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FIA says president's old comment on women are not his views

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 27, 2023 05:59 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Motorsport governing body the FIA responded to reported sexist comments made by its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on his personal website in 2001 by...

Budkowski leaves role as executive director at Alpine F1

Jan. 13, 2022 12:42 PM EST
ENSTONE, England (AP) — The Alpine Formula One team said Thursday that Marcin Budkowski has left his role as executive director. A team statement said...

Mohammed Ben Sulayem succeeds Jean Todt as FIA president

Dec. 17, 2021 08:53 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — Mohammed Ben Sulayem was elected Friday as president of motorsports governing body FIA, replacing Jean Todt. The 60-year-old Ben Sulayem...

A tribute to Frank Williams is displayed before the start of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jiddah, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Williams, the much-loved and inspirational founder of the F1 team bearing his name, died last weekend. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
F1 unites in memory of the inspirational Frank Williams

Dec. 05, 2021 12:21 PM EST

First place for pole position Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands holds the prize after qualification ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP)
Verstappen hopes his fans get a win to remember at Dutch GP

By Jerome Pugmire Sep. 01, 2021 10:44 PM EDT

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll of Canada is followed by Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland during the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Imola racetrack, Italy, Sunday, April 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
F1 to debut sprint qualifying format at 3 races

Apr. 26, 2021 02:35 PM EDT

Ex-Ferrari team boss Domenicali to be new Formula One CEO

Sep. 25, 2020 09:37 AM EDT
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is replacing Chase Carey as president and CEO of Formula One from next year. ...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second practice session for Sunday's Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Miguel Medina/Pool via AP)
Italian GP: Hamilton fastest ahead of Bottas in 2nd practice

Sep. 04, 2020 11:13 AM EDT

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP and Valtteri Bottas of Finland and Mercedes GP talk in the Drivers Press Conference during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Silverstone, England. (AP Photo/Mario Renzi via Getty Images)
F1's pandemic pause spurs Hamilton to race on for 2-3 years

Jul. 30, 2020 03:29 PM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes the knee beside the drivers prior the the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring racetrack in Mogyorod, Hungary, Sunday, July 19, 2020. (Mark Thompson/Pool via AP)
Hamilton wants more support from F1 & drivers against racism

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 19, 2020 03:37 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Alexander Albon of Thailand steers his car during the third practice session at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Saturday, July 4, 2020. The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool via AP)
More than 4,000 coronavirus tests in F1 prove negative

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 04, 2020 07:07 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second practice session at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Friday, July 3, 2020. The Austrian Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (Mark Thompson/Pool via AP)
Red Bull loses appeal against Mercedes' new steering system

By Jerome Pugmire Jul. 04, 2020 05:16 AM EDT

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi of Canada, left, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, secind left, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, right, attend a press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
F1 rule changes approved amid coronavirus disruption

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 31, 2020 11:04 AM EDT

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)
Hamilton and drivers say F1 should be more eco-friendly

By Jim Vertuno Oct. 24, 2019 03:31 PM EDT

Rome to host new annual multidisciplinary motorsport event

Jun. 28, 2019 12:48 PM EDT
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Rome will host the inaugural edition of a multidisciplinary motorsport event in November, with drivers competing for their country rather...

FILE - In this Friday, April 26, 2019 file photo, Red Bull's Max Verstappen of the Netherlands gestures before the first free practice at the Baku Formula One city circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Dutch Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2020 for the first time since 1985. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
Dutch Grand Prix to return to F1 calendar next year

May. 14, 2019 05:53 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain answers a question during the drivers press conference ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced here on Sunday, March 17. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Hamilton, Bottas lead the way for Mercedes at Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 14, 2019 10:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2014, file photo, Charlie Whiting, FIA Race Director, right, and FIA President Jean Todt, left, arrive for a news conference at the 'Sochi Autodrom' Formula One circuit , in Sochi, Russia. The governing body for international auto racing says its Formula One director Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism. He was 66. The FIA issued a statement Thursday, March 14, saying Whiting died in Melbourne, where the season-opening Australian Grand Prix will be raced on Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
F1 race director Whiting dies 3 days before Australian GP

By John Pye Mar. 13, 2019 09:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2000, file photo, Ferrari's F1 driver Michael Schumacher, of Germany, is cheered by his pit crew as he heads for the finish line to win the Australian Grand Prix auto race in Melbourne, Australia. Schumacher's family, in a statement Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, has asked for understanding as it continues to keep details of his health private ahead of the seven-time Formula One champion's 50th birthday. Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in an accident while he was skiing with his teenage son Mick in the French Alps at Meribel on Dec. 29, 2013.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Schumacher's 50th birthday comes amid celebrations, privacy

By Jerome Pugmire Jan. 03, 2019 12:00 AM EST