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Verstappen leads 1st practice for season-opening Bahrain GP

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SAKHIR, Bahrain — Max Verstappen got the Formula One season underway Friday with the fastest time in the first practice for the Bahrain Grand...

NASCAR to play in the dirt for the first time since 1970

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Don’t wear white to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Pack a pair of goggles and be prepared to get really dirty. ...

Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues

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Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...

AP Interview: Alonso returns to F1 with ‘positive feeling’

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MADRID — Fernando Alonso recently drove up behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton entering the straightway and quickly pulled to the side to overtake...

Redemption beckons for Vettel after miserable end at Ferrari

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PARIS — Sebastian Vettel is feeling optimistic about his new Formula One career with Aston Martin after turning the page on a miserable last...

Marital bliss: Stewart and Jessica Friesen enter Bristol

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JENNA FRYER — Jessica Friesen will attempt to make her NASCAR national series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway for a potential showdown with her...

Bottas targets an improved mindset in latest F1 title bid

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PARIS — After finishing even further behind his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton last season, Valtteri Bottas took stock. ...

Larson to highlight charitable causes in return to iRacing

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Think of iRacing and Kyle Larson and the first thing that comes to mind is his use of a racial slur...

Northern Indiana drag strip closes its gates after 63 years

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OSCEOLA, Ind. — A northern Indiana drag strip has closed its gates after more than six decades of playing host to drag races. ...

Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title

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PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an eighth Formula One title, he will stand alone among the sport's greats. And that might be the...