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Drama surrounds final 3 races of F1 season as drivers voice displeasure with recent FIA decisions

Nov. 21, 2024 13:54 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are three races remaining in the Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen of Red Bull is close to a fourth consecutive world championship, which can wrap up Saturday night at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. All is not smooth sailing headed into this final month of...

Las Vegas Grand Prix in better shape after ironing out inaugural year kinks that nearly ruined race

Nov. 21, 2024 01:37 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s never been a faster, more jaw-dropping 180-degree turn than the one Max Verstappen took a year ago at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Dutchman hated the event even before he arrived — local residents were also outraged, but for different reasons...

Formula 1 last series going in Las Vegas as Brown, Prock win series titles at NHRA finals

Nov. 18, 2024 11:23 AM EST

All Times Eastern Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix Site: Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, practice, 1 a.m., and 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 a.m.; Sunday, race, 1 a.m. ...

Verstappen's Brazil victory silences critics and impresses rivals as he closes in on 4th F1 title

Nov. 04, 2024 19:18 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Max Verstappen's come-from-behind win in the pouring rain at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday didn't just put him a lot closer to a fourth straight Formula One title. After 10 races without a win, it also reminded everyone of why the Dutch driver is a three-time...

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

Nov. 03, 2024 19:54 PM EST

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...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix

Nov. 03, 2024 13:00 PM EST
SAO PAULO (AP) — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix.

Sainz wins Mexico City Grand Prix as Norris tightens championship fight

Oct. 28, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

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

Oct. 26, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

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

Oct. 25, 2024 23:48 PM EDT

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

Oct. 25, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

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...