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'Journey into the history books': Lewis Hamilton leaves Mercedes after six titles and 246 F1 races
Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes with one last overtake and a heartfelt message to the team where he won the Formula 1 title six times. “We dreamed alone but together, we believed,” Hamilton told race engineer Peter Bonnington and team principal Toto Wolff over the radio. ...
Lando Norris wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to seal constructors' title for McLaren
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lando Norris ended McLaren's 26-year wait for the Formula 1 constructors' title as he won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. There was drama at the start as champion Max Verstappen collided with Oscar Piastri's second-place...
Norris takes pole for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP and Hamilton 18th in Mercedes farewell
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren's 26-year wait for a Formula 1 constructors' title could soon be over. Lewis Hamilton's time with Mercedes is set to end on a low. Lando Norris took pole position for the last Formula 1 race of the season Saturday alongside teammate...
George Russell accuses Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as F1 feud deepens
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mercedes driver George Russell has accused Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen of bullying and threatening behavior as a dispute between the two at last week's race in Qatar deepened Thursday. Verstappen said Sunday he had “lost all respect”...
Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after Lando Norris penalized
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers' title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge for the race victory. In a season of controversy over the rules and...
Norris defies orders to help Piastri and Verstappen loses the Qatar pole to Russell
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lando Norris ignored team orders and handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the sprint race in Qatar on Saturday, while Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was stripped of the pole position. His penalty elevated George Russell to first on the grid. ...
F1 focus shifts in Qatar as McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for constructors' title
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Max Verstappen won big in Las Vegas with his fourth world title, but the fight for Formula 1's biggest cash prize is hotting up this week in Qatar. The lucrative constructors' championship is still wide open with McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull battling for the...
Russell and Hamilton give Mercedes a 1-2 finish in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ecstatic George Russell had just won the Formula 1 race Saturday night when he exclaimed in his radio, “Vegas!” He was ready to start celebrating in America's party capital, saying he would skip his flight back to his home in the United Kingdom to make the...
Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Asked how he planned to celebrate his fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship, Max Verstappen did a quick scan of the room searching for a drop of alcohol. “Well, I ran out of beer, so I don't know,” he said. “Maybe another one, and then maybe I switch to...
Secondary-ticket prices cool for the 2nd running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Secondary-ticket prices for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix have cooled considerably compared to last year's inaugural Formula 1 race on the city's Strip. The lowest price at Gamesite was $477 as of late Saturday morning, dropping from $711 just the day before. A...
