear brakes caught fire just two weeks ago at the Australian GP, forcing him out on the fourth lap. “No, no,” Verstappen replied. True to his...
Verstappen hopes to use Japan's high-speed Suzuka circuit to reassert his dominance in Formula 1
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen said he found Japan's Suzuka circuit "intimidating” the first time he navigated a Formula 1 car around the figure-eight layout with its high-speed corners and narrow confines. No longer daunted by Suzuka, the track looks like an ideal...
Column: F1 needs to take control of the Red Bull drama as Horner accuser files FIA complaint
If Christian Horner had his way, this messy saga over an allegation of misconduct made against him by an employee would be forgotten by now. He was cleared of wrongdoing by parent company Red Bull ahead of Formula 1's season-opening race last month and Horner has delivered on his...