Formula 1

Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi decider

(Reuters) -Max Verstappen landed the first big blow in his winner-takes-all title battle with Lewis Hamilton by seizing pole position for Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.…

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Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight…

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Hamilton on pole in Qatar with Verstappen second

DOHA (Reuters) -Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes on pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a stunning display of dominance under the…

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Bottas on pole, Hamilton on a charge in Brazil

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Valtteri Bottas won a sprint race to put his Mercedes on pole position at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday as Red Bull's Max Verstappen extended…

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Hamilton disqualified from Sao Paulo F1 qualifying

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Formula One stewards sent title contender Lewis Hamilton from first to last in the lineup for Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint race after his Mercedes car's rear…

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Verstappen wins Mexico GP to extend F1 lead over Hamilton

Max Verstappen flew past his Mercedes rivals at the start to win the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday in a another step towards a first Formula One world title. The…

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Bottas takes pole in Mexico as Mercedes lock out front row

Valtteri Bottas took a surprise pole position ahead of seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes locked out the front row for the Mexico City Grand Prix…

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Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

(Reuters) -Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the U.S.Grand Prix and doubled his Formula One championship lead to 12 points after holding off title rival Lewis Hamilton by little more than…

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China absent from record 23-race 2022 Formula One calendar

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body approved a record 23-race calendar for 2022 on Friday, with the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai missing for the third year in a…

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Bottas wins in Turkey, title advantage to Verstappen

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One…

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Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship. Mercedes-AMG Petronas…

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Verstappen handed three-place Russia grid penalty after Lewis Hamilton crash

UPDATE - Max Verstappen has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next Formula 1 race after he was found "predominantly to blame" for the crash with Lewis Hamilton…

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Everyone misses Michael: Schumacher film about triumph and tragedy

Corinna Schumacher cannot hold back the tears. The memory of the fateful day, almost eight years ago, when Michael Schumacher had a major skiing accident, moves the wife of the…

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Verstappen registers dominant home win

Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and took the Formula One championship lead in front of a roaring, dancing army of fans hailing…

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Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole with Hamilton alongside

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix in front of 70,000 ecstatic fans on Saturday, with Formula…

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Formula 1 considering easing Covid-19 protocols

Formula One is considering easing some of its strict COVID-19 'bubble' protocols, in force since last year, so teams can entertain sponsors and guests more freely at races. McLaren Racing…

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Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth…

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Verstappen spins but sets the pace in practice for Belgian GP

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Max Verstappen put Red Bull at the top of the Formula One timesheets before spinning out of Friday's practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Dutchman,…

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Formula One announces new award for overtaking

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One announced a new sponsored award on Tuesday for the driver who completes the most overtakes during the course of a season. The award, carrying the…

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Japanese F1 race cancelled for second year in a row

(Reuters) -The Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row, race organisers said on Wednesday. The race was…

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Vettel disqualified from Hungarian Grand Prix, Hamilton up to second

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish in Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after being disqualified by stewards for a fuel irregularity, a stewards' statement said. The…

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Ocon takes his first F1 win in Hungary with Alpine

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - French driver Esteban Ocon took his first Formula One victory with Renault-owned Alpine on Sunday in a Hungarian Grand Prix that was stopped and re-started after first…

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Hamilton seals Budapest pole despite boos, Verstappen third fastest

Budapest (dpa) - Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took pole position on Saturday for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix as the world champion's pursuit of standings leader Max Verstappen gathered pace. The Briton…

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Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports

Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at the race…

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UPDATE – Hamilton takes controversial eighth home British GP win

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10-second penalty for a controversial first lap collision that sent…

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Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix and made Formula One history by winning the sport's first Saturday sprint race to stretch his lead…

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Hamilton takes top slot for F1 sprint on fizzing Friday

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on the front of the grid for Formula One’s first Saturday sprint after a fizzing Friday qualifying session at…

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Verstappen fastest in British Grand Prix practice

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Red Bull’s Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was fastest by a hefty margin in practice for a new-look British Grand Prix on Friday with home…

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F1 world champion Hamilton condemns racist abuse of England players

(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced support for the three Black England soccer players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday,…

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Verstappen cruises to Austrian GP win and control of F1 title race

Max Verstappen of Red Bull made it three wins in 15 days at Sunday's Formula One Austrian Grand Prix to leave thoughts of an epic title fight with champion Lewis…

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Hamilton signs on for two more years at Mercedes F1 team

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will be staying in Formula One for the next two years at least after he and Mercedes announced a contract extension on Saturday. The new…

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Verstappen takes crushing Styrian Grand Prix win

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin on Sunday to take an ominous 18 point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship…

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Verstappen and Hamilton on front row for Styrian GP

Red Bull's Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen took pole position for his team's home Styrian Grand Prix on Saturday and set up another duel with title rival Lewis…

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Hamilton fears British GP crowd move is premature

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday Formula One could be moving too fast with the decision to allow a 140,000-capacity crowd at his home British Grand Prix next…

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Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lifted himself into a league of his own as he beat title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position with a blinding lap in qualifying…

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Perez beats Vettel to Azerbaijan F1 victory

Max Verstappen looked set to take his first first-ever Azerbaijan Grand Prix victory before he crashed out from the lead with just five laps to go – giving Sergio Perez…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc claims Azerbaijan GP pole ahead of Mercedes’ Hamilton

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took the pole position at the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session full of accidents and red flags. The three-phase session was…

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Monaco winner Verstappen takes F1 lead from Hamilton

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to lead the world championship for the first time in his career. The 23-year-old Dutch driver started…

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Leclerc crashes to pole position in Monaco

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed on his way to taking pole position at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, with rivals unable to better his time after red flags halted…

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Pitstop strategy gives Hamilton victory in Spanish GP

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down "sitting duck" Max Verstappen to win the Spanish Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth year in a row on Sunday and go 14…

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Hamilton wins in Portugal to stretch F1 lead

(Reuters) - Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his Formula One lead over Red Bull's Max Verstappen to eight points…

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27 years since Ayrton Senna’s fatal last lap (Video)

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, Senna won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, as well as…

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Hamilton plans to stay in F1 after exciting start to season

(Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year's title battle and had already been laying…

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Turkey replaces Canada on Formula One calendar

(Reuters) - Turkey will replace Canada on this year's Formula One calendar after the June 13 race in Montreal was cancelled on Wednesday for the second year in a row…

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Verstappen quickest in final practice at Imola

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen bounced back from a troubled opening day to set the fastest lap in final practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on…

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Bottas leads Mercedes one-two in first practice session in Imola

Imola, Italy (dpa) - Valtteri Bottas has topped the second practice session for the Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Friday. He clocked 1 minute…

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Canadian Grand Prix cancelled for second year

(Reuters) -The Canadian Grand Prix scheduled for June 13 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal has been cancelled for the second year in a row, CBC Radio reported on…

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Hamilton wins nail-biting Bahrain Grand Prix Season Opener

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won a nail-biting Bahrain Grand Prix season opener, triumphing over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in a fantastic duel in the desert that went down to…

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Hamilton continues to take a knee before F1 opener

Mercedes' seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took a knee on the starting grid before Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix while wearing a black T-shirt declaring "Actions speak louder…

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Verstappen takes brilliant pole position for Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen of Red Bull took a brilliant pole position for Sunday's season-opening Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix by beating reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton by around 4 tenths of a…

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Verstappen dominates in first F1 tests; slow start for Mercedes

Berlin (dpa) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped the timesheets and had the most laps in Friday's opener of Formula One pre-season testing while world champions Mercedes got off to a shaky start…

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Azerbaijan Grand Prix to go ahead without spectators

(Reuters) - The Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku will go ahead without spectators in June after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on…

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Formula One revenues dropped by $877 million in 2020

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Formula One's revenues took an $877 million hit last year, falling 43% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, owners Liberty Media reported on Friday.…

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Fernando Alonso discharged from hospital

AFP/MSN - Former Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has left hospital after having surgery on a jaw fracture suffered in a road accident while cycling last week, his team, Alpine,…

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Alonso undergoes surgery after jaw fracture in cycling accident

Berlin (dpa) - Fernando Alonso has undergone surgery on a broken jaw he sustained in a cycling accident but is expected to make his return to Formula One as planned when the season…

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F1 – Lewis Hamilton renews with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with Mercedes. After several weeks of speculation about the seven-time F1 World Champion's future, the team announced that they have reached an agreement with him with…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc isolating after positive COVID-19 test

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc announced on Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-isolating at home in Monaco with mild symptoms. The…

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