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The automaker argues that the minivan label doesn't quite fit the Sedona's replacement, so it's calling it an MPV and trying to help the term catch on. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2PC41OW via IFTTT

A new report by the consulting firm Guidehouse has Waymo in the lead among 15 companies developing the technology. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3e7QsAr via IFTTT

Volvo and its affiliated Polestar brand are early adopters of Google's new vehicle operating system. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3eHruHe via IFTTT

It’s Friday the 23rd April 2021, the venue is the Ricardo Tormo Circuit located in the comarca of Hoya de Buñol near Valencia and Denmark’s Frederik Rasmussen is about to put to the test a theory long held by the sim racer in all of us. If you practice enough in the virtual world, can you be quick in the real world? In Esports terms, Frede is by now a veteran of the genre, his most notable ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gQyUKN via IFTTT

The Equinox was GM’s second best-selling vehicle in the U.S. during the first quarter, after the Chevy Silverado. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3udglVa via IFTTT

Brown wrote an open letter about the state of F1 that was published on Thursday, in which he called for a move to secret ballot voting at F1 Commission meetings. Brown said the practice would stop unhealthy affiliations between bigger teams and smaller partner squads, ensuring they voted in the best interests of F1 as a whole. But Red Bull team principal Horner felt it would be a shame in F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3u7oYQW via IFTTT

Both of the Japanese marque's GR010 HYBRID contenders set their quickest times at the very start of the one-hour session, which were the fastest of the event so far, including the pre-event Prologue test. Kamui Kobayashi put the #7 machine at the head of the order on a 2m02.518s, almost a second faster than either Toyota had managed in FP2, while Kazuki Nakajima was 0.35s adrift in the sister ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3t8DhmZ via IFTTT

World champion Joan Mir went straight out in FP2 on the used medium rear tyre he ended FP1 on and set the initial benchmark at 1m39.781s as he began some used-rubber running. Just as it did in the opening 15 minutes of FP1, top spot changed hands frequently as the likes of Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales, Pramac’s Johann Zarco, HRC wildcard Stefan Bradl and Aprilia’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vxLV00 via IFTTT

Herbert Diess said VW plans to design and develop its own high-powered chips for self-driving vehicles, along with the required software. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3u6Wwif via IFTTT

Series boss Gerhard Berger is believed to be working behind the scenes to secure more manufacturers for the DTM’s new GT3 era following the news that Lamborghini will be represented on the 2021 grid by a one-car entry from T3 Motorsport. An entry from KTM, whose new X-Bow GT2 challenger made its first race appearance last week in the GT2 European Series round at Monza, would be seen as a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2RaJnGj via IFTTT

The pair traded fastest times throughout the opening practice session, while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after complaining of a balance problem early on and then failing to string a flying lap together on the softer tyres in the closing stages. When the session got underway, Bottas was first to take the track, followed by Sergio Perez, who was initially running a large aero rake at the rear ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3nBW7l7 via IFTTT

The 37-year-old was set to pilot one of three BTC Racing Honda Civic Type FK8s this season alongside Josh Cook and new recruit Jade Edwards. Upon moving to the Brackley squad last season after a challenging season with Team Hard in 2019, Crees won the Jack Sears Trophy for drivers without an outright BTCC podium. However, just a week before the BTCC season opener at Thruxton (8-9 May), the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xDvqRK via IFTTT

The Sequoia Capital-backed startup is set to have a valuation of more than $3 billion and raise $500 million to $600 million through the deal. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3aRCG2K via IFTTT

The Shanghai EV startup delivered 20,060 vehicles in the quarter, a 423 percent increase from a year earlier when China was plunged into lockdowns during the first outbreak of the coronavirus. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2SbS3MV via IFTTT

Following a Covid-19 induced delay, this weekend WEC kicks off its 2021 campaign with a visit to the Belgium for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the first of a scheduled six rounds. This season sees the launch of the new Hypercar class that is set to revitalise top tier sportscar racing with Toyota, Ferrari, Glickenhaus, Peugeot and Alpine, albeit with its grandfathered LMP1 machine, have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3eLVYrg via IFTTT

Seven-time world champion Hamilton signed a new one-year contract with Mercedes for the 2021 season back in February, raising questions about his long-term future. But Hamilton has already said his future beyond 2021 is not dependent on winning a record-breaking eighth world title this year, nor does it feel like it will be his final season in F1. Hamilton took part in a tyre test with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gQ7Ifl via IFTTT

A draft regulation proposes mandating that any information collected from a car’s external cameras, such as location data or images of buildings or roads, be stored in China. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3e5i60G via IFTTT

