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Most automakers reporting earnings last week said they expect better microchip supplies in the second half of 2022 and remained profitable despite stubbornly low inventories. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/H9IUlcQ via IFTTT

Norris qualified fourth in Budapest, having started ahead of Russell at the last race in France. His McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is ninth on the grid. “It was a very good lap, not perfect,” Norris said about his Q3 lap time. “I had a big, big snap out of turn five. But I didn't think anything that I could have done, even if was a perfect lap, would have moved me up any higher ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uPHlUyZ via IFTTT

Cassidy, who claimed third on Saturday's race after Nyck de Vries was handed a late penalty, posted a 1m12.933s to head the session - which withstood a late effort from da Costa who offered a glimmer of hope for DS Techeetah as the French manufacturer has struggled so far in London. Mahindra's Oliver Rowland was the first to bring the times below the 1m20s mark, as the drivers shook off the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AyNhLSK via IFTTT

A downpour shortly before the start of the finale meant the race initially got underway behind the safety car. That only last two laps, though, the race going green with Waters in the lead on lap three. The second half of the opening lap saw three different leaders in what was a brilliant scrap between Waters, van Gisbergen and Anton De Pasquale. First it was De Pasquale that lunged Waters ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rhYBVv8 via IFTTT

Helped by problems for Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton the A522s of Ocon and Alonso qualified fifth and sixth, separated by just 0.060s. Alonso was ahead of Ocon on Friday and was second overall in the wet FP3 session. He was also faster than the Frenchman in both Q1 and Q2, taking third spot in the latter session. The 41-year-old was thus disappointed to lose out to his team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zvC3fYB via IFTTT

After a difficult first half to the F1 season, George Russell delivered Mercedes' best qualifying result of the campaign with a shock pole at the Hungaroring. While the team has no proper explanation for why things went so well at the tight and bumpy circuit, Wolff suspects that out of the box thinking with test items and set-up at each race weekend has been critical in unlocking something on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/X9w02mx via IFTTT

The Alfa Romeo name returned to F1 in 2019 as part of a new partnership with the Sauber squad that saw it take over the title sponsorship, as well as enjoying technical crossover as part of an extended partnership. While a long-term agreement has always been in place between the two parties, this has been subject to annual reviews that typically take place during the summer. According to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MdpT8ks via IFTTT

It was the lead Tickford cars that got the best of the start, shock polesitter Zak Best holding onto the lead as Cam Waters snuck under van Gisbergen at Turn 1. Best then settled into what looked to be a comfortable one-second lead ahead of his teammate. Initially the greatest threat to his lead came from race control which reviewed a suspected jump start before deciding against any further ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Sn6NeRX via IFTTT

With F1’s regulations originally set to remain unchanged for next year, some of F1’s smaller outfits were considering rolling over key elements of their current cars to help save costs. But with the FIA’s porpoising intervention currently set to extend to a dramatic raising of the floor edges for next year, that could force everyone to design all-new chassis for 2023. At the moment ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U0oVbA1 via IFTTT

Leaders of the two companies said they began speaking about a potential acquisition in March. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/wTHmb6a via IFTTT

The 2005 and 2006 F1 champion's current two-year deal runs out at the end of this season, and Alonso looks set to extend his stay in grand prix racing for what could be his final contract - two decades on from his debut in 2001. However, no final decision has been taken as Alpine also has to weigh up what is best to do with its highly rated reserve driver Oscar Piastri. While 2021 Formula 2 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2oE0gQH via IFTTT

Porsche, which has already started developing a F1 engine, would reap marketing benefits as the race series becomes more popular in the U.S. and China. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/AbSvLiU via IFTTT

On Thursday Vettel announced his decision to retire from F1 at the end of the season, immediately kick-starting speculation about who might get his seat. Aston Martin reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg is one obvious candidate, along with drivers who are out of contract at the end of this season, such as Fernando Alonso, Alex Albon and Schumacher. Vettel has long taken a close interest in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4Ugm8J3 via IFTTT

The two-time IndyCar champion dominated the first of Iowa's two races last weekend, and was leading the second on Sunday when a suspected failure of his right-rear shock absorber spun him into the wall. After being cleared at the infield medical centre, Newgarden held a coherent interview with NBC but later suffered a loss of consciousness and collapsed as he walked to his RV. To avoid ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vp5BVey via IFTTT

Four-time world champion Vettel announced on Thursday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that he will be retiring from F1 at the end of the 2022 season. The news was met with tributes throughout the paddock for not only Vettel’s achievements on-track, but also his activism and highlighting of social and environmental issues off-track as a leading vocal figure on the grid. A number of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m352YPL via IFTTT

