Red Bull's Verstappen nears 4th straight F1 title after winning Brazilian Grand Prix under rain

SAO PAULO (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three more races remaining. The Dutchman...

Sainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix as Norris tightens championship fight

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. got the win he desperately wanted in the final days of his Ferrari career. The Formula 1 title race, meanwhile, grew a lot more contentious. Sainz won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday and Lando Norris closed the gap on Max Verstappen after...

Carlos Sainz Jr. wins the Mexico City Grand Prix, with Lando Norris finishing second to close gap in F1 title chase

Carlos Sainz Jr. puts Ferrari on the pole in Mexico City as Perez's miserable season continues

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

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...

Pato O'Ward finally gets a chance to drive an F1 car in native country Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — IndyCar star Pato O'Ward fulfilled a dream Friday when McLaren allowed him to drive Lando Norris' car in front of his home country crowd in the first Formula 1 practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix. O'Ward wasn't given much leeway to showcase his skills — he...

Leclerc wins US Grand Prix and late penalty gives Verstappen 3rd place over Norris in title chase

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari its first United States Grand Prix victory since 2018 with a commanding drive Sunday, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen strengthened his lead in the F1 season championship with a podium finish awarded by a late penalty on McLaren's Lando Norris. ...

Norris on pole for US Grand Prix after Verstappen wins sprint race as they restart F1 title fight

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

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...

Motorsports in the United States have taken a dramatic off-track turn: Analysis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Andretti was at the Circuit of the Americas this time last year trying to drum up support for a Formula 1 team. F1 returns to Texas this week after Andretti shockingly walked away from racing and the future of the second American F1 team he fought so hard for is...