Jani, who claimed victory at Le Mans in 2016 with the German manufacturer's 919 Hybrid LMP1 prototype, believes he still has a lot to learn about racing in the GTE Pro category ahead of his first full season with Porsche since the 2019-20 Formula E Championship. PLUS: Seven things to watch out for in the 2021 World Endurance Championship "I've got a good feeling with the car now, but there ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3e7t8Tr via IFTTT

F1 agreed earlier this week for a trial of three 100km sprint races this year to decide the final grid. The first will take place at the British Grand Prix in July. While teams are still getting to grips with the strategic implications of the change to the weekend format, Ferrari’s Leclerc thinks, from the drivers’ perspective, the new format will deliver a fresh feel. For as well as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xJSaQn via IFTTT

Andre Negrao set the fastest time of the 90-minute session on Friday morning at the wheel of the Signatech-run Alpine A480 of 2m03.396s, around seven tenths up on Thursday's fastest time. The first part of the session was led by Toyota thanks to Brendon Hartley's time of 2m03.431s in the #8 GR010 Hybrid, more than a second faster than the best of the Japanese marque's all-new Hypercars had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2S7drCW via IFTTT

MotoGP returns to Jerez in wildly different conditions to what it found during last year’s double-header run in scorching weather in July. In the cooler conditions, top spot changed hands at a frenetic pace as Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro set the early pace with a 1m40.834s. This was quickly usurped by championship leader Fabio Quartararo, with the Yamaha rider edging ahead with a 1m40.661s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3eB1QUc via IFTTT

Bottas topped both practice sessions on Friday for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and said he felt “a lot happier” with the Mercedes W12 car than he did at the opening round in Bahrain. But Friday proved to be the peak of the Finn’s Imola weekend as he slumped to eighth place in qualifying, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton took pole position, finishing over four-tenths of a second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3e7lfgN via IFTTT

Mercedes junior driver Russell’s fight with Bottas in the middle phase of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix ended in a massive accident when his Williams speared left into the Mercedes, in a clash the Imola stewards decided was a racing incident triggered by Russell putting his right-side wheels on a damp patch of asphalt. Russell was repeatedly asked about the fallout from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2SaVNOF via IFTTT

The 16-year-old has stunned the motorcycle racing world in the first three races of his world championship career, having finished second and won twice – with his maiden win at the Doha Grand Prix coming from pitlane. This has left the Ajo KTM rider 31 points clear in the championship coming to this weekend’s Spanish GP at Jerez. Marquez – who had a similarly blazing rise through the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vrWFgn via IFTTT

Ayrton Senna is widely regarded as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, and in many people’s eyes his devastating speed and will to win has never been surpassed. The Brazilian made his debut in 1984 and immediately made an impact, with a wet-weather masterclass at the Monaco Grand Prix earning him a podium in only his sixth F1 race. Over the next decade Senna amassed 41 grand ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gR3Uu0 via IFTTT

Following the demise of LMP1, the WEC has a new top class with Hypercars from Toyota, Glickenhaus - absent from Spa - and Alpine forming the premier category in 2021. Peugeot will return next year before Ferrari arrives in 2023, while Audi, Porsche and Acura will enter cars in the LMDh class for LMP2-based machines from 2023. However, the new machines were outpaced in the official pre-event ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3eLPUz6 via IFTTT

The Chinese-owned supplier said it is bringing companywide software talent under one team reporting directly to its chief technology officer. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3e4nUHK via IFTTT

Dealers have been unable to sell 2017 to 2019 model year Bolts since November. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/32Z2zJz via IFTTT

After Hamilton had qualified on pole for the Emilia Romagna GP a fortnight ago, he and Verstappen appeared to accidentally brush shoulders as they walked past each other in parc ferme. But while the moment did not appear to be the result of deliberate tension between the pair, Verstappen's father thinks that it offers a glimmer of how things could pan out as the title battle ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3vn6Ang via IFTTT

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, said he was "surprised by the situation" after WEC rule makers, the FIA and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, announced on Wednesday that the balance between the cars competing in the new Hypercar class and LMP2 would remain unchanged for Saturday's race. He stated straight after the two-day WEC Prologue test at Spa on Tuesday ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3t3gGZ0 via IFTTT

Six-time MotoGP world champion Marquez returned to action after a nine-month injury layoff last time out in Portugal, qualifying sixth and riding to seventh in the race. That was the best result for a Honda rider so far in 2021, with Espargaro managing eighth place in the Qatar GP as he continues to adapt to the RC213V after a limited pre-season. LCR’s Alex Marquez admitted in Portugal ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3aL1DN5 via IFTTT

