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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives at the Albert Park circuit ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Hamilton praises F1 Academy director Susie Wolff over legal action against FIA

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized FIA while supporting Susie Wolff’s “bravery” for filing a criminal complaint against auto racing’s governing body in the French courts.

FILE - Haas driver Nikita Mazepin of Russia arrives to the Losail International Circuit in Losail, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix. The General Court of the European Union says ex-Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin should be removed from the EU lists of persons subjected to restrictive measures for their role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Mazepin was added to the list of people sanctioned by the 27-nation bloc two years ago in the wake of Russia’s invasion because of his father’s connections to the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

EU general court says former F1 driver Nikita Mazepin should be removed from sanctions list

Denny Hamlin celebrates winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas, Indy debuts all-star event and F1 heads Down Under

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is flanked by his wife Geri Alliwell after the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace/Pool)

Column: F1 needs to take control of the Red Bull drama as Horner accuser files FIA complaint

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France walks through the paddock during Formula One pre season testings at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Soccer-mad F1 driver Pierre Gasly invests in French soccer club

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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steer their cars during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Saturday, March 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Sainz enjoys racing again in his last F1 season with Ferrari after overtaking his teammate Leclerc

Carlos Sainz Jr. is having fun driving for Ferrari again. Sainz says he was relieved to be able to tap into his aggressive side with a series of overtakes at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Nemechek ends Chevrolet’s early NASCAR dominance with Xfinity Series win for Toyota at Las Vegas

John Hunter Nemechek ended Chevrolet’s early dominance by winning the wind-swept Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday in a Toyota.

Daniel Suarez (99), left, edges out Kyle Busch (8), center, and Ryan Blaney (12) at the finish line to win during the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Chevrolet heads to Las Vegas undefeated in 2024 across all three NASCAR national series

Two weeks into the new NASCAR season, Chevrolet heads into Las Vegas Motor Speedway undefeated. Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing won a three-wide photo finish at the checkered flag last week at Atlanta and William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports won the Daytona 500.

FILE - IndyCar Series driver Pato O'Ward, of Mexico, laughs as he speaks to reporters at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. O'Ward signed a multi-year extension with McLaren Racing, the IndyCar team announced Friday, March 1, 2024. The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren's reserve driver for its Formula 1 team. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Pato O’Ward signs 2-year extension with McLaren’s IndyCar team

Pato O’Ward signed a multi-year extension with McLaren Racing, the IndyCar team announced Friday. The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren’s reserve driver for its Formula 1 team.

Daniel Suarez (99), left, edges out Kyle Busch (8), center, and Ryan Blaney (12) at the finish line to win during the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

AUTO RACING: Suarez wins at Atlanta by an eyelash while Verstappen hopes to start four-peat in F1

Daniel Suarez took care of securing a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs early. The Trackhouse Racing driver won the third-closest finish in Cup Series history at Atlanta, beating defending series champion Ryan Blaney to the checkered flag by three one-thousandths of a second.

ARCHIVO - El piloto de Mercedes Lewis Hamilton en el circuito de Sakhir, Bahréin, el jueves 2 de marzo de 2023. (AP Foto/Frank Augstein)

F1 great Lewis Hamilton kept his Ferrari move so quiet even his parents didn’t know

Formula 1 great Lewis Hamilton says he kept his Ferrari move so closely guarded that he didn’t even tell his parents until the day it was announced.

Jesse Love, front left, and Austin Hill, front right, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

NASCAR teams have hired a top antitrust attorney in their revenue dispute. Here’s what it means

The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races set to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States.

Daniel Suarez reacts after winning the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Suarez takes aim on NASCAR Cup Series championship run following important win in Atlanta

Daniel Suarez ended speculation about his future with Trackhouse Racing by winning a thrilling finish to the NASCAR Cup Series race in Atlanta.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, left, and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands are in the garage during Formula One pre season testings at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Investigation into Red Bull boss overshadows new F1 season as Verstappen aims for fourth title

A still-unresolved investigation into the boss of Formula 1’s champion team is overshadowing the start of the new season this week at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Daniel Suarez (99), left, edges out Kyle Busch (8), center, and Ryan Blaney (12) at the finish line to win during the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Daniel Suarez edges Blaney, Busch in thrilling 3-wide finish to claim Cup Series win at Atlanta

Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Hill wins 2nd straight Xfinity race to open season as teammate Love runs out of gas at Atlanta

Austin Hill won his second straight NASCAR Xfinity race to open the season, surging to the lead on an overtime restart when teammate Jesse Love ran out of gas, for a dramatic ending on Atlanta Motor Speedway.

William Byron celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Byron, Busch and other NASCAR drivers are still adjusting to Atlanta’s reconfigured track

NASCAR drivers are still making adjustments in the third year of Atlanta Motor Speedway’s reconfigured track with higher banks.