With less scope for designers to think outside the box for innovative solutions, the likelihood was of a grid of lookalike ground effect machines. But things did not quite play out that way, with one of the most stark differences between teams being their sidepod solutions. At the start of the year, there was a wide variety of different sidepod concepts at play, with Ferrari's inwash, Red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/29RGrLM via IFTTT

The strong performance was supported by sales of high-margin vehicles, including electrified models, Chief Financial Officer Richard Palmer said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PxqzU48 via IFTTT

The three-time MotoGP race winner was unexpectedly thrown onto the 2023 rider market when Suzuki informed its team that it would be ending its MotoGP project at the end of the year back in May. Rins engaged in discussions with several teams, including KTM, Gresini Ducati and LCR – ultimately signing a two-year deal directly with Honda to join the latter. In an exclusive interview on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FypTXRj via IFTTT

Charles Leclerc was putting up a fine battle against title rival Max Verstappen in the French Grand Prix when he lost the back end of his Ferrari and crashed. As Alex Kalinauckas shows in our race analysis, Ferrari and Leclerc had performed brilliantly to offset Red Bull’s straightline speed advantage at Paul Ricard. The race was finely poised – with both teams reckoning they could win it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Yg7fDvE via IFTTT

While some developments have been minor tweaks and optimisations, at other times there have been hefty upgrade packages thrown into the mix as the team balances a well-coordinated development programme that’s repositioned it in the fight for fourth place. But while few of its rivals have been able to keep up with the scale of such revision, Alpine says there is no evidence of it running out ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hdptXr5 via IFTTT

The halo faced considerable opposition during its development stages, but it has now become an accepted part of motorsport across multiple single-seater categories. Key says that can be compared to the current opposition to the FIA’s focus on changing the floor regulations for 2023 in an attempt to stop porpoising. Several teams have opposed to the currently proposed changes, although ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T3dPDOf via IFTTT

Unusual car: Radical Beetle The 'VW Beetle' of Jeff Wilson was a star, both on the track and in the paddock, at last weekend's Ferrari Owners Club meeting at Anglesey. This silhouette racer, inspired by the 1970s Mick Hill-built Super Saloon, owned at one time by Wilson, in fact consists of a bespoke carbonfibre body mounted on a Radical SR8 chassis. Wilson bought Hill's car from Doug Niven ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eXW8bYj via IFTTT

The ex-Red Bull and Toro Rosso F1 racer will make his Cup Series debut this weekend on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, driving a second entry for the part-time organisation Team Hezeberg. The current plan is for Kvyat to run all three remaining road courses on the 2022 Cup schedule – Indy on Sunday, then at Watkins Glen on 21 August and the Charlotte Roval on 9 October. “I ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0Jq9wKM via IFTTT

Since making his F1 debut at the start of 2021, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for being very vocal over the radio and often shouting about incidents, leading to quotes such as “traffic paradise” that have since become part of the paddock’s lexicon. Red Bull advisor Marko oversees all of the marque’s junior drivers, including Tsunoda at AlphaTauri, and said ahead of the Austrian Grand ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6SbsZ3D via IFTTT

Ricciardo’s F1 future has been subject to significant speculation in recent weeks after a difficult start to the 2022 season with McLaren. The Australian has struggled to match team-mate Lando Norris’s form, scoring 17 out of McLaren’s 81 points so far this season and recording just three top-10 finishes. Ricciardo has a contract in place until the end of the 2023 season, but comments ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/opNDKBP via IFTTT

The all-female championship will now hold its seventh round of the season at the Marina Bay venue on 30 September-2 October in support of the Singapore Grand Prix, after being forced to drop Suzuka from its schedule owing to what the series has described as "unforeseeable operational challenges". It will mark the second W Series event to be held on a street circuit following the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/as30HMD via IFTTT

Faraday is pushing back the start of production and deliveries of its first electric SUV to the third or fourth quarter of this year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/YhQ60c5 via IFTTT

With teams continuing to find extra performance from the underfloor aerodynamics given its importance, both opted to make changes in this area of the car for the French Grand Prix. And it appears there is an intriguing detailed development battleground opening up between them when it comes to trying to maximise how the airflow is directed towards the floor by fences. Red Bull, having run the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wgXADpu via IFTTT

Paul Ricard hosted what is expected to be its final French Grand Prix on Sunday, with the race set to drop off next year’s schedule amid the influx of new events for F1. Qatar (after dropping off the calendar this year) and Las Vegas have already been announced as additions to next year’s schedule, while F1 officials continue to work on a possible deal for South Africa to join the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tqG6QvF via IFTTT

It was confirmed last week that motor racing activities at the Pukekohe venue will cease as of next April, as owner Auckland Thoroughbred Racing looks to expand its horse training facilities. That will end an era of motorsport on the outskirts of Auckland that stretches back to the early 1960s and will also leave Supercars looking for a new home in NZ from 2023 onwards. Pukekohe first hosted ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8dETWxt via IFTTT

In a bid to curb the porpoising issue faced by a number of teams in the early part of this season under the new technical regulations, the FIA announced ahead of the French Grand Prix it would be tweaking the rules for next year on safety grounds. This included raising the floor edges by 25mm, as well as introducing more stringent checks on the floors, but it has faced pushback from a number of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1ozCDfg via IFTTT

Rich Energy became the title sponsor of Haas ahead of the 2019 season, only for the agreement to end midway through the year after the energy drink company owner, William Storey, claimed it had been terminated due to the team’s poor results. Confusion followed after Rich Energy itself claimed the tweet saying the agreement had been terminated was carried out by a “rogue individual”, but ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rfc8hG5 via IFTTT

The Team Penske-Chevrolet ace, who dominated Race 1 at Iowa on Saturday, appeared set to do the same in Race 2, after wresting the lead away from polesitting team-mate Will Power before one-third distance and leading 148 laps. However, on the 235th of 300 laps, the #2 Penske appeared to ‘sit down’ on its rear right, looping the car into a spin that led to a heavy rear-end impact with the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lYzT03L via IFTTT

Support from the Porsche-Piech clan helped Diess to survive clashes with powerful worker representatives. But the family concluded he had to go as key project failures combined with worker discontent. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/qadIgRm via IFTTT

More than two and a half following the conclusion of Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, won by Denny Hamlin, NASCAR announced that Hamlin’s #11 Toyota and the #18 of his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Kyle Busch had failed post-race inspection. It means Elliott is elevated from third to first, with the podium completed by Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez. “There were some issues discovered ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KlrFfLp via IFTTT

With Charles Leclerc out of the race early on following his crash, it hopes rested on getting Carlos Sainz as far forwards as possible following his back-row start due to an engine penalty. Having started on the alternative hard tyre compared to the frontrunners, the Spanish driver was switched to the medium during Leclerc’s safety car period – leaving him with a tough ask to make it to the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LZGsJ3d via IFTTT

The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images 1. Lewis Hamilton - 103 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bT4zXWj via IFTTT

A core group of teams led by Ferrari and Red Bull are unhappy about the scale of revisions that the FIA is intending to make to the technical regulations for next year. In particular, they are unhappy that a proposed 25mm raising of the floor edges and a lifting of the diffuser throat will force them to change development direction on the 2023 cars, something which could prove expensive and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6UR2m5k via IFTTT

After seeing Williams debut its updated bodywork package on teammate Alex Albon's car at the British Grand Prix, Latifi finally got the new parts for the Paul Ricard race weekend. The Canadian slumped to last place in qualifying on Saturday, lapping three tenths of a second slower than Albon, and he felt he should have "safely" made it through Q1 before "something just felt off" with his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3i5Mrm6 via IFTTT

Despite being passed by Jack Doohan for the lead off the line, the DAMS driver reclaimed the front spot at the North chicane on Lap 1 before building a huge lead over his rivals. A quick pitstop helped his charge to victory, and the Japanese driver put no foot wrong in the second stage, holding off Theo Pourchaire to take his first series win. Pourchaire took second at his home race for ART ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2talijA via IFTTT

McLaren and Alpine head into today’s race at Paul Ricard tied on points for fourth place in the constructors’ championship, with McLaren sitting ahead by virtue of its podium finish at Imola. Alpine was hopeful of continuing its good form in France after its recent gains in the standings, only to struggle through practice on Friday and Saturday afternoon. While Alonso made it through to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kwy4NFn via IFTTT

After taking the lead from polesitter and Penske team-mate Will Power in the early stages, Newgarden dominated the 250 lap race held on the 0.804 mile oval, that was punctuated by a series of cautions. Having survived brief contact with Indy 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, Newgarden went on to take the win from Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward and Power.    At the start Power took the lead ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YqPH2DT via IFTTT

For much of this season the trend has been a big gap in qualifying between Mercedes and its rivals, and then a much closer comparison in the race. That continued in France where the quickest W13 of Lewis Hamilton was 0.9s off pole man Charles Leclerc in fourth place, while race pace has looked much more encouraging. Russell himself qualified sixth at Paul Ricard, behind the McLaren of Lando ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VPmDC7d via IFTTT