Since the need to address global racial inequality was further highlighted by the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 – an act that triggered mass public protests around the world and led to sporting events adding regular platforms to allow participants to make their own anti-racism statements – Mercedes has created a diversity and inclusion programme called ‘Accelerate 25’. Mercedes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3309cLG via IFTTT

The 48-year-old Briton has announced that his outing with the Corvette Racing squad alongside Antonio Garcia in a GTE Pro class Chevrolet Corvette C8.R will be his last as a professional driver. The decision to hang up his helmet follows Gavin stepping down from the full-time Corvette Racing line-up at the end of last year's IMSA SportsCar Championship campaign in North America. He has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2QF0Zdn via IFTTT

The union advisory said workers will get 75 percent of their pay during the stoppage. The plant makes the hot-selling Bronco Sport crossover. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3eJreaD via IFTTT

The proposed venue is the False Creek region that borders Vancouver and would mark a first Formula E race in Canada since the 2016-17 season finale Montreal double-header. On Wednesday night, the city council voted 9-1 - with Mayor Kennedy Stewart absent - in favour of partnering the Montreal-based One Stop Strategy Group, also involved in the launch of the 2019 Bern E-Prix in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gODWro via IFTTT

After quitting the premier class in 2004, Aprilia returned to MotoGP in 2015 as a factory entrant running in conjunction with Gresini Racing. This partnership has continued through to 2021, though the current agreement between Aprilia and Gresini expires at the end of this season – with the latter confirming its return to independent team status late last year. There was little doubt about ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/331m1p0 via IFTTT

Brivio – who helmed Suzuki from 2013 to 2020 – guided the Japanese marque to its MotoGP world title in two decades last year, with Mir leading the charge. In January Brivio made the shock announcement he had quit Suzuki to join the rebranded Alpine squad in F1 as its racing director for this year, overseeing Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Brivio is no stranger to working with superstars ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gL8vxR via IFTTT

The classic mid-Wales forest special stages of Dyfnant, Gartheiniog and Dyfi will be used on the popular RAC Rally for the first time on 25-29 November in the event’s most ambitious Welsh leg to date. The biennial event is a celebration of Britain’s round of the World Rally Championship in the 1970s and 1980s, and is contested by pre-1981 historic cars and other two-wheel drive ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2QxHjbv via IFTTT

Velodyne said Faraday's FF 91 cars would use Velarray H800 lidar sensors to power their autonomous driving system. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3t4b3d9 via IFTTT

Florida-based Ken Tyrrell, 52, owns the car with which Michele Alboreto scored the marque’s penultimate grand prix victory at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, in late September 1982 – the final race of the season. Tyrrell acquired 011/6 – subsequently an FIA Historic F1 championship race winner – from British competitor John Wilson last summer. After several years lying dormant, it has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3e1X4An via IFTTT

Like other drivers who have switched teams in 2021, Sainz has struggled to match his team-mate as he adapts to a new environment, with progress not helped by the lack of pre-season testing. At Imola Sainz was only 11th in Q2, while Leclerc started fourth. However the Spaniard says that his best individual sectors were as good as Leclerc’s and it was a matter of perfecting ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2QJDrE2 via IFTTT

Audi exited the World Endurance Championship at the end of the 2016 season, concluding its 17-year involvement in Le Mans prototype racing with a tally of 13 wins in the 24 Hours - putting it behind only Porsche in the all-time stakes. Now both Audi and sister brand Porsche, which also departed the WEC after the 2017 season, are preparing for a comeback in the LMDh category for LMP2-based ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/33c95Nr via IFTTT

The union advisory said workers will get 75 percent of their pay during the stoppage. The plant makes the hot-selling Bronco Sport crossover. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3u29uha via IFTTT

First-quarter global EV sales jumped 140 percent to 1.1 million vehicles, with strong growth in China, Europe and the U.S., the International Energy Agency said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3e3JZ9w via IFTTT

During the opening two F1 races of the season, Aston Martin voiced unease that the change to floor rules for 2021, aimed at cutting downforce, had excessively punished the low rake concept cars the most. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer suggested that the performance swing between the high-rake and low-rake cars could be as much as one second per lap. Szafnauer wanted the FIA to respond with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3aPFKwd via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based team has had an encouraging start to the 2021 campaign, with Max Verstappen taking pole position for the season opener in Bahrain and winning last time out at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. That success has been helped by big progress from Honda, which will be pulling out of F1 at the end of this season. Red Bull's takeover of the Honda project for 2022, allied to an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2PDFdGw via IFTTT

