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Another race, another victory for Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Chinese GP

Apr. 21, 2024 07:48 AM EDT

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

Apr. 20, 2024 05:24 AM EDT

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

Apr. 20, 2024 00:40 AM EDT

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

Apr. 19, 2024 11:37 AM EDT

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

Apr. 07, 2024 06:18 AM EDT

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

Apr. 06, 2024 04:44 AM EDT

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

Apr. 05, 2024 05:56 AM EDT

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

Mar. 18, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

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...

Max Verstappen cruises to victory at Saudi Arabian GP to extend dominant start to F1 title defense

Mar. 09, 2024 16:03 PM EST

Max Verstappen stayed firmly on course for another season of dominance in Formula 1 on Saturday by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Even after just two races, and despite turmoil at Red Bull, Verstappen seems in near-total control on the track as he aims for a fourth consecutive...

F1 champion Max Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix amid Red Bull turmoil

Mar. 02, 2024 13:44 PM EST

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — The ongoing drama around Red Bull had no effect on its three-time reigning world champion as Max Verstappen routed the field by 22 seconds in the season-opening Formula 1 race on Saturday. Verstappen started the Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position and was...