14+ hour, 51+ min ago  (695+ words) LOCAL UPDATE: America's Independence Day Parade canceled due to extreme heat conditions July 3, 2026, 1: 39 PM Silverstone hasn't changed a bit and yet Lewis Hamilton is ready for a British Grand Prix on a "completely different track." Hamilton coped best with adapting…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (216+ words) June 28, 2026, 2: 26 AM Russell took pole in a controversial qualifying session, setting the fastest time as a yellow flag was displayed for a crash by Max Verstappen. Russell argued he'd lifted off enough to be safe. Russell hasn't won since the…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (130+ words) WTOP Controversy in Austrian GP qualifying as Russell sets fastest time after Verstappen crash June 27, 2026, 11: 14 AM Russell sped through the final two corners seconds after Verstappen went spinning off the track toward the barrier, causing a yellow flag which means…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (717+ words) NEWS ALERT: Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information June 26, 2026, 12: 20 PM The Formula 1 title race is turning into the ultimate battle of youth against experience. On one side, Lewis Hamilton, who at 41 just became F1s oldest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (966+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Thunderstorms rumble across DC region, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain June 14, 2026, 1: 01 PM Yellow helmet still on, Hamilton pumped his fists and took a running leap into the arms of his fellow crimson-clad crew members after parking his Ferrari…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (792+ words) June 7, 2026, 4: 54 PM "You're catching me up," Lewis Hamilton, who has the most wins in history with 105, told Antonelli after the 19-year-old Italian beat him in a bizarre and much-delayed Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Antonelli replaced Hamilton at Mercedes last…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (150+ words) May 31, 2026, 7: 24 PM The start of the Cracker Barrel 400 on Sunday night was delayed by a weather hold for rain over the 1. 33-mile, D-shaped oval that is NASCAR's largest concrete track. Rain shortened the Coca-Cola 600 won by Daniel Suarez last week…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (524+ words) June 1, 2026, 12: 44 AM Hamlin won for the second time this year and 62nd of his career on a night where he jumped the start off the pole. That penalty put him at the back of the field. The 45-year-old Hamlin raced his…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (118+ words) DMV FOODIE GUIDE: WTOP's new monthly feature brings you the latest and greatest in dining around the DC area. LOCAL ALERT: President Trump says National Guard will remain in D. C. , ordering more troops for the city ahead of country's 250th birthday. May…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (26+ words) MONTREAL (AP) — Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes teammate…...