Love tops Atlanta qualifying, becomes 1st NASCAR Xfinity driver to win pole in first 2 career races

Jessie Love became the first driver to win poles in his first two career NASCAR Xfinity starts by claiming the top spot for Saturday’s race in Atlanta.

Former F1 driver Wilson Fittipaldi, brother of two-time champion Emerson Fittipaldi, dies at 80

Wilson Fittipaldi, a former Formula One driver credited with helping to improve the standard of the sport in Brazil, has died. He was 80.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, right, chats with Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico at the pits during Formula One pre season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Column: Red Bull’s mysterious investigation into Christian Horner overshadowing start of F1 season

Testing for the upcoming Formula 1 season began this week and there was Christian Horner, the head of Red Bull Racing, in street clothes but still leading his team as it begins its bid for a fourth consecutive championship.

William Byron celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AUTO RACING: NASCAR moves to Atlanta after William Byron’s Daytona 500 win

Another NASCAR tripleheader is in the works as the series moves to Atlanta Motor Speedway. The season got off to a wet start with rain pushing the Xfinity Series and Daytona 500 to Monday.

William Byron celebrates after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

William Byron has battled ‘imposter syndrome’ in his climb from computer racer to Daytona 500 champ

William Byron grew up in the hotbed of NASCAR, so close to the stars that he could trick-or-treat at Jimmie Johnson’s house every Halloween.

Jesse Love, front left, and Austin Hill, front right, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Austin Hill opens Xfinity Season with third consecutive win at Daytona

Austin Hill won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway for the third consecutive year in Monday’s rain-rescheduled season-opener.

Jimmie Johnson walks across the stage during driver introductions during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson runs into early trouble, finishes 28th at Daytona 500

Jimmie Johnson was collected in a wreck only six laps into the Daytona 500. He plummeted out of contention and finished 28th in the No. 84 Toyota on Monday night.

William Byron, right, takes the checkered flag just ahead of Alex Bowman to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Alex Bowman triggers ‘the big one’ in the Daytona 500 but escapes damage and comes home second

Alex Bowman never saw how the big wreck started that marred the end of the Daytona 500. He was surprised to learn he triggered the big one.

A group of drivers led by Austin Dillon (3) runs laps during a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

William Byron wins Daytona 500

William Byron launched Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season by snapping the team’s nine-year Daytona 500 losing streak with his Monday win in the rain-postponed “Great American Race.”

A group of drivers led by Austin Dillon (3) runs laps during a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR teams tell AP they’ve hired top antitrust lawyer on eve of Daytona 500

NASCAR teams have hired one of the country’s top antitrust and sports lawyers to advise them in their ongoing dispute with the family-owned stock car series over a new revenue-sharing model.

Fans leave the track after the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race was rained out Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The race is rescheduled for Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Rain pushes Daytona 500 to Monday in first outright postponement since 2012

NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday because of two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway.

Anthony Alfredo waves to fans during driver introductions before the two Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Beard Motorsports carries on at Daytona 500 in honor of late patriarch of team and family

Beard Motorsports is back in the Daytona 500 a year after missing the race. Anthony Alfredo returned Beard Motorsports to NASCAR’s biggest spectacle.

Race car driver and actor Frankie Muniz, left, talks to a crew member before a practice run Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Muniz will attempt to make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

‘Malcolm in the Middle’ star Frankie Muniz back at Daytona and rising up the NASCAR racing ladder

Actor Frankie Muniz will try to make his Xfinity Series debut in the No. 35 Ford for Joey Gase Racing at Daytona International Speedway.

Joey Logano (22) and Austin Cindric, top left, lead the field to start the first of two Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Toyota takes high hopes into Daytona 500 but weather may affect ‘The Great American Race’

After a dismal showing in time trials for Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500, the Toyota camp roared back and swept the two 150-mile qualifying races that set the field for “The Great American Race.”

ARCA driver Marco Andretti puts in his earpiece before an ARCA Menards Series auto race practice Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Former IndyCar regular Marco Andretti forging a new racing path in NASCAR’s ARCA Series

Marco Andretti is returning to what’s essentially a full-time racing schedule three years after stepping back from IndyCar.

Chris Buescher answers questions during in interview at NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR driver Chris Buescher skips Daytona 500 practice to be home for the birth of his second child

NASCAR driver Chris Buescher has left the Daytona 500 to return home for the birth of his second child.

Tyler Reddick celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the first of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jimmie Johnson uses desperate late push to qualify for his 21st Daytona 500

Jimmie Johnson raced his way into the Daytona 500 with a three-wide move through the final turn of Thursday night’s first qualifying race.

FILE - Shane Van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Grant Park 220 Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Chicago. Van Gisbergen took NASCAR by storm last season by winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Shane van Gisbergen shocked NASCAR with a win in his debut. He’s now chasing a Cup career

Shane van Gisbergen took NASCAR by storm last season by winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race.