The Briton was quickest in Friday’s qualifying session, setting a 2m02.235s to top the timesheets, just 0.011 seconds ahead of Visser. But she has now been handed a two-place penalty for crossing the white line at the pitlane exit in the closing stages, demoting her to third. It hands Visser, the 2019 series runner-up, her first pole, and promotes Nerea Marti to second. Chadwick will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qRHsyV9 via IFTTT

Sainz currently has a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new control electronics on Friday, and he is expected to be consigned to the back of the grid after taking further new power unit elements before Saturday’s FP1 session. Ferrari has opted to take the hit in France because it’s so difficult to overtake at the next race in Hungary, but on Friday Sainz discovered that it might not be so ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pMIW6PD via IFTTT

A packaging supplier is saving Yanfeng Automotive millions on its shipments from Mexico. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PUXyBvg via IFTTT

Self-driving tech company Zoox is getting ready to join a field of competitors carrying passengers in autonomous vehicles. The company offered a sneak peek in the Bay Area last week. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5PuEZ12 via IFTTT

The Tech 120 Program is an all-expenses-paid technician recruitment and development program designed to help interested applicants with limited experience eventually become a master technician within the dealership's main shop. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/WDt41dr via IFTTT

Since Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas took over from Michael Masi at the start of this year there have been a string of controversies over decisions, leading to some tension in Friday drivers’ briefings. Recently World Champion Max Verstappen called them “stubborn,” indicating that they are reluctant to change their views. Russell suggested that both officials and drivers need to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0ZjO79h via IFTTT

Sainz retired from the race last time out at the Red Bull Ring when his engine expired spectacularly just as he was about to launch an attack on early leader Max Verstappen. The Spaniard immediately pulled over at the access road behind the following corner, but its downhill slope meant his F1-75 started rolling backwards when he stepped off the brakes. This led to dramatic scenes of Sainz ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vWaS7QU via IFTTT

Mercedes entered the 2022 season looking to extend its streak of eight consecutive constructors’ championships, dating back to 2014, only to find itself unable to compete with pace-setters Ferrari and Red Bull on a regular basis. The overhaul of the technical regulations for this year led to a porpoising phenomenon that was encountered by many teams, but Mercedes was one of the worst-hit ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/r2TIh8K via IFTTT

Teams agreed to support the initiative as they try to reduce the workload on staff members heading into what is expected to be a 24-race season in 2023. Operational personnel are currently subject to three curfews on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, which are known respectively as Restricted Periods one, two and three, during which they cannot work on the cars and must leave the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vwplsDm via IFTTT

The world motorsport governing body is keen to establish the WRC’s future pathway for the next three to five years following the launch of its new-for-2022 Rally1 hybrid ruleset, which is set to run until the end of 2024. Rally1 is the first step towards more sustainable future for the WRC with the regulations focused around all-new hybrid vehicles capable of producing 500 horsepower in short ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ucaKFGR via IFTTT

Zhou stepped up from FIA Formula 2 this season to become China’s first full-time F1 driver in a move welcomed by the series' bosses, who are hoping to increase its popularity in the country. Alfa Romeo was quite open when it signed him that part of the attraction of taking Zhou was that it could open the door for greater commercial opportunities from his home country. But although the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6ePzpr7 via IFTTT

Ford Focus and Fiesta pilot McGill has been in impressive form of late and followed up his double Focus Cup win at Oulton Park the previous week with two Scottish Fiesta ST Cup triumphs at the Scottish Motor Racing Club's 'away' trip to Cadwell Park. Those victories take McGill's 2022 tally to 11, moving him up from seventh to become Khera's closest challenger. The only other change inside ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hEGy6cW via IFTTT

With the German car manufacturer having got a better handle on the porpoising problems that blighted the early part of its campaign, it has been able to devote more resource in recent races to unlocking more normal performance developments. That included a raft of changes at the British Grand Prix that helped Lewis Hamilton challenge Ferrari for the race win before he eventually came home in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hZij6ap via IFTTT

The Mexican has done what no Red Bull ‘number two’ has managed before while alongside a title-contending Max Verstappen. And that’s to sometimes look like he’s getting to be an ‘equal number one’ Matt Kew delves into how Perez has established himself at Red Bull to the extent that in 2022 he has not only been capable of outqualifying Verstappen from time to time, but also taking ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U2DS4OV via IFTTT

Amid growing concerns from drivers at the start of the season about potential safety implications of excessive bouncing, the FIA felt it had no option but to intervene in order to prevent the type of severe up and down movements that were common in the opening part of the season. The FIA’s main focus was on the introduction of an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM), in order ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7lxJYIO via IFTTT

The long-time members of