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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands walks through a corridor during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside of Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
F1 drivers optimistic that new cars will improve racing

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 24, 2022 08:43 PM EST
In a sign Formula One may have gotten it right with its regulation changes to improve

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside of Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Hamilton ‘freshest’ he’s ever been ahead of new F1 season

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 23, 2022 11:26 AM EST
Lewis Hamilton feels re-energized for the new Formula One season after the

FILE - Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, celebrates with Red Bull team chief Christian Horner, right, and his team in the pit lane after becoming F1 driver world champion after winning the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 12. 2021. The Red Bull Formula One team has secured a new title sponsorship worth around $500 million with technology firm Oracle, placing it among the most lucrative commercial deals in sports. The five-year deal is a lift to the team ahead of the season beginning next month when Max Verstappen will be looking to defend his world title in a new Oracle Red Bull Racing car that was also revealed on Wednesday Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
New generation of F1 cars set to hit the track in Barcelona

By Tales Azzoni Feb. 22, 2022 04:51 AM EST
Formula One will get a glimpse of what the season may look like when its new

Winner Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain sprays second placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, right, on the podium of the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Lars Baron/Pool via AP)
Red Bull seeking more race pace to stay close to Mercedes

By Tales Azzoni May. 10, 2021 11:13 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — After coming up short again on Sunday, Red Bull wants to find

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland takes a curve followed by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands during the Portugal Formula One Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimao, Portugal, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Hamilton and Verstappen to resume title fight in Barcelona

By Tales Azzoni May. 05, 2021 06:30 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — The race for the Formula One title has quickly become a two-man

Alpine F1 team driver Fernando Alonso from Spain arrives to the Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Bahrain F1 race will be March 28. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
AP Interview: Alonso returns to F1 with 'positive feeling'

By Tales Azzoni Mar. 25, 2021 03:20 PM EDT
MADRID (AP) — Fernando Alonso recently drove up behind the Mercedes of Lewis

FILE - In this May 12, 2019 file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, left, of Britain leads the field after the start of the Spanish Formula One race at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, just outside Barcelona, Spain. Joan Fontsere, the general manager of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, says Formula One organizers are open to renegotiating hosting fees for races that may take place without fans this season because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, File)
Spanish GP: F1 will renegotiate fees for races without fans

By Tales Azzoni Apr. 22, 2020 06:00 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — Formula One organizers are open to renegotiating hosting fees for

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, steers his car during the Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku Formula One city circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, April 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Ferrari boosts engine in Barcelona to try to catch Mercedes

By Tales Azzoni May. 08, 2019 10:40 AM EDT
MADRID (AP) — Five rounds into the Formula One season and Ferrari is already running