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....

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc wins Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris to win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and extend F1 lead

IMOLA, Italy (AP) — Max Verstappen held off a challenge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday and extend his Formula 1 championship lead. Verstappen started on pole position and stayed ahead of Norris at the start but was put under pressure...

Analysis: Lando Norris win shows McLaren is ready to return to global motorsports prominence

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lando Norris says the online trolling never really bothered him as he went winless through his first five Formula 1 seasons, even when it got worse as one of the breakout stars for fans introduced to the sport through Netflix. It was a long wait as Team...

Lando Norris earns 1st career F1 victory by ending Verstappen's dominance at Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lando Norris should take a lesson from his last big party and perhaps tone down the celebration for his first career Formula 1 victory. His reaction following the Sunday victory in the Miami Grand Prix showed the British driver probably doesn't plan to...

Max Verstappen ties Alain Prost's record with 6th pole-winning run to open an F1 season

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen inched closer to a third consecutive win at the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday by continuing his long domination of Formula 1 qualifying. The three-time reigning F1 champion won his seventh consecutive pole, but first at Miami, where...

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 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...