Thanks to his Mercedes links and headline-grabbing drive in last year’s Sakhir Grand Prix, George Russell is probably the first name that comes to mind when considering who will follow Lewis Hamilton as Britain’s next F1 world champion. But it would be wrong to overlook Norris in the debate. Both Russell and Norris scored a lot of success on their way up the single-seater ladder, both won ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xzGGyr via IFTTT

Double 125cc world champion and veteran team boss Gresini died in February after a two-month battle with COVID-19. The team – which operates in Moto3, Moto2 and in MotoGP currently as Aprilia’s factory entrant – vowed to continue racing despite Gresini’s tragic passing. As the squad gets set to return to independent status in 2022, Padovani will take over the roles previously ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3eHjKoA via IFTTT

Alejandro Agag took some big risks with Extreme E and there was a degree of scepticism about the idea of racing electric buggies in remote locations that have been ravaged by climate change. Despite a few teething problems with dust, accidents, and race formats, the first event in Saudi Arabia went well and an impressive list of drivers and team owners has evolved, including many top names and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2QIparp via IFTTT

BEIJING -- BYD Co. on Wednesday reported growth of 111 percent in first-quarter net profit. BYD reported net profit of 237.4 million yuan ($36.61 million) in the first three months, up from 112.6 million yuan a year earlier. Revenue grew 108 percent to 41 billion yuan in the first quarter. The Shenzhen-based car company, which has partnerships with Japan's top automaker Toyota and German Daimler in China, sold 104,145 vehicles between January and March in 2021, up 70 percent from a year earlier. BYD's chairman said last week that it would launch a new EV product platform which will be available to other automakers. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3aLFAGk via IFTTT

On Tuesday, the British squad released a selection of images of its Rally1 prototype running as a Fiesta on tarmac and gravel. These shots also revealed the FIA’s newly-designed safety cell – another key element of the upcoming rules cycle that is centred around plug-in hybrid technology. Since then, videos have emerged on social media of the car performing gravel testing in Spain, with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3ns6KqG via IFTTT

Two-time world champion Alonso returned to F1 for 2021 with Alpine after spending the last two years exploring categories away from grand prix racing. The Spaniard won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice with Toyota in 2018 and 2019, as well as capturing the World Endurance Championship title. He has twice raced at the Indianapolis 500, most recently in 2020 as part of his push to complete the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gKBqlL via IFTTT

Lowe left Mercedes at the end of 2016 to join Williams as chief technical officer, as well as becoming a shareholder in the team where he worked between 1987 and 1993, winning the world title in 1992 with Nigel Mansell. But Lowe's return to Williams proved less successful as the team slumped to the bottom of the constructors' championship in 2018. Significant delays in the construction and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gK2yBm via IFTTT

Despite the effects of the pandemic and a shortage of semiconductors, Veoneer stood by guidance for like-for-like sales growth of more than 25 percent this year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3nrRH0p via IFTTT

The debut of the Type R Trophy as a fully fledged championship was both well-subscribed and explosive at the 750 Motor Club’s Silverstone meeting. Adam Shepherd was declared the first race winner after Luke Rosewell received a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits and gaining an advantage. Rosewell, who had passed Lee Deegan for the lead on the final lap when Deegan lost control of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gLHeLW via IFTTT

The company said it refutes the allegations, is responding to the EPA’s information requests and doesn’t expect the matter to have a material adverse impact on its business. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3vk3bFM via IFTTT

Toyota reported record monthly sales as it was able to benefit from a decision to stockpile semiconductor chips ahead of a global shortage. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3eGwFXR via IFTTT

Max Verstappen’s triumph at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was helped by a sensational getaway from third on the grid that helped him leapfrog pole man Lewis Hamilton. The start in tricky damp conditions marked a breakthrough for Red Bull-Honda, with previous starts when the rain has hit having been a struggle because of problems getting the engine mapping and clutch settings ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xErqRh via IFTTT

The new breed of Le Mans Hypercar machines that will debut at Spa this weekend are expected to be five seconds slower than the LMP1 cars they replace, as they are not only down on power but also significantly heavier. To ensure Hypercars are still faster than LMP2 cars, LMP2 cars have had a 40bhp power reduction before the WEC announced a further 25bhp reduction earlier this month. The minimum ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3eBD8mN via IFTTT

Quarterly earnings -- Ford reports after market close Wednesday and GM next week -- will leave investors and analysts balancing the companies’ gas-car-fueled performance at the start of the year against their outlook for all of 2021. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3dZNPkc via IFTTT

Penske Automotive said net income more than tripled to $183.1 million, and revenue jumped 15 percent to $5.77 billion. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3b3kCD5 via IFTTT

On Wednesday Tanal Entertainment Sport & Media, which is a holding company of Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Suad, announced it had struck an agreement with the VR46 Team beginning in 2022. Backed by Saudi Aramco as its main sponsor, the VR46 outfit will race in MotoGP from 2022 to 2026. The partnership also hopes to build a communication strategy between VR46 and Tanal Entertainment ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gKhSy3 via IFTTT

Sixth. That is Shane van Gisbergen's worst finishing position in a circuit race since September last year. The Kiwi has been in the form of his life for the past seven months. It started by winning his first Bathurst 1000 in October last year. He then flew straight home to New Zealand, jumped in an AP4-spec Mitsubishi Mirage and won the Battle of Jacks Ridge rally. If gravel rallying wasn't ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gLnb03 via IFTTT

Honda will suspend two plants in Saitama Prefecture for six days and its Suzuka plant in Mie Prefecture for five days. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3dZ61KI via IFTTT

Toyota reported record monthly sales as it was able to benefit from a decision to stockpile semiconductor chips ahead of a global shortage. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3vnIj0s via IFTTT

The series has always been about building up to a climax on a Sunday afternoon, and rules have been tailored to ensure that there is as much scope as possible to shake things up without making it a lottery. That was one of the reasons why F1 has operated for many years with rules regarding which tyres drivers must start the race on. With the top 10 qualifiers needing to begin on the rubber ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2S9lEXs via IFTTT

Speaking exclusively to Autosport ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, Rins was responding to criticism of his crash at Portimao while battling Yamaha’s Quartararo for the lead. Rins admits “it wasn’t easy” to get over the mistake he made as the telemetry gave no “apparent reason” for the crash. And while he concedes settling for second would have put him second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dYoYgD via IFTTT

The 21-year-old didn't score a point in his maiden F2 weekend last month, recording 13th, 12th and 17th place finishes in the three races. However the showing proved sufficient for Viscaal, who placed 13th in the FIA F3 standings last year with MP Motorsport, to find the funding to commit to a full campaign alongside Marino Sato. The Dutch racer showed flashes of potential in his second F3 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3dZgRAh via IFTTT

The new agreement with the world motorsport governing body ensures Eurosport Events will act as WTCR promoter until the end of the 2025 season. Likewise the licence agreement with WSC to use the TCR technical regulations has also been extended to cover the same period. Prior to the extension, its current deal was due to expire at the end of 2022. Eurosport Events has been the promoters of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3aLqTms via IFTTT

Along with elder brother Don, he was a regular in IMSA's Camel GT Championship from the late 1970s into the mid-1980s until his career was brought to an end when he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for conspiracy to smuggle marijuana and tax evasion in 1986. The Whittingtons arrived in the IMSA series from the world of aero racing in 1978, fielding a series of Porsches in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/32StUwT via IFTTT

Ferrari struggled through its worst F1 season for 40 years in 2020 as it slumped to sixth place in the constructors’ championship, scoring just three podium finishes. The team was hampered by a lack of straight-line speed and a draggy car concept, issues it sought to remedy with the updated SF21 car for this year. The results so far have been positive, with Charles Leclerc qualifying ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xxLzrM via IFTTT

The balance between the cars competing in the new-for-2021 Hypercar category and LMP2 needs to be "reviewed", according to Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon.  Asked if he would be seeking changes in the wake of the two-day test, in which the best of the Toyotas GR010 Hybrids ended up half a second off Nyck de Vries' pace in an Aurus-badged ORECA LMP2 fielded by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gFicxY via IFTTT

Lithia Motors bought Planet Honda of Union on Sunday from Tim Ciasulli. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/336iiXz via IFTTT

Tesla on Monday had said that the construction of its planned factory, located in Gruenheide outside Berlin, was moving forward, adding production and deliveries were "on track for late 2021" without specifying further. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3eFcV73 via IFTTT

Observed from an angle slightly above and behind the rear wing, the video offered a unique perspective of an F1 car being pushed to its limit around the Monte Carlo streets. As Alesi darted through the iconic corners, and blasted through the tunnel, the sensation of speed accompanied to the sound of the 3-litre flat 12 engine, demonstrated the magic of a racing car in a fresh way. In fact ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3gHJuUh via IFTTT

The 200,000-square-foot facility in southeast Michigan will have 150 employees and be capable of designing and manufacturing battery electrodes, cells and arrays at the pilot level. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3xrgwy3 via IFTTT