PARIS (AFP) -- Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will make a surprise switch to Ferrari next year, after Mercedes announced on Thursday, Feb. 1, he would leave the team at the end of the 2024 season. Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton (AFP/File photo) "The time...
PARIS (AFP) -- The Miami and Chinese Grands Prix will host sprint races in the 2024 Formula One season, organizers announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem (AFP) There will be six sprints for the second straight year, after the format was added in 2021 to three race...
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Max Verstappen continued his winning habit with another well-measured victory for Red Bull on Saturday, Nov. 4, when he triumphed in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The three-time world champion finished comfortably clear of McLaren’s Lando Norris....
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in a rain-curtailed qualifying session that ended in wild thunderstorms on Friday, Nov. 3. Max Verstappen (AFP)...
SAO PAULO (AFP) -- Lando Norris and his McLaren team were left "gutted" and ruing their late entry into the fray in Friday's storm-hit qualifying as they missed out on a possible front-row start at the Brazilian Grand Prix. British-Belgian motorsports racing driver Lando Norris (AFP) The...
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday, Oct. 29, when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the...
MECICO CITY (AFP) — A surprised Charles Leclerc admitted he did not expect his success on Saturday after he secured pole position ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz as Ferrari locked out the front row for Sunday’s Mexico Grand Prix. Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc celebrates winning the...
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- Max Verstappen on Thursday, Oct. 26, called for more respectful behavior by Formula One's new generation of fans as he prepared for the home Grand Prix of Red Bull teammate Sergio 'Checo' Perez. Red Bull's Max Verstappen (AFP) Verstappen was booed and fans chanted 'Checo!' at...
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- Sergio Perez will be racing for his Red Bull future alongside runaway title winner Max Verstappen when he drives in front of an impassioned home crowd at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (left) and Red Bull Racing's Mexican driver...
WORLD (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy, Patrick Mahomes and Trent Alexander-Arnold are among sporting stars to join a 200 million euro ($211 million) investment into Formula One team Alpine Racing. Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (AFP) Quarterback Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce, former...
DOHA (AFP) -- Max Verstappen clinched his third consecutive world title on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he finished second behind rookie Oscar Piastri in an incident-filled sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix, describing his success as "fantastic". Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates...
DOHA (AFP) -- Lewis Hamilton on Thursday, Oct. 5, praised his erstwhile title rival Max Verstappen for "raising the bar" this season and added his voice to those who support the American Andretti team's bid to enter Formula One. Red Bull's Max Verstappen (left) and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (AFP)...
