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Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri wins Spanish Grand Prix
The Formula One 2025 Spanish Grand Prix finished the way it started on Sunday, with the McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finishing 1-2 to further build their commanding lead in the team standings.,Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished third to grab the remaining podium spot at the Circuit...

Lando Norris rides pole to victory at Monaco Grand Prix
Lando Norris won his second Formula One race of the season on Sunday, riding his pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix to victory.,Norris took over the lead on the second-to-last lap after race leader and defending circuit champion Max Verstappen of the Netherlands was forced to take his second req...

Max Verstappen uses bold move to win in Italy
Max Verstappen made a bold move to open the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, then held off challengers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to capture the Formula One race on Sunday in Imola, Italy.,It was the second win of the season for Red Bull's Verstappen, a four-time world champion.,McLaren's Oscar P...

George Russell says Max Verstappen made threats at Qatar
Tensions between Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and fellow driver George Russell are heating up ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.,Addressing ESPN and a few other media outlets Thursday, Russell alleged that Verstappen threatened to "purposefully go out of his way to crash into...

Max Verstappen chasing fourth straight F1 title in Vegas
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen enters Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix on the verge of clinching his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.,There are various scenarios that will land Verstappen his fourth title on Saturday night, the most basic of which is him simply finishing ahead of La...

Starting 17th, Max Verstappen wins Brazil GP to boost points lead
With his sights set on a fourth straight F1 World Drivers' Championship title, Max Verstappen increased his lead in the standings with a 19-second victory on Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.,Despite starting 17th on the grid and driving in wet conditions, the Red Bull driver had no i...

F1 leader Max Verstappen facing Sao Paulo grid penalty
Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen will take a grid penalty at Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix after bringing in another new engine, Red Bull Racing's Helmut Marko confirmed Wednesday with Speedweek.,The three-time defending F1 world champion will introduce a sixth internal combustion engine this season....

Carlos Sainz gives Ferrari a boost by winning Mexico City Grand Prix
Spaniard Carlos Sainz picked up his second win of the season Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, coming home in 1:40:55.800 to help Ferrari narrow its deficit in the Formula 1 constructors' standings.,Sainz, who will move from Ferrari to Williams next year, won this grand prix by 4.705 seconds ove...

Drivers unclear why Max Verstappen wasn't penalized in Austin
Formula 1 drivers are seeking clarity about why Max Verstappen was not penalized for a controversial move during Sunday's United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.,With four laps to go, McLaren's Lando Norris veered off the track to pass Red Bull's Verstappen and incurred a five-second penalty. Ver...

Charles Leclerc wins U.S. Grand Prix; Max Verstappen 3rd after Norris penalty
Charles Leclerc won his third grand prix title of the F1 season at a memorable U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.,The Monaco native helped Ferrari finish the race one-two as Spaniard Carlos Sainz placed second, 8.562 seconds behind Leclerc's winning time of 1:35:0...

Max Verstappen 'not really thinking about' F1 future
Max Verstappen said he isn't thinking about his Formula One future beyond the current season with Red Bull Racing.,The three-time world champion and current F1 points leader reportedly has exit clauses in his deal with Red Bull that would allow him to change teams in 2026, two years before his contr...

Max Verstappen's dad: Red Bull losing 'too many people'
Three-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen's father says Red Bull Racing "will explode" if it continues to lose key employees.,Jos Verstappen, himself a former F1 driver, expressed his concerns over the recent departures of chief strategist Will Courtenay to McLaren, sporting director Jonathan Whe...

Risky strategy pays off as Charles Leclerc wins Italian Grand Prix
Ferrari claimed its first home-nation victory since 2019 at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with driver Charles Leclerc holding off the McLaren cars.,The difference for LeClerc was the team decision to have him make only one pit stop, compared to two for the McLaren team of Oscar Piastri and Lando...