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News Articles: Formula 1

F1 driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands raises his trophy after the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on April 6, 2025.

Opinion: Curse other drivers? So do the pros — but they get fined

Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about $46,000. NPR's Scott Simon explains why drivers are darn unhappy with that.

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  • Scott Simon
British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton signs autographs during the Ferrari Drivers' presentation event in Piazza Castello in Milan, Italy, on March 6, 2025. For the first time in a dozen years, Hamilton has a new team as he aims to return his F1 winning ways.

A new team and a new attitude, Lewis Hamilton cruises into the 2025 Formula 1 season

Lewis Hamilton has a new team, a new outlook and a new hope. Led by the sport's most successful driver, Formula 1's closest season in recent history starts on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix.

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  • Olivia Hicks
Mercedes driver George Russell, of Britain, leads the field during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Formula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team

The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team.

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  • The Associated Press
Valtteri Bottas of Finland drives the Alfa Romeo F1 C43 Ferrari on the track during a qualifying round ahead of the F1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Friday.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix moves ahead after opening-night debacle

Motorsports fans are feeling ripped off after a manhole cover came loose just nine minutes into a practice race, damaging a Ferrari and triggering a series of setbacks for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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  • Emily Olson
Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Lusail International Circuit on October 08, 2023 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Formula 1 weighs changes after drivers vomit, pass out due to heat during Qatar race

The FIA, the governing body of Formula 1, said it's considering measures to better prepare drivers to race in extreme heat, such as improving cockpit airflow.

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  • Joe Hernandez
Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah following a reported attack by Yemeni rebels. A huge cloud of smoke was seen near the Formula One venue in the city following the attack.

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Students from the Youth Winter Olympic Sports School perform ice and snow gymnastics during an event marking the 100-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse

Saudi Arabia is putting on the Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. And China is hosting the Winter Olympics. Both countries face major accusations of rights abuses — and sportswashing.

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  • H.J. Mai
Major automakers like Jaguar develop all-electric race cars to compete in Formula E. Here Mitch Evans, in a Jaguar, leads rivals during the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in New York City on July 11.

With A Whirr, Not A Roar, Auto Racing Drives Toward An Electric Future

Formula E is an all-electric auto race — like Formula 1, but battery-powered. And some of the innovation seen on the race track could eventually make it to your driveway.

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  • Camila Domonoske