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Max Verstappen, as usual this season, was far ahead of the rest on his way to a record-extending 15th win of the season. “Incredible to win again here, 15th win of the season is unbelievable,” Verstappen said. There was potential for a fight for second place on track and in the championship standings, but little real drama. Perez and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc came into the race equal on points, just like Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton did last year. Errors on track from Leclerc and in Ferrari's race strategy held them back too.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — (AP) — Max Verstappen won a record-extending 15th race of the year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to conclude one of the most dominant seasons in Formula One history. Verstappen stayed ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez at the start and was never seriously challenged after that on his way to the win. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off Perez’s challenge on old tires to finish second and clinch second place in the championship standings, thwarting Red Bull's bid to have its drivers place first and second. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel placed 10th for Aston Martin as he retires from F1 after 16 years. A hydraulic problem ended Lewis Hamilton's race for Mercedes as the seven-time champion finished an F1 season without a win for the first time in his career.

Max Verstappen has won a record-extending 15th race of the year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to conclude one of the most dominant seasons in Formula One history.

Mercedes driver George Russell has won his first race in Formula One by 1 1/2 seconds at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

New teammate George Russell outranks him in the season standings — Russell is fourth, Hamilton is sixth — and a 24-race schedule is looming for next season, when Hamilton will be 38 years old. Now comes word that Hamilton has opened talks with Mercedes on a multi-year contract extension on the deal that expires at the end of next season. And I continue to do that, and that's just something in my DNA," Hamilton told the AP. “Even though we've had the most difficult year this year, I feel that we have climbed mountains together as a team,” Hamilton told AP. It allowed Verstappen to pass Hamilton for the win and the championship, and Hamilton vanished from public view immediately after the race.

Lewis Hamilton rebounded from last year's crushing defeat in the Formula One season finale to return to racing when many believed he'd walk away.

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Max Verstappen set the Formula One record for wins in a season Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where he scored his 14th victory to break the record shared with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. Paired with wins at Miami, Montreal and now Mexico City, Verstappen swept the North American portion of this year's F1 schedule. Red Bull has now won nine consecutive races, tying the team record set in 2013. The team has won 16 of 21 F1 races this season with Verstappen and Sergio Perez, winner at Monaco and Singapore. But the fans love their native driver and, before the race, Perez took a ride around the track on the back of a convertible Volkswagen.

Max Verstappen set the Formula One record for wins in a season Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where he scored his 14th win to break the record shared with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton wants NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace to stay off social media, hold his head high and ignore his detractors as Wallace returns from a one-race suspension. Wallace found an ally in Hamilton in 2020 when, as NASCAR's only Black driver at the top level, Wallace became a central figure of the nation's racial justice reckoning.

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Max Verstappen inched closer to a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by holding off a pair of Mercedes and Mexican favorite Sergio Perez to win the pole Saturday for the Mexico City Grand Prix. It was the sixth pole of the season for Verstappen, who clinched his second consecutive F1 title earlier this month. Hamilton qualified third, behind teammate George Russell, as the Mercedes drivers seek their first win of the season. He was second to Verstappen a week ago at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, where Verstappen raced to his record-tying 13th win of the season. Verstappen has not promised to give Perez any favors to help Perez win in front of his adoring fans, but Perez did himself no favors in qualifying fourth.

Max Verstappen inched closer to a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by holding off a pair of Mercedes and Mexican favorite Sergio Perez to win the pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Hamilton said ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix that he has started talks with Mercedes on a new multiyear contract. Mercedes' debut of its new car exposed multiple problems that Hamilton claims he has enjoyed trying to help fix. He won four consecutive championships with Red Bull. “I think the impact that Red Bull had on the grid in the last 15 years has been outstanding and probably unprecedented. Leclerc leads Mexican favorite Sergio Perez of Red Bull by two points in the fight for second in the standings.

Lewis Hamilton has just three races remaining to avoid the first winless season of his illustrious Formula One career.

Formula One’s governing body has ordered Red Bull to pay a $7 million fine and forfeit wind tunnel time as punishment for overspending the 2021 cost cap.

Max Verstappen took home his 13th Formula One victory this season crossing the finish line in first place at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday.

Brad Pitt was seen at the star-studded U.S. Grand Prix over the weekend in Austin, Texas. He has been doing research for his forthcoming Formula 1 film.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton late to earn a record-tying 13th win of the season at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, and delivered a victory to honor the memory of Red Bull team founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Verstappen’s race was nearly undone by a rare slow pit stop by Red Bull midway through the race that dropped him well behind Hamilton. The win as a relief for Red Bull. Since its founding, Red Bull has won six driver championships and five constructors' titles. Verstappen's win clinched this season's team championshipMateschitz, the Austrian billionaire co-founder of the Red Bull energy drinks global empire, bought the Jaguar team in 2004 and rebranded it as Red Bull in 2005.

Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton late to earn a record-tying 13th win of the season at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, and delivered a victory to honor the memory of Red Bull team founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz.

While the British champion - the only Black driver to ever race in F1 - talks about overcoming racism, Americans (including female drivers) are also hoping to make inroads in the sport.

Mercedes drivers, including Lewis Hamilton, dominated the world’s fastest motorsport for a decade. Now they can’t win a race.

F1 returns this weekend with the front end of a North American doubleheader in Austin, Texas and the United States Grand Prix. Here is what you need to know to for the United States Grand Prix:United States Grand Prix TV/streaming scheduleFans in the United States can watch practices, qualifying and the race on TV via the ABC/ESPN family of networks or stream it via ESPN or F1TV Pro. Perez and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton follow at +700 apiece, while Leclerc and Sainz Jr. both enter at +1000. No race at COTA has been won from outside the front row, making Saturday’s twilight qualifying session all the more important. United States Grand Prix weatherThe forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner denied his championship-winning team gained any competitive advantage by a breach of Formula One’s spending rules and called suggestions that it amounted to cheating as “shocking.”.

The championship — which would be for younger drivers aged 16 to 22 — is planned to run alongside the similarly all-female W Series, Sky Sports reports.

F1 returns this weekend with the front end of a North American doubleheader in Austin, Texas and the United States Grand Prix. Here is what you need to know to for the United States Grand Prix:United States Grand Prix TV/streaming scheduleFans in the United States can watch practices, qualifying and the race on TV via the ABC/ESPN family of networks or stream it via ESPN or F1TV Pro. Perez and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton follow at +700 apiece, while Leclerc and Sainz Jr. both enter at +1000. No race at COTA has been won from outside the front row, making Saturday’s twilight qualifying session all the more important. United States Grand Prix weatherThe forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — Fernando Alonso remembers the quiet times in Austin. Sunday will be the final race of the original 10-year agreement in Austin because the pandemic canceled the race in 2020. “I spent most of my adult life putting the pieces together for F1 to come to my hometown,” said Tavo Hellmund, the founder of the Texas race and its initial promoter. '”The Texas race has had its share of ups and downs. The Texas race also gets an annual boost in public money to help pay F1's rights fees.

Fernando Alonso remembers the quiet times in Austin.

Fernando Alonso remembers the quiet times in Austin. Back when the two-time Formula One champion could jog the city streets without being noticed, move through a hotel lobby with ease and drive to the Circuit of the Americas for the United States Grand Prix without planning for traffic well ahead of time. If anything demonstrates the explosive growth of F1 in the U.S., it's the projections of more than 400,000 fans expected to pack the city and the circuit this weekend for the 10th anniversary of the Texas race that put the series' glamorous footprint back on American soil.

Max Verstappen has already won the Formula 1 season championship.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen clinched his second consecutive Formula One drivers’ title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka.

Max Verstappen’s title coronation will have to wait at least one more race. Verstappen finished seventh on Sunday in a weird Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix as his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez won the race. The race started with the entire field on intermediate tread tires after rain hit the track before the race. Tsunoda’s crash came as teams were putting slick tires on with the track finally starting to dry out. Sainz ran third to Perez and Leclerc the entire race but wasn’t close to being in contention for the win.

F1 enters the "flyaway" section of its schedule, with the final six rounds to be contested off the European continent, starting with the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Racing would have returned a week earlier, but the FIA canceled the Russian Grand Prix (scheduled for Sept. 25) after that country's invasion of Ukraine in February. Only Verstappen (11 wins), Leclerc (3), Perez and Sainz (1 apiece) have stood atop the podium this season. While Verstappen has the race wins edge this year over Leclerc at 11-3, Leclerc has won the pole position battle 8-5. Singapore Grand Prix weekend forecastThe weather in Singapore looks to be hot and muggy with precipitation possible, most likely on race day.

Lewis Hamilton was “not trying to make a statement” by wearing a nose stud at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, and the seven-time Formula One champion got his wish for leniency granted when stewards cleared him for putting it in again. No action was taken against Hamilton, but his Mercedes team was fined 25,000 euros ($24,500) for not declaring on their team forms that he was wearing the nose stud. Hamilton said he explained to stewards before qualifying started that he needs to keep the stud in due to complications linked to a blood blister on his nose, which occurred because he kept having to take the stud in and out between races.

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen again made light work of starting down the grid as he won the Italian Grand Prix to leave him within touching distance of a second successive title.

Scott Dixon knows IndyCar’s tightest championship race in nearly 20 years would have probably been long decided if not for a rare gaffe by The Iceman in the Indianapolis 500.

Verstappen’s 10th win matched his tally from last year and the Red Bull driver extended his championship lead to 109 points. George Russell finished second for Mercedes ahead of Leclerc, with Lewis Hamilton dropping from first to fourth. Hamilton misjudged his restart and Verstappen overtook him straight away to bring a huge roar from the Orange Army. Hamilton appeared to brake late when Russell overtook him and they nearly collided. It got worse as Leclerc overtook Hamilton to move into third on an otherwise poor day for a Ferrari team unable to cut out the most basic errors.

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen made quick work of a safety car restart to win the Dutch Grand Prix in front of 100,000 adoring fans, and make it four straight wins for the first time in his F1 career.

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — (AP) — Max Verstappen produced a brilliant final lap to take pole position for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix just ahead of Charles Leclerc. Leclerc had the leading time and went even faster on his final run to pressure Verstappen. Moments after Verstappen crossed the line, Perez spun off the track to bring a yellow flag for the closing seconds. Vettel looked good for Q2 but went wide into gravel near the end of his final run. Leclerc led Saturday's third and final practice by just .066 seconds from Russell and .161 ahead of Verstappen.

Max Verstappen produced a brilliant final lap to take the pole position for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix just ahead of Charles Leclerc.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — (AP) — Formula One points champion Max Verstappen quickly carved his way through the field from 14th to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and widen his lead in in the title race. Verstappen was leading the race by lap 12, and he earned a bonus point for fastest lap. His third straight win was his ninth this season and 29th overall. Leclerc started 15th and finished fifth behind the Mercedes of George Russell, but Leclerc dropped to sixth after he was handed a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. As for his title race with Verstappen?

Formula One champion Max Verstappen quickly carved his way through the field from 14th to win the Belgian Grand Prix and widen his lead in the standings.

Carlos Sainz Jr. will start from the pole Sunday at the Belgian Grand Prix because runaway Formula One points leader Max Verstappen was among the many drivers to be hit with grid penalties.

Charles Leclerc really needed the Formula One break to clear his mind. Leclerc won two of the first three races for Ferrari as Verstappen's Red Bull had reliability woes. The mental strain built up before the summer break for Leclerc as he was confronted with confusing team calls, while also getting furious at some of his own driving errors.

Audi has confirmed its Formula 1 entry from 2026.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski)ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — (AP) — The Denver Broncos now sport the wealthiest owner in the NFL and the league's most diverse ownership group. Four of the six members of the Walton-Penner ownership group, which was welcomed into the NFL this week, are either women or minorities. We're going to draw on all of them.”The ownership group includes limited partners Mellody Hobson, Condoleezza Rice and Lewis Hamilton. The Broncos new ownership group met with staff and players before practice, and star safety Justin Simmons said he was proud to see so many faces of color. “To see some diversity and to see strong, Black women in the ownership group, I mean, what an inspiration for so many people," said Simmons, who is biracial.

The Denver Broncos' new ownership group is the league's most diverse, with four of the six members either female or minorities.

With an estimated worth of $60 billion, Walton — the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton — becomes the wealthiest owner in the league. Walton's group paid the highest price in history for a sports franchise anywhere in the world. The Pat Bowlen Trust ran the franchise after Bowlen stepped back from day-to-day duties in 2014 because of Alzheimer’s disease. He died in 2019, one month before his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ___AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton contributed to this report.

(AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (Darko Bandic)Rob Walton is adding seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain to the Denver Broncos' new ownership group. The Walton-Penner group won the bidding for the Broncos with a $4.65 billion offer. “We're delighted to welcome seven-time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton to our ownership group,” Walton said in a statement. “His resilient spirit and standard of excellence will be an asset to the ownership group and the Broncos organization.”Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson saluted his friend Hamilton on Twitter before Tuesday's practice. She stepped down from her job as the team's vice president of strategy following the Walton-Penner ownership group's winning bid.

The Denver Broncos' new ownership group is adding Formula One world champion driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain as a limited partner.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team looks on at HUNGARORING, MOGYOROD, HUNGARY - 2022/07/31: Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team looks on at the end of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary. (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is the newest co-owner of the Denver Broncos. "We're delighted to welcome seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton to our ownership group," the group said in a statement. His resilient spirit and standard of excellence will be an asset to the ownership group and the Broncos organization." Broncos new ownership groupThe ownership group agreed to purchase the Broncos for $4.65 billion and is set to officially take over the franchise this month.

(AP Photo/Darko Bandic) (Darko Bandic)BUDAPEST, Hungary — (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. His eighth win of the season pushed Verstappen's lead to 80 points over Charles Leclerc as F1 heads into its mid-season break. Verstappen's eighth win of the season was the 28th of the Dutchman's career. He qualified a season-worst 10th because of a loss of power on Saturday, then in Sunday's race Verstappen did a 360-degree spin. Leclerc passed Verstappen, only to lose position soon after because Verstappen had faster tires.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and stretch his lead to to 80 points in the standings over Charles Leclerc.

Formula One’s former race director Michael Masi has described the abuse he received on social media following last season’s controversial call at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The F1 circus is back after just one week for its final race before the traditional summer shutdown for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Here's everything you need to know about the Hungarian Grand Prix:Hungarian Grand Prix TV scheduleFans in the United States can watch practices, qualifying and the race on TV via the ABC/ESPN family of networks or stream it via ESPN or F1TV Pro. Despite the comparative lack of overtakes, the Hungaroring has a knack for producing the odd race winner. Leclerc is also the favorite for the race win at at +110 again ahead of Verstappen (+160) and Sainz (+600). Seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time winner at the Hungaroring but clocks in at the fourth-best odds for pole (+800) and the race win (+1000).

Formula One champion Max Verstappen supports banning abusive fans from races but believes drivers have limited influence in curbing the boorish behavior seen at recent events.

Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family, the German driver said Thursday. Vettel won his four F1 titles from 2010-13 with the Red Bull team. “The decision to retire has been a difficult one for me to take, and I have spent a lot of time thinking about it,” Vettel said.

France F1 GP Auto Racing Track marshals remove car of Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco after he crashed into the track wall during the French Formula One Grand Prix at Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern France, Sunday, July 24, 2022. (Eric Gaillard/Pool via AP) (Eric Gaillard)LE CASTELLET, France — (AP) — Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday after Charles Leclerc crashed out as Ferrari's woes resurfaced, falling 63 points behind the Red Bull driver in the championship. “We’ll add things up at the end of the season, but if we’re 25 or 30 points short at the season I can only blame myself," Leclerc said. You just can’t put a car into the wall.”Perez finished fourth ahead of Sainz, who took a bonus point for fastest lap. Sainz had passed Russell and Perez when his team told him to pit for new tires with 10 laps left.

Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen has won the French Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc crashed out as Ferrari’s woes resurfaced, falling 63 points behind the Red Bull driver in the championship.

(Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Max Verstappen now has a 63-point lead over Charles Leclerc after winning the French Grand Prix. Verstappen took the checkered flag 10 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton after Leclerc crashed out of the race from the lead before his first pit stop. Leclerc had held off Verstappen over the race’s opening laps and Verstappen pitted first. But Sainz was on worn medium tires and Ferrari called him in for a second pit stop. He also had to serve a five-second penalty on the pit stop for an unsafe release from his first pit stop under the caution.

The French Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (Manu Fernandez)LE CASTELLET, France — (AP) — Charles Leclerc used help from Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. to beat Formula One leader Max Verstappen and take pole position for the French Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc thanked Sainz on the team radio after his seventh pole of the season. Sainz's engine caught fire near the end of the last grand prix in Austria two weeks ago. Earlier Saturday, Verstappen comfortably led the third practice by .35 seconds from Sainz and .64 from Leclerc, with Hamilton fourth.

Charles Leclerc used help from Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. to beat Formula One leader Max Verstappen and take pole position for the French Grand Prix.

(Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)After the standard fortnight break, F1 begins the second half of its season at Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix. (ESPN2)Saturday, July 23Free Practice 3: 6:55 - 8 a.m. (ESPN2)Qualifying: 9:55 - 11 a.m. (ESPN2)Sunday, July 24Pre-show: 7:30 - 8:55 a.m. (ESPN)French Grand Prix: 8:55 - 11 a.m. (ESPN)Top drivers and best bets for the French Grand PrixIt's Max Verstappen on repeat. The next best moneyline belongs to 2018 and 2019 French Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton — making his 300th career start — at +650. Circuit Paul Ricard layout, what to expectThe first thing you notice about Paul Ricard are the blue and red striped run-off areas and myriad different configurations as it serves primarily as a test track. Forecast for the French Grand PrixHot with a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday.

“Those fans don’t represent us as a sport, they don’t share our values and they’re not welcome here. As simple as that," said Perez of Red Bull. Your words are powerful and you have a responsibility also to the readers.”F1 should “continue to take a stand” against such behavior, Hamilton added, and noted soccer has taken proactive measures. “What we saw last weekend is sad and I don’t think it represents the core value of our sport and the true fans,” Gasly said. One week earlier, Verstappen and his Red Bull boss Christian Horner were booed by a pro-Hamilton crowd at Silverstone during the British GP.

United Formula One drivers are determined to help stamp out abusive behavior from some fans with Lewis Hamilton saying F1 must fight harder together to combat this and Sergio Perez urging life bans for abusers.

Austria F1 GP Auto Racing Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Sprint Race qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday, July 9, 2022. The Austrian F1 Grand Prix will be held on Sunday July 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) (Matthias Schrader)SPIELBERG, Austria — (AP) — Formula One drivers were quick to condemn the behavior of some abusive fans at the Austrian Grand Prix. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was upset when he heard about what had taken place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. “These things shouldn't happen.

Charles Leclerc has revived his Formula One title challenge by holding on to win the Austrian Grand Prix for a third victory of the season.

Formula One drivers have condemned the behavior of some fans at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. almost collided as they scrapped behind him.

(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) (Matthias Schrader)Lewis Hamilton believes he is close to winning again while Carlos Sainz Jr. is hungry for another Formula One victory heading into this weekend's Austrian Prix. It took Sainz 150 races to finally win at a crash-marred Silverstone last Sunday, when Hamilton collected a second straight podium to underline how the Mercedes upgrades are paying off. I truly believe we can get a race win this year,” Hamilton said. Well, of sorts, since it was the first time the 23-year-old German scored points in F1 after starting 31 races. Leclerc won two of the first three races of the season to pull clear of Verstappen but he's now third overall.

Lewis Hamilton believes he is close to winning again while Carlos Sainz Jr. is hungry for another Formula One victory heading into this weekend’s Austrian Prix.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both walked back to the paddock after separate crashes, while Formula One leader Max Verstappen narrowly won the pole for the sprint race ahead of both Ferraris. The sprint race sets the starting lineup for Sunday’s grand prix. Verstappen earned his third pole of the year, while Hamilton was chasing his first since the penultimate race of last season.

Britain F1 GP Auto Racing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain celebrates after winning the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (Matt Dunham)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. won his first career Formula One race on Sunday with a victory at the British Grand Prix — the most dramatic race so far this season. But a safety car came out and Ferrari brought Sainz into the pits for fresher, grippier soft tires. Sergio Pérez passed Hamilton and Leclerc after the restart and finished second behind Sainz. Speaking after the race, Hamilton signaled his support for the protesters.

Britain F1 GP Auto Racing Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Frank Augstein)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. won his his first career Formula One race on Sunday with a victory at the British Grand Prix — the most dramatic race so far this season. But a safety car came out and Ferrari brought Sainz into the pits for fresher, grippier soft tires. Leclerc was left on older, hard tires and Sainz soon passed his teammate to regain the lead and pull away for his first victory in his 150th F1 start. Vamos!” Sainz radioed Ferrari.

Carlos Sainz Jr. has won his first career Formula One race with a victory in the British Grand Prix.

(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Frank Augstein)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — It took 151 attempts for Carlos Sainz to earn his first Formula One pole. Verstappen was booed by some in the crowd after Saturday's action-packed qualifying session in the rain, and said he could barely hear his on-track interview questions over the jeers. I don’t care.”Sainz set the fastest time late in the third qualifying session to edge Verstappen by just .072 seconds. “First pole position, it's always special, and especially to do it in Silverstone in the wet,” Sainz said. The incident further heightened their often-bitter rivalry in a title race ultimately won by Verstappen, and turned some British fans against Verstappen.

The British F1 Grand Prix is held on Sunday July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Frank Augstein)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — Carlos Sainz was fastest in the rain in Saturday qualifying for the British Grand Prix to earn his first career pole position in his 150th start. "I don’t care.”Sainz set the fastest time late in the third qualifying session to edge Verstappen by just .072 seconds. “First pole position, it's always special, and especially to do it in Silverstone in the wet,” Sainz said. Verstappen and Hamilton collided in last year's race, with Verstappen hitting the wall while Hamilton overcame a penalty to win.

Britain F1 GP Auto Racing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car during the qualifying session for the British Formula One Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Saturday, July 2, 2022. The British F1 Grand Prix is held on Sunday July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (Frank Augstein)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — Carlos Sainz was fastest in the rain at the British Grand Prix to earn his first career pole position in his 150th start in Saturday qualifying. It was the seventh pole in 10 races for Ferrari this season, though it was Sainz teammate Charles Leclerc on pole prior to Sainz's surprise run. “I didn’t expect that one,” Sainz told his team over the radio.

Carlos Sainz was fastest in the rain to take his first career pole position in his 150th start ahead of the British Grand Prix.

On a podcast last November, Piquet discussed a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix. Piquet apologized to Hamilton on Wednesday, but said the term, while “ill thought out," was not meant to be offensive. After former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone defended Piquet on British TV, Hamilton questioned why “older voices” are given prominence in F1. Series leader Verstappen, who is in a relationship with Piquet's daughter, Kelly Piquet, said on Thursday that Piquet used a “very, very offensive” word to describe Hamilton but he did not believe Piquet to be a racist. Piquet supporters have said on social media that the recent video of Piquet has gone viral as part of a political smear campaign against the president.

The British F1 Grand Prix is held on Sunday July 3,2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (Matt Dunham)SILVERSTONE, England — (AP) — Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that Formula One should ignore “old voices” and reject racism as it focus on becoming more inclusive. In an apparent response to Ecclestone's comments, Hamilton added: “No one should have to brush off racism, and it shouldn't be for me to brush it off." Piquet used the term three times while discussing a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix. Even without Piquet's comments, this week's British Grand Prix would have had a heightened focus on the often-bitter rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen last year.

Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that Formula One should ignore “old voices” and reject racism as it focuses on becoming more inclusive.

F1 Racism Piquet FILE - Three-time world champion Formula One racer Nelson Piquet of Brazil attends the shooting of the Hungarian Television's Formula One magazine in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2015. Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but was not meant to be offensive. “I apologize wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver,” Piquet added. “But the translation in some media that is now circulating on social media is not correct. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life,” Hamilton tweeted on Tuesday.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) (Paul Chiasson)PARIS — (AP) — Formula One great Lewis Hamilton said “archaic mindsets” have to change after retired champion Nelson Piquet reportedly used a racial slur against him. Hamilton’s comments came after F1 and FIA condemned racist language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. Time has come for action.”The only Black driver in F1, Hamilton is a seven-time world champion. “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society.

Canada F1 Grand Prix Auto Racing Mercedes Team driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, slips into this car during the first practice session at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix auto race Friday, June 17, 2022, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP) (Paul Chiasson)PARIS — (AP) — Formula One condemned racist language after a slur reportedly directed at Lewis Hamilton by retired champion Nelson Piquet. “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. The seven-time world champion has campaigned tirelessly to fight racism and has been outspoken on human rights abuses in countries where F1 goes racing. "The FIA strongly condemns any racist or discriminatory language and behaviour, which have no place in sport or wider society," the FIA said.

Formula One great Lewis Hamilton says “archaic mindsets” have to change after retired champion Nelson Piquet champion reportedly used a racial slur against him.

Max Verstappen has extended his Formula One championship lead with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc retired from the lead with an engine failure.

Charles Leclerc won the pole for the fourth consecutive Formula One race.

Lewis Hamilton says he’s optimistic Mercedes has made progress toward challenging the Formula One leaders and the “adversity” of struggling to keep up has brought the team closer together.

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez held on to win Sunday’s rain-marred and chaotic Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc positioned himself to reclaim the Formula One championship lead from reigning champion Max Verstappen by winning the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton drove at the Monaco Grand Prix with his nose stud in after Formula One’s jewelry ban was put on hold.

Lewis Hamilton kept his nose stud in at the Monaco Grand Prix after motorsport’s governing body extended the exemption on drivers wearing jewelry until the end of June.

Max Verstappen reclaimed the Formula One points lead as the reigning world champion won the Spanish Grand Prix for his third consecutive victory after Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari broke down while he was comfortably in front.

Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc has swept all three practices ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix to pick up his third win of the season.

Lewis Hamilton dipped into the Roe v.

Ferrari stormed to the front of the grid for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc and teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. locked up the front row in Saturday qualifying.

Formula One pictured a race in Miami and envisioned sun, sand, beaches and boats.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is balking at new rules in motorsports against body piercings and jewelry.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen dominated at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and Red Bull embarrassed Ferrari on its home soil.

Charles Leclerc has completed a dominant weekend in his Ferrari after converting pole position into a comprehensive triumph at the Australian Grand Prix.