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LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lando Norris ignored team orders and handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the sprint race in Qatar on Saturday, while Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was stripped of the pole position.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Max Verstappen won big in Las Vegas with his fourth world title, but the fight for Formula 1's biggest cash prize is hotting up this week in Qatar.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — The sovereign wealth fund of Qatar is acquiring a “significant minority stake” in what will become Audi's works Formula 1 team from 2026, in a deal announced Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — General Motors and Cadillac face a “monumental task” to get ready to compete in Formula 1 for 2026, even if they could in theory get a head start on some design work, leading series figures said on Friday.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lando Norris has dismissed as “comedy” a reported claim by Max Verstappen that he could have secured the Formula 1 title earlier if he had the same McLaren car as Norris, who was his closest challenger.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Valtteri Bottas says he is nearing an agreement to return to Mercedes as its reserve driver for next year after Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, announced he was leaving.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — George Russell says Formula 1 drivers have a simple question for the sport's governing body: which official will be “getting fired” next? Russell is a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, which represents the F1 drive

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. say they've resolved a disagreement which led Leclerc to vent his frustrations in an expletive-filled outburst over the radio following last week's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

PARIS (AP) — The Italian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2031 after a six-year extension was announced Wednesday. Monza has hosted a grand prix since the inaugural world championship in 1950.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence.