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News •

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri wins F1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to take overall lead • Apr. 20, 2025, 4:40 PM ET (AP)
Concerns mount at Red Bull after Verstappen's 'catastrophe' as F1 heads to Saudi Arabia • Apr. 15, 2025, 6:44 AM ET (AP)
Piastri on pole and Norris only sixth in qualifying for F1's Bahrain Grand Prix • Apr. 12, 2025, 4:25 PM ET (AP)
TWG Motorsports to race coast-to-coast this weekend from NASCAR at Bristol to IndyCar in Long Beach • Apr. 10, 2025, 12:10 PM ET (AP)
McLaren can be beaten, but Verstappen must be perfect: 5 takeaways from F1’s Japanese Grand Prix • Apr. 7, 2025, 8:31 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Formula One • F1
Notable Honorees Niki Lauda • John Surtees • James Hunt

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Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
Mario Andretti.
Mario Andretti
American race–car driver
Phil Hill at the wheel
Phil Hill
American automobile racer
McLaren, Bruce
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand automobile racer
Fangio at Laguna Seca
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
Alberto Ascari
Italian automobile racer
James Clark
British automobile racer
Giuseppe Farina
Italian automobile racer
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver