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A 4,200-square-foot boutique store at a high-end shopping district in Arizona is the first in the nation for Lincoln, and a chance to explore a new kind of dealership. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/BmiFz36 via IFTTT

For the 11th time, Automotive News is partnering with Best Companies Group to identify dealerships that have excelled in creating quality workplaces. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/APKoBVQ via IFTTT

Toyota is presenting its new bZ4X as superior to anything similar in Toyota's lineup in terms of torque, acceleration, rigidity, interior space, grip, safety and styling — but not sales potential. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/dXni8ZC via IFTTT

Ferrari completed more mileage than any other team across the three days of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, while Sainz topped the driver chart with 236 laps. Sainz’s team-mate, Charles Leclerc, set the fastest lap on day two of the test, and finished just half a second off the overall best time set by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. PLUS: The state of the early 2022 F1 pecking ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RCV2W1o via IFTTT

Growing up with motorsport around me, I was always going to get involved in some way! My dad did road rallying and hillclimbing so it’s always been in the family and I was taken down to Mallory Park and Donington Park as a child. I started off as a grid girl for a GT team and then moved into getting my hands dirty after races if I was needed, using my very small experience of tinkering with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m6MIJ0q via IFTTT

With F1 teams getting their first runs of the new 2022 machinery, many were caught by surprise by the bouncing phenomenon their drivers experienced as their cars hit top speed on the straight. Trying to tame the issue has been a major headache for some teams, with Mercedes needing to use temporary floor fixes at Barcelona while Alfa Romeo will not have a proper solution until the next test in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U84X9aQ via IFTTT

Rovanpera will head into the final stage of the World Rally Championship’s snow event equipped with a healthy 21.6s lead after nearest rival and team-mate Evans crashed out on the day’s first test. With Evans removed from the action, the battle for second intensified between Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi, with 3.7s separating the pair in Neuville’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KmxXLTo via IFTTT

Alfa Romeo announced earlier this month that it would be formally launching its car after the first three-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, making it the last on the grid to hold an official unveiling. Drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou took part in testing earlier this week using a black-and-white camouflage livery, but the final design for this year’s car has now been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/R0OlgxG via IFTTT

The Toyota driver was rushing hard in Sunday morning’s opening stage when he spun into a snowbank approximately 7kms into the test. The impact flicked the GR Yaris violently around, he briefly got going again, but damage to the front of the car forced the Welshman out of the rally. Evans had been sitting second and was attempting to reel in rally leader and Toyota teammate Kalle Rovanpera ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WmqUJ8E via IFTTT

Norris set the pace for McLaren on the opening day of testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and ended up with the fourth-fastest time overall across the three days. McLaren racked up 367 laps with the new MCL36 car during the test, trailing only Ferrari and Mercedes for mileage. Mercedes driver George Russell said on Thursday and Friday in Spain that he thought McLaren looked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xndNs0W via IFTTT

As the small but growing share of electric vehicles in the global new-vehicle marketplace continues to expand, much of what Magna is developing is now tied in one way or another to EVs. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DLyWqS3 via IFTTT

Connected-car technology holds the potential to save lives, argue crash investigators who are once again calling for automakers to equip vehicles with the long-delayed ability to talk to each other. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cUqnalK via IFTTT

The M-Sport driver rode his luck on early in Stage 2 when he clipped a snowbank that pitched his Ford Puma into a spin, 4.7km into the 27.8km test. Breen was able to reverse out of the snowbank to rejoin the stage after dropping 28s, but worse was to follow minutes later. The Irishman misjudged a high-speed section, resulting in his Puma ploughing through a snowbank. With his car buried ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GHO3XNk via IFTTT

The F1-75 has been a consistent pacesetter from the start of track action on Wednesday, with Charles Leclerc topping the times on Thursday. The Italian team had a significant advantage in the first half of 2021 when it benefited from the sliding scale of the FIA aero testing regulations. Its sixth place in the previous year's constructors' championship allowed it significantly more ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KL6wC2J via IFTTT

The supplier aims to increase its original equipment sales by around 13 percent to outperform the market by more than 5 percentage points, assuming global car production of around 98.5 million vehicles in 2025. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9nAFIra via IFTTT

Teams got their first chance to properly run their new cars this week at the opening pre-season test in Barcelona, having been limited to filming days up to now. One phenomenon that emerged as testing got underway was porpoising, where a stall in the downforce being generated by ground effect would cause the cars to bounce up and down when reaching a certain speed on the straights. This was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CZfsgXA via IFTTT

Crews will need at least FIA bronze ranked driver in their line-up for the opening round of the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge, which will be held on 15 May. Supercars and SRO have made the change due to ongoing issues with both freight and borders, which have deterred some overseas competitors from making the trip down under. “Barring situations outside of our control I was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EyXiIp7 via IFTTT

Albon finished the second day of running at Barcelona on Thursday in ninth place overall as he continued to get used to his new team. As well as the change to 18-inch tyres and the new aero package, this year’s cars feature an increased minimum weight limit of 795kg, with drivers reporting that they feel heavier, especially in slower corners. “I think these tyres they're quite different ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/81fOrdn via IFTTT

But while there were few shocks amid the opening action, one of the most intriguing aspects of the day was the fact that the lap times appeared to be quite adrift of where the old cars were. The talk in the build-up to testing had been of the cars being a virtual match for 2021 machinery – despite earlier predictions that there would be quite a big drop off in lap time because of an overall ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/J16PIi5 via IFTTT

Revenue from top-end vehicles lifted earnings, bringing in 30 percent more revenue than last year while full-eletric models provided a 64 percent boost. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/tnDeG21 via IFTTT

It took a while but, when Hamilton decided to end his silence, he did so with some strong, well-considered comments. Mercedes launched its 2022 F1 attack last week and, as Alex Kalinauckas shows, Hamilton did not mince his words concerning December’s controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, or his desire to make sure the FIA changes result in real improvements. Hamilton was also careful not ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0FwNt1l via IFTTT

The motorsport governing body issued a statement on Wednesday night in response to racist comments made on social media directed at Kenyan driver Kimathi. The 27-year-old, named after WRC great and 1995 champion Colin McRae, has made a name for himself on the African rally scene winning last year’s junior title. He is set to join the first rung on the WRC ladder this weekend, his first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ta1VMN9 via IFTTT

Norris used the soft C4 tyre in Wednesday's afternoon session to lead the way with a 1m19.568s lap, over half a second quicker than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. But the Briton, who completed 103 laps in his McLaren MCL36, said he was more interested in gathering valuable data for the team on F1's first day of on-track running, and dismissed that fans and observers would now start getting too ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eKbFQPx via IFTTT

The automaker's margin on its adjusted operating profit rose to 11.8 percent last year as synergies generated about 3.2 billion euros ($3.6 billion) in net cash benefits. Margins in the North America region climbed to a record 16.3 percent last year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NypHDld via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based team, which helped Max Verstappen to his maiden F1 drivers’ championship last year, has kept the car away from being in the spotlight so far. Having just revealed an updated show car at its official launch earlier this month, the team completed a behind closed doors shakedown at Silverstone on a promotional filming day with only some low res video footage from ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ut48uGD via IFTTT

The 2020 teams’ and riders’ world champions have been on the hunt for a team manager since Davide Brivio – who helmed the Japanese marque from 2013 – departed to join Alpine as racing director in Formula 1. With Brivio’s exit coming on the eve of the 2021 season, Suzuki elected to form a management committee of seven high-profile members of the team helmed by project leader Shinichi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TcIeE8y via IFTTT

Teams have been unveiling their new cars in the past couple of weeks and completing shakedowns, but testing will mark the first opportunity to get in some proper mileage over the next three days. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen will complete a full day of running for Red Bull, sporting the #1 in an official session for the very first time. It will also be the first time that Red Bull ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9JBHpRt via IFTTT

ZF will work with Polestar on ways to eliminate carbon emissions and save resources in the drive system. Autoliv will look to provide safety equipment such as airbags and seatbelts with zero emissions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/49zx0Xa via IFTTT

Ford Motor Co . has named a CEO of Michigan Central , the innovation district the Dearborn-based automaker is building in and around the old train station in Detroit. Joshua Sirefman, the co-founder and former president of Sidewalk Labs in New York, will take the helm of the district. Sirefman, 54, will be responsible for the real estate development, as well as collaboration across different sectors, Ford said in a news release Monday. He'll be in charge of the Innovation Services Business that oversees the agenda set by Ford, Google and other partners in the collaborative space. Sirefman will also focus on recruitment and placemaking, as well as coordinating governance of the site to ensure there's sustainable innovation activity that takes place there. His role will include oversight of Michigan Central Foundation, the new philanthropic arm that will provide training, programming and research for residents, students and businesses in the area. Sirefman is the "perfe

The 20-year-old will join reigning champion Maximilian Gotz and seven-time race winner Lucas Auer at Winward Racing - the team formerly known as HTP which finished third in last year’s teams’ standings behind the AF Corse-run Red Bull Ferrari team and leading Audi squad Abt Sportsline. The announcement follows Schumacher’s appearance in Mercedes’ young driver test at Paul Ricard in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sZ1QLJe via IFTTT

One of the key motivators for the latest ground effect cars is to improve the racing, with F1's bosses hoping that more exciting battles will help bring in bigger audiences in the future. But at the core of what is changing is something even more important: producing a series that is a thrill for the drivers themselves. They, like fans, have never especially liked grand prix cars that were so ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Cn8BSY4 via IFTTT

A separate Porsche listing could offer a new funding option for the group as VW's convoluted shareholder structure limits options to raise fresh equity capital such as rival Tesla has done. Bloomberg estimates the brand could be valued at up to $96 billion. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/TCvc7q9 via IFTTT

The team couldn’t reach the final due to a penalty received after an incident between Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz. Extreme E landed in Saudi Arabia last week for the opening round of the series' second season at Neom. The 2022 season is supposed to be the turning point for CUPRA as both the line-up and the car are a winning pair. The new Tavascan Extreme E will be the key to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZbSX29k via IFTTT

Eonomist Patrick Anderson last week first estimated the initial loss could be $255 million, but by Friday bumped his calculation up to more than $282 million. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nmGWPL6 via IFTTT

The American-owned outfit was the first to formally launch its 2022 contender, but only opted to release renders of the new VF-22 at the time. However, just two days before official pre-season testing begins at Barcelona, the team has given its new car a first run out as a systems check.   As part of F1's testing rules, teams are allowed to run cars at filming days that are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9B7gPRw via IFTTT

Cindric, in his first full season in Cup Series, led the way on the start of the two-lap overtime following a crash involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Chris Buescher.  But as the last lap got underway, he got a big shove out from Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney that took him clear of outside lane runner Brad Keselowski. Blaney then went to high side in an attempt to get around Cindric, but ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bEnKqgS via IFTTT

A big crash for McLaren’s Tanner Foust halted proceedings at the end of the first lap, with double World Rally champion Carlos Sainz (Acciona Sainz) having built a two-second lead over nine-time champion Sebastian Loeb (X44). But at the resumption Johan Kristofferson came from behind to snatch victory for RXR and new co-driver Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky. Nico Rosberg’s squad only just ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/te2lNQr via IFTTT

Exor SpA, which controls Ferrari and is Stellantis' biggest shareholder, agreed to pay for so-called exit tax claims relating to its 2016 merger with its Dutch subsidiary, Exor Holding NV. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/O2j3sXx via IFTTT

The BEV Sport concept signals the future of the luxury brand. Lexus says it also revives the spirit of the LFA, a halo model discontinued in 2012. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PCVn8dO via IFTTT

He also admits that the tighter cap will make it hard for a team that discovers it has followed the wrong concept with the new rules to switch direction and produce a substantially modified car during the 2022 season. This year the cost cap drops from $145m to $140m, forcing the bigger teams to further cut back their staff levels, or allocate people to projects outside F1. At the same time ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UCA80cp via IFTTT

The 15-time MotoGP race winner will contest his first full season on a Yamaha since 2012 this year as he continues with RNF Racing – rebranded from Petronas SRT, whom he joined on a Yamaha contract from last year’s San Marino Grand Prix. Dovizioso has been very open about his struggles to adapt his riding style to the Yamaha since last September, having ridden the very different Ducati for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Z6nE9ys via IFTTT

Latifi faced a barrage of abuse on social media platforms after his late crash in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix brought out a safety car, which ultimately led to a last-lap restart that decided the championship. The Williams driver said in December he had faced death threats amid the abuse, and revealed this week he hired security for a public outing in London over Christmas due to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/osV6E2L via IFTTT

F1 managing director Ross Brawn revealed last November that series bosses were planning an open session for media in which teams would be required to reveal and explain car upgrades at each race weekend. Early drafts of the sporting regulations for 2022 said teams had to declare a “reference specification” at the start of a weekend to the FIA, meaning F1 saw no reason not to make these ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RO1JsXF via IFTTT

The SEC's lawyer said in a court filing if Tesla and Musk have "legitimate objections with the SEC’s processes...they should pursue those objections in the appropriate forum.” from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/iOwkTIF via IFTTT

The British squad revealed last year that it had received plenty of interest in its new Puma, before the car had completed a competitive stage. It duly won on its competition debut in last month's Monte Carlo season-opener, courtesy of nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb and new co-driver Isabelle Galmiche. That interest has now been converted into a sale, with Greek competitor Jourdan ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ru1W2Yn via IFTTT

According to Autosport’s sister title Motorsport-Total.com, Vanthoor will team up with 2017 German Carrera Cup champion Dennis Olsen for what would be SSR’s first full season in the DTM. The team made a successful wildcard appearance at the Nurburgring last year with its 2020 ADAC GT Masters champion Michael Ammermuller, and announced in December that it was committing to entering two cars ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DZYSrIg via IFTTT

Sure enough, the car didn't disappoint. The W13 features a nose with a domed surface and round tip that reaches forward over the front wing and connects with the mainplane. The nose tip also features a panel that will likely allow the team to exchange the smooth panel currently installed for one with an inlet to cool the drivers when temperatures increase. The mainplane itself dips down in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E3BDg4W via IFTTT

MotoGP is set to stage its longest-ever calendar this season, as the addition of the returning Indonesian and Finnish Grands Prix – last hosted in 1997 and 1981 respectively – brings the number of races to 21. This is despite the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 still being designated as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, although travelling has become slightly easier for the paddock ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rQwTUiW via IFTTT

Mercedes has traditionally raced in silver throughout its racing history, leading to the 'Silver Arrows' nickname. But the team swapped to a black design ahead of the delayed 2020 season in a strong anti-racism message amid activism around the world. The team has worked closely with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to improve diversity and inclusion through its Accelerate 25 programme ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vKCBAUf via IFTTT

Mercedes has unveiled its new W13 Formula 1 car for the 2022 season ahead of its on-track debut at Silverstone on Friday. The Mercedes W13 is the eighth F1 car to be formally revealed ahead of the new campaign, and serves as the last model coming out of the front-running teams to launch. Mercedes has returned to its classic silver livery for 2022 after racing with a black design for the past ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FozXw4A via IFTTT

The world champion disappeared from the public spotlight after losing the championship last year following the FIA’s controversial handling of a late race safety car restart at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton made no public comments about what happened in Abu Dhabi, as his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff made clear he was ‘disillusioned’ with everything that had happened. That prompted ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/X7nBqp8 via IFTTT

Keselowski left Team Penske to become an owner-driver for the former Roush Fenway Racing team over the off-season, and got off to a winning start by passing former team-mate Ryan Blaney with four tours of the 60-lap race to go.  The 2012 Cup champion then held off his replacement in the #2 Penske Ford, Austin Cindric, to win the first of Thursday night's two grid-setting qualifying ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gqTs3O2 via IFTTT

After a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic – marking its first two-year break since the Second World Ward – the TT returns this May and June. And for the first time in the event’s history, all of practice and race week will be broadcast live. The TT first announced its live TV intentions last year, but little was known about it at the time other than it would begin in 2022 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/R1Yu6rc via IFTTT

Keselowski passed Ryan Blaney for the lead with four of 60 laps remaining and held off Austin Cindric to win the first of two qualifying races on Thursday night. With his finish, Keselowski will take the third starting position in Sunday’s 500 while Cindric will take the fifth spot. “I felt pretty good about our car. I give credit to the other Fords – Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Austin ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZupGzFW via IFTTT

The Mercedes W13 car will be presented to the world in a live stream event, starting at 9am GMT, which you can watch via the Motorsport TV player. Mercedes has won the last eight constructors’ titles, and will enter the new regulation cycle in 2022 looking to continue its domination of F1 since the introduction of the V6 hybrid power units. The launch will see Lewis Hamilton will make his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GJvB9kQ via IFTTT

The Volkswagen Group has been weighing up a potential F1 entry under the next generation of power units arriving in 2026 for some time, with officials from its Porsche and Audi brands playing a key role in high-stakes meetings. Porsche has been linked with a potential Red Bull link-up since the departure of the team’s former power unit partner, Honda, and the formation of a new powertrains ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ac7SxqV via IFTTT

F1 launch season is now truly under way. Some teams are revealing more than others when it comes to the intricacies of their cars, but we’re getting an idea of what F1 2022 will look like. What we don’t yet know is whether the new regulations will achieve the aims we all want: more overtaking and closer racing. Sky pundit, ex-F1 racer and all-round motorsport enthusiast Chandhok tackles ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IMCYsbm via IFTTT

NHTSA fielded more than 354 complaints in the past nine months for the unexpected brake activation in the 2021-2022 Tesla vehicles. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/S6EAHBL via IFTTT

Early in the Gen3 piece it was widely expected that in-car anti-roll bar levers – a staple of the current cars – would be dropped for the next-gen hardware. That was part of the push to simplify the cars and cut costs, the roll bar adjuster banned effectively coupled with the proposed move to paddle shift and auto blip. However it's since been decided to retain the in-car levers, with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bnRWFV7 via IFTTT

Teams have been unveiling their initial designs for the 2022 season over the past couple of weeks as F1 gears up for the start of a new technical era. Technical bosses have dubbed the overhaul for 2022 as being the biggest rule change in F1 history, designed to improve the on-track spectacle and allow for closer racing and competition. The early car unveils have already shown how much of a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/73NJE4s via IFTTT

The team has confirmed that 39-year-old Turkington will stay on for what will be his 16th season under the WSR umbrella, and that three-time BTCC race winner Stephen Jelley will remain to complete the line-up. The duo will join Jake Hill, who has switched over from the Motorbase-run MB Motorsport Ford line-up for 2022. Turkington, who has won all four of his BTCC crowns with WSR, told ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gk7zexI via IFTTT

Pic, who competed in F1 with Marussia in 2012 and Caterham in 2013 before acting as Lotus F1 test driver in 2014, has acquired full control of the French racing team taking over from co-team principals Olivier and Gregory Driot who had been in charge since the passing of their father and team founder Jean-Paul Driot in 2019. DAMS, which currently competes in Formula E running the Nissan e.dams ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pQY2SeH via IFTTT

When it arrives in late 2024, the full-electric Polestar 5 will use an in-house developed bonded-aluminum platform. That is a change from the Polestar 2's shared CMA architecture, which is mostly steel with some aluminum. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/T6KPOfG via IFTTT

Starting up front, the nose is much more domed than we’ve seen presented by the other teams so far, with the chassis top following a similar design. The nose tip is connected to the second of four front wing elements, with the mainplane drooped down in the central region to help direct airflow to the underside of the nose. The wing itself is likely a placeholder used for the car shakedown ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DW6OiTb via IFTTT

The former Penske driver lapped the course in 52.11s to narrowly shade his former and current teammate Helio Castroneves, with whom he won the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona last month. Castroneves in turn was just a couple of hundredths faster than the quickest of the Honda-powered Chip Ganassi Racing quartet, Marcus Ericsson, around the 1.7-mile version of the course. Rinus VeeKay of Ed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EAaDbw0 via IFTTT

In the wake of a particularly divisive 2021 F1 campaign, where Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fans were at loggerheads over a number of incidents, the issue of hate aimed at drivers became a major talking point. Williams’ Nicholas Latifi found himself on the receiving end of death threats and abuse after his Abu Dhabi crash triggered the late race safety car that turned the title battle on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ypStnRe via IFTTT

McGuinness has become one of the greatest motorcycle road racers of all time in his glittering career and has won an incredible 23 times at the TT. The Morecambe rider is second only to motorcycle racing icon Joey Dunlop, whose tally of 26 TT victories remains unmatched. PLUS: What went wrong with McGuinness's 2019 TT comeback? McGuinness will return to Honda in 2022 – having last raced ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N4z5LCo via IFTTT

With the investigation into last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy coming to an end, the FIA has promised to reveal its findings and an action plan of changes is due to be announced imminently. As fan backlash is still at fever pitch over the events of the 2021 season finale, when F1 race director Michael Masi selectively implemented the rules to engineer a final-lap shootout after a late ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xXkM9yJ via IFTTT

Magnussen, who made his IndyCar debut at Mid-Ohio last season as a late substitute for an injured Felix Rosenqvist at Arrow McLaren SP, completed 143 laps in Alex Palou's 2021 title-winning #10 machine. The Dane, who will return to Ganassi's IMSA SportsCar Championship lineup for the Sebring 12 Hours before taking up his Peugeot Le Mans Hypercar commitments, was the slowest of the 17 cars ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ha4dQ7g via IFTTT

The supplier, previously owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, carried at least $9.5 billion in total debt as of September, sources told Bloomberg. Marelli is the world's 18th largest auto supplier. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/j4lGkqA via IFTTT

The Australian had the option to extend his stay in the Red Bull junior programme for 2022, but elected to switch to Alpine, joining fellow FIA Formula 3 graduate Olli Caldwell and F3 drivers Victor Martins and Caio Collet as part of its junior line-up. Last year Doohan finished runner-up to then fellow Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger in F3, in what was his fourth year as a Red Bull junior ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/b7T3PSI via IFTTT

The supplier, previously owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, had at least $9.5 billion in total debt as of September, sources told Bloomberg. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/pd15cw9 via IFTTT

The 36-year-old, who this year celebrates the 20th anniversary of his BTCC debut, lines up alongside regular title contender Tom Ingram, fellow new recruit Dan Lloyd and one other driver yet to be confirmed at the Suffolk squad. It will be the fourth different car in four seasons for Chilton, who has made 414 BTCC starts and took a best championship finish of third in 2018, the year after he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WnSPkfi via IFTTT

Lithia Motors, one of the largest players in the U.S. dealership buy-sell market, will stay acquisitive in 2022 following its first deal of the year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/sqagTUc via IFTTT

A diverse coalition is pushing to convince the U.S. Treasury Department to activate a never-before-used provision in a 42-year-old law that would provide relief to mom and pop car dealers across the nation. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NoX8yuT via IFTTT

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is again promising big gains in the EV maker's "self-driving" software. But regulators also have their eyes on the feature. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NA0xTuK via IFTTT

The six-time world champion ended Sunday’s final day of 2022 pre-season testing in Indonesia 14th having elected against a time attack owing to his right shoulder giving him some pain. Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro topped the test outright with a 1m31.060s, with both riders pleased with the gains HRC has made with its radically revised 2022 bike. On Friday Marquez admitted it was the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KjQ5JDH via IFTTT

The 2022 season marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following a significant overhaul of the regulations, forcing teams to rethink many of their existing processes. An additional challenge has been the presence of the budget cap, which was introduced last year at $145m and will drop to $140m this year. The 2022 car is the first to have been fully designed under the restrictions of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zqbdExo via IFTTT

Mortara scythed past eventual winner Pascal Wehrlein on lap eight with a tremendous run out of the Peraltada corner and diving past into Turn 1. The Swiss driver then began to build a lead but came under fire from Jean-Eric Vergne in the middle portion of the race before getting leapfrogged by both Porsches as the German manufacturer began to stake its control over the race. Porsche ensured ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yCibfUl via IFTTT

Espargaro topped Friday's first session at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia, and shot to the top of the order again on Sunday with a 1m31.060s. Set inside the first hour of running, Espargaro's time went unchallenged through to the chequered flag. Read more from the Mandalika test: Fernandez’s 2022 Mandalika MotoGP test ended by vision problems Rookie ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/37TlFwb via IFTTT

Having ended Friday’s session fastest on the new Honda, Espargaro shot to the top of the timesheets in the opening hour of Sunday’s final running in Indonesia with a 1m31.060s.   As much of the grid focused on race running, Espargaro’s lap would stand for the remaining seven hours of the test and ensure Honda begins its 2022 fightback in the strongest fashion.   For 2020 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vJjOdWE via IFTTT

Wehrlein crossed the line for the 39th lap of the race with two seconds to spare before the timer elapsed, adding an extra lap on to the overall duration – which Porsche was able to cope with to secure a 1-2 finish to conclude its first FE victory in style. This caused several drivers, who had been expecting the race to go one lap shorter, to run low on useable energy and drop out of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mHVMRIj via IFTTT

The final day of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign beginning on 6 March in Qatar us currently ongoing at Indonesia’s new Mandalika International Street Circuit. The session began at 9am local time (1am GMT) and will run to 5pm local time (9am GMT), with Honda’s Pol Espargaro currently fastest with a 1m31.060s as of 2:30pm local time. Having completed just seven laps on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VPH6Ykh via IFTTT

The cute electronic canine has a star turn in Kia's 13th Super Bowl spot, which features the EV6. The dog, longing for an owner, chases down the battery-electric crossover with hopes that the driver will take it home. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PYFE2Ia via IFTTT

In the Diriyah opener, Ticktum's first Formula E race, the British driver found himself in a close-quarters battle into Turn 1 which eventually resulted in Antonio Felix da Costa retiring from the race. Ticktum later had a battle during that race with fellow rookie Oliver Askew, whom he found to be particularly robust prior to the American's late-race ascent up the order. Reflecting on his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4gwfKSd via IFTTT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised President Joe Biden quick action to end the crisis, and on Friday a Canadian judge ordered an end to the four-day-long blockade on the key bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/orHXSUZ via IFTTT

After problems with the new track in Indonesia on Friday, Saturday's running ran without any interruption - though the circuit remained filthy off-line. Marini topped the day with a 1m31.289s on his 2022-spec Ducati, with Honda's Marc Marquez second fastest and Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia third. The top 10 was completed by Fabio Quartararo, Joan Mir, Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini, Pol ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EbQOfdA via IFTTT

After the track surface problems of the opening day of running on Friday in Indonesia, Saturday’s test was a more normal day for the field as they continued their preparations for the 2022 campaign. Suzuki’s day was made more complicated by the fact several of its team members have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday – according to rapid test results – and this affected 2020 world ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bXhr5Qa via IFTTT

The 21-year-old Chinese, who was named as a Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific selected driver in November, moves over to Cool from the Belgian WRT team. Ye will share the Cool ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2 with team boss and former Toyota factory driver Nicolas Lapierre and silver-rated Niklas Krutten, who finished second in the ELMS LMP3 points with the squad last year. The ELMS seat for Ye is part of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/G6SKDZd via IFTTT

The news reflects the fact that F1 is taking advantage of the surge in popularity of the sport fuelled by an exciting 2021 season and by the popular Netflix Drive to Survive series to secure extended deals with its existing race promoters. This year’s calendar runs to 23 GPs, but with limited room to expand in future seasons the interest from potential new events such as Las Vegas has given ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gR72CKa via IFTTT

Pricing, product mix, used car values and a strong fourth quarter helped Mercedes offset persistent chip shortages, with an expected 12.7 percent return on sales.  from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/HPlZXWq via IFTTT

Hickman remains with the Faye Ho-run FHO BMW squad for the 2022 season in British Superbikes and the international road races, which return this year having been cancelled since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FHO Racing – born out of the old Smiths Racing squad – will have title sponsorship from US entrepreneur Richard Rawlings at the TT in 2022 in the form of his Gas Monkey Garage ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kjlKOx2 via IFTTT

Green admits that the Silverstone outfit had become too insular in its Force India and Racing Point days as it rarely recruited from outside and didn’t have the resources with which to expand. He says that the plan is to combine the team’s established engineering talent pool with input from former Red Bull and Mercedes staff members to create an “Aston Martin way of working.” Last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EYUzsd8 via IFTTT

MotoGP made its on-track debut at the Mandalika International Street Circuit on Friday morning for the first of three final days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2022 campaign starting on Qatar on 6 March. But heavy rain ahead of the test, as well as ongoing construction work around the site, meant Friday’s conditions were damp and muddy. PLUS: Will Yamaha's 2022 title hopes hinge on a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1YXp0CD via IFTTT

Jeff Wyler Automotive Family has purchased seven Ohio dealerships from Superior Automotive Group in its largest-ever acquisition. The group now has 23 dealerships in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ayuMR7C via IFTTT

MotoGP’s pre-season running got underway last weekend with two days of official testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, preceded by three days of shakedown for test riders, rookies and concession riders at the same venue. PLUS: The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its 2022 MotoGP bike Gresini Racing rider Enea Bastianini was fastest across the two days with a lap ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y49YLhi via IFTTT

A teaser called “No Clichés” promises “no stunts, no surprises, no supermodels … no puppies, no monkeys, no babies,” or a range of other tactics long deployed by Super Bowl advertisers. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Jova1P9 via IFTTT

The car will also be the first model built to the new rules to take to the track when it undertakes a filming day at Silverstone on Friday. Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll are both scheduled to drive. Fans and rival teams alike have been eagerly awaiting the first sight of the new breed of cars, given the huge changes to the technical rules package. Haas showed renders of its latest model ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hZ9lbNn via IFTTT

The Italian manufacturer returned to MotoGP in 2015 after an 11-year absence, joining forces with the satellite Gresini Racing squad. This allowed Aprilia to take profit of the financial benefits independent teams got from MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports, while already having a team of mechanics and paddock facilities at its disposal. But Aprilia and Gresini parted ways at the end of the 2021 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5OTXgr3 via IFTTT

Marquez crashed heavily during the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix and broke his right humerus, which required immediate surgery. An attempt to comeback for the following week’s Andalusian GP led to him further aggravating the injury and a second surgery was required. PLUS: The Marquez risk Honda has taken with its new bike This resulted in an infection that slowed the healing process and was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/q8XK3fM via IFTTT

Rather than it being the machine that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will take into battle this season, it was simply a modified version of an F1 show car concept that has been shown off for months. Team boss Christian Horner all but admitted that the ‘RB18’ on display at the launch was not going to be the same when it gets seen at the grands prix. “By the time we get to the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ldJbDhN via IFTTT

Everyone has been talking about the opportunity the 2022 F1 regulations provide for teams to jump up the order. But this week we look at the pitfalls that could catch people out. As Mercedes’ James Allison and Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies point out, the fresh regulations represent one of the biggest changes in F1 history and there are bound to be plenty of ways to get them wrong. Alex ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MW6YLSd via IFTTT

The younger of the Marquez brothers, Alex Marquez will embark on his third season in the premier class in 2022 having made his debut in 2020 at the factory Honda squad. Moved to LCR on a two-year factory contract for 2021, Marquez endured a tough campaign on the under-par RC213V last year – finishing 16th in the championship behind teammate Takaaki Nakagami, scoring a best result of fourth at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/O5fqhIU via IFTTT

In the latest quarter, operating profit fell 21 percent but Toyota still delivered a double-digit operating profit margin of 10.1 percent. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/CBwcEvf via IFTTT

Harvick, who finished 10th in the Bud Light Clash exhibition event at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend as the car was run in competition for the first time, says the impact of the revolutionary new machine will be felt throughout the season. He says that puts the onus on teams and drivers to be ready to adapt at short notice. “As you look at the season, you just have to be ready for a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/03TKMPg via IFTTT

The six-time world champion missed the final two rounds of the 2021 season after a training accident resulted in a concussion and the return of double vision problems which threatened his career following a Moto2 crash at the end of 2011. Marquez was given the all-clear by doctors in January and returned to training on a motorbike again just two weeks ahead of the Sepang test. But having ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rKIiHaZ via IFTTT

During the awards on Sunday at Grosvenor House in London, a silent auction took place in support of the Grand Prix Trust, a charity which offers support to the F1 community including ex-drivers and employees. During the night, it was revealed that the leading bid for a four-person factory tour of Mercedes’ factory in Brackley had been claimed by Red Bull F1 boss Horner, who was attending on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wVMgR2U via IFTTT

The Sustainable Championship Index, which has been produced by the same Enovation Consulting and Right Hub companies that recently created the Sustainable Circuits Index, has evaluated 106 motorsport championships around the world. Looking at both car and motorcycle series, the report has assessed the environmental, social and governance impact of each championship, plus their engagement with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y2rYJOm via IFTTT

The 22-year-old has been signed by Japanese GTE Am entrant D'Station after winning the GT4 European Series in 2021, when he shared a United Autosports McLaren 570S with Bailey Voisin. Fagg comes into the line-up as the silver-rated driver after Andrew Watson, who raced for the team last year, was upgraded to gold status. He will share the Aston Martin Vantage GTE with D'Station boss Tomonobu ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/igd5WDV via IFTTT

The automaker is betting that its cars will appeal to younger Japanese buyers who are also more open to trying South Korean imports, thanks to the local success of electronics brands and hip Korean culture. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/6Sx9bh2 via IFTTT

The Dutchman pulled off a last-lap overtake on Lewis Hamilton to snatch victory in the F1 season finale, which helped secure him his maiden world title. In the immediate aftermath of the race, the Red Bull driver revealed he had battled the pain barrier with leg cramp during the intense final moments of the fight. But in an interview published in The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday, Verstappen ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7Ln3pNo via IFTTT

Nissan's operating profit surged to $453.5 million in the quarter from $235.4 million a year earlier. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/HWuPlkI via IFTTT

Three-time championship runner-up Dovizioso embarks on his first full campaign as a Yamaha rider since 2012, after signing with RNF Racing late last year to contest the final five rounds in place of Franco Morbidelli at the formerly known Petronas SRT. Having ridden a Ducati for eight years between 2013 and 2020, Dovizioso found transitioning to the 2019-spec Yamaha difficult. Those troubles ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BWVFG23 via IFTTT

The Kiwi was set for a third season in Team Sydney when it was owned and run by the Webb family. However an off-season change of ownership, drag racer Peter Xiberras taking over the squad, left Coulthard without a full-time ride. His spot was taken by Chris Pither, while former Team Sydney driver Garry Jacobson retained his seat. As a result this will be the first season since 2007 that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8h3FQNI via IFTTT

Following the introduction of F1's budget cap last year, Ferrari opted to redeploy a number of staff members to work with its customer Haas squad as it looks to divert resources. This included the opening of a 'Haas hub' in Maranello, out of which the new Haas VF-22 car was designed by a team led by ex-Ferrari senior designer Simone Resta. The team is looking to bounce back from a difficult ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ebr0Xgl via IFTTT

The British team has been an Audi customer team ever since the beginning of Formula E’s Gen2 regulations were enforced for the 2018-19 season, after losing its DS partnership to the Cheetah team. But with Audi’s departure prior to the start of the current season, this left Envision needing to find a new supplier ahead of the Gen3 switch to a 350kW drive motor at the rear. This will be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XgTkewA via IFTTT

Subaru's output fell 20 percent to 207,000 in the quarter, while deliveries plummeted 35 percent to 173,000 in the same period. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/tswc1v3 via IFTTT

About 370,500 vehicles have already been cut from global factory schedules this year — Another million vehicles threatened p significantly from 230,700 vehicles a week earlier. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/7xL0EV4 via IFTTT

Faurecia issued those financial targets as it marked the completion of its takeover of German supplier Hella. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/SqiYmQM via IFTTT

Subaru's output fell 20 percent to 207,000 in the quarter, while sales plummeted 35 percent to 173,000 in the same period. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/k0BEPLY via IFTTT

In the first competitive race for NASCAR’s Next Generation car in the Cup Series, the most revolutionary iteration of stock car in the sport’s history, Logano and Busch and battled up front virtually the entire 150-lap event. Penske driver Logano finally grabbed the lead on lap 116 right before a caution was displayed for an accident involving reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jupf86t via IFTTT

Ducati comes into 2022 as the hot favourite to take the battle to Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha in the championship after a strong end to 2021, in which it arguably emerged with the best bike on the grid having won seven races to Yamaha’s six. Championship runner-up Francesco Bagnaia called the 2021 Ducati “perfect” at last November’s Jerez test and heaped praise on the early 2022 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0lSkGcO via IFTTT

Team owner Kazumichi Goh described the programme as the squad's "proper return for the first time since 2004", when it triumphed at Le Mans with an Audi R8 LMP1 driven by Tom Kristensen, Rinaldo Capello and Seiji Ara. He distinguished his latest project with previous campaigns including his name, which he explained were "not 100% Team Goh". "This time we are serious," he told Autosport. "It ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KAipPGL via IFTTT

In what had become a flashpoint of controversy for Supercars, the category has finally nominated its preference for a stick shift on its next-generation cars, maintaining the same mechanical system matched to the same six-speed Xtrac transaxle used in the current cars. The decision has been made based on the feedback from fans and drivers, the latter having voiced concerns over losing the art ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fKitQuV via IFTTT

Oliveira and team-mate Brad Binder scored a victory apiece in 2021, but found the season largely difficult as their RC16 MotoGP bike didn’t evolve as much as some of KTM’s competitors. KTM made a low-key start to the 2022 season on the opening day of testing in Malaysia, with Tech3 rookie Raul Fernandez the marque's leading representative in 13th ahead of Binder and 16th-placed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TQ951le via IFTTT

Launching a new series is rarely easy. And it has become a whole lot harder over the past two years as myriad uncertainties arising from the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit have meant persuading people to invest in something new has been even more tricky. Over the next few pages, we take a look at those who have tried to get new categories off the ground in the past 12 months – with generally a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hC0z3cs via IFTTT

The father and son combination claimed three out of four heat wins against an American team comprising of Nascar legend Jimmie Johnson and IndyCar driver Colton Herta. Petter Solberg, who took victory in the Nations Cup as part of Team Nordic in 2014, won the opening bout as Johnson’s Polaris Pro XP Side-by-Side suffered mechanical woes off the line, while Oliver fended off Herta in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5ylIzm6 via IFTTT

Saturday’s action – aside from the three-day shakedown for test riders and rookies – marked the first MotoGP running since the two-day end-of-season test at Jerez last November. There we got a glimpse at what manufacturers had been working on behind the scenes for 2022, and it raised the question: what would become 2022’s tech battleground. The advent of spec electronics for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/g2lvMa7 via IFTTT

Record adjusted earnings for GM in 2021 and nearly $18 billion in net income for Ford are giving the automakers confidence to accelerate their EV commitments. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/RrAQOwH via IFTTT

Toyota is the latest automaker to join CollisionLink, a tool that offers electronic visibility into a collision shop's parts orders and discounts on certain parts. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/MBfVEoH via IFTTT