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18-year-old becomes youngest F1 winner
Teammates Hamilton and Rosberg crashed into each other on the first lap.

Ferrari disappointed at performance in Spanish GP qualifying
Ferrari started its Spanish Grand Prix qualifying by daring to believe it could end Mercedes’ run of four straight pole positions

Jack Beckman tops Funny Car qualifying at Atlanta Dragway
Jack Beckman topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway

Lewis Hamilton wins pole position for Spanish Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton edged Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg to win the pole position for the Spanish GP.

Rosberg fastest again in final practice for Spanish GP
Rosberg fastest in final practice before qualifying for Spanish Grand Prix

Kalitta takes Top Fuel qualifying lead at Atlanta Dragway
Doug Kalitta raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway

Rosberg upbeat again while Hamilton says more work to do
Lewis Hamilton just can’t get things to go his way in F1

Red Bull chief criticizes new F1 deal on engines
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says Formula One’s new deal to make engines cheaper and more standardized is “underwhelming” and “weak.”

Rosberg continues to dominate in practice for Spanish GP
Nico Rosberg was fastest in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday, continuing his dominance in Formula One this season

Vettel leads the way in 1st practice session at Spanish GP
Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen led the way in the first practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday, running about half a second faster than Mercedes teammates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton

Romain Grosjean, Haas F1 Team get strong finish in Russian Grand Prix
Grosjean finished eighth Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

Kvyat still struggling to fathom departure from Red Bull
Daniil Kvyat still struggling to understand his relegation from Red Bull to Toro Rosso

F1’s Lewis Hamilton confident Mercedes doing all it can to help him
After struggling in all four F1 races, Hamilton is at Spanish GP believing his Mercedes team has done everything it can to help him turn around his poor results

Hamilton confident Mercedes doing all it can to help him
After struggling in all four F1 races, Hamilton is at Spanish GP believing his Mercedes team has done everything it can to help him turn around his poor results

Rosberg keeping feet on the ground despite flawless F1 start
After a perfect start to the Formula One season, Rosberg heads into this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix seeking his fifth win in as many races

Max Verstappen replaces demoted Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull
Red Bull has demoted Russian driver Daniil Kvyat and replaced him with Max Verstappen for the rest of the Formula One season, starting from next week’s Spanish Grand Prix

NHRA driver Sidnei Frigo has surgery on broken arm after horrific crash
Frigo also sustained a bruised hip but is expected to make a full recovery.

Mercedes F1 team pens open letter to reassure doubtful fans
Some fans on social media say the team favors Nico Rosberg over Lewis Hamitlon.

Courtney Force wins NHRA SpringNationals
Courtney Force won the Funny Car final Sunday in the NHRA SpringNationals, the fifth consecutive event with a female winner

Grosjean, Haas F1 Team get strong finish in Russia
Grosjean finished eighth Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

Rosberg wins Russian Grand Prix, Hamilton takes second
Rosberg has won all four of this season’s races, seven in a row including last season.

Rosberg wins Russian Grand Prix as Hamilton takes second
Nico Rosberg cruised to victory in the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday as his title rival Lewis Hamilton battled through the pack for second

Ryan Dungey clinches Supercross championship
Ryan Dungey clinched his third Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship in the series’ 450SX class.

Tim Wilkerson tops Funny Car qualifying at SpringNationals
Tim Wilkerson topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the NHRA SpringNationals with his record run Friday at Royal Purple Raceway

Sidnei Frigo has surgery on broken arm after horrific crash
Frigo also sustained a bruised hip but is expected to make a full recovery.

Brittany Force becomes first woman to win NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Force raced to her second Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday.

Rosberg takes pole in Russia; Hamilton’s engine fails again
Hamilton had a repeat of the power unit issue that left him at the back of the grid in China

Lewis Hamilton expects tough challenge to make up gap on Nico Rosberg
Heading into the Russian Grand Prix, Hamilton is already 36 points behind Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg takes pole in Russia as Lewis Hamilton’s engine fails again
Rosberg and Hamilton traded fastest times in the first two sessions, but their contest ended abruptly when Mercedes said Hamilton had a repeat of the power unit problem that left him at the back of the grid for the last race in China.

Hamilton fastest in 3rd practice for Russian Grand Prix
Hamilton edges Mercedes teammate and championship rival Rosberg in third practice for Russian Grand Prix

NHRA driver Sidnei Frigo’s horrific crash frame by frame

Steve Torrence leads Top Fuel qualifying at SpringNationals
Steve Torrence led Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the NHRA’s SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, breaking both ends of the track record with a 3.724-second run at 329.42 mph