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Piastri wins F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after late crash knocked out Perez and Sainz

Sep. 15, 2024 09:17 AM EDT

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Oscar Piastri overtook Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday as rivals crashed behind him while Formula 1 title challenger Lando Norris staged a stunning comeback to finish ahead of standings leader Max Verstappen. McLaren's Piastri...

Leclerc delights home F1 fans with Italian GP win as Ferrari's bold strategy pays off

Sep. 01, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Charles Leclerc secured Ferrari a rare win at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, much to the home fans’ delight, as the team's bold one-stop strategy paid off on Sunday. Ferrari, which had brought nine upgrades to its home race, was one of the teams to choose...

New track, new colors, new confidence for Ferrari heading into home race at Italian GP

Aug. 30, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

MONZA, Italy (AP) — There's a new track, new colors and renewed confidence for Ferrari as the Formula 1 team heads into its home race at Monza. Ferrari did better than expected at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, where Charles Leclerc earned a second straight podium finish and...

Hamilton declared winner of F1 Belgian GP after Mercedes teammate Russell DQ for underweight car

Jul. 28, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Lewis Hamilton was promoted to first place at the Belgian Grand Prix after race officials disqualified his Mercedes teammate George Russell for driving an underweight car on Sunday. Russell crossed the line first after making only one pit stop,...

Piastri wins first F1 race after Norris obeys team orders in 1-2 for McLaren at Hungarian GP

Jul. 21, 2024 23:41 PM EDT

BUDAPEST (AP) — Australian driver Oscar Piastri won his first Formula One race after teammate Lando Norris handed him back the lead to complete a McLaren one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. That outstanding result came after a long and at times awkward back-and-forth...

Verstappen holds off McLaren challenge to take 3rd sprint race victory of the season at Austrian GP

Jun. 29, 2024 07:30 AM EDT

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen held off an early attack by Lando Norris before pulling away from the two McLarens to comfortably secure his third sprint race victory of the year Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen finished 4.616 seconds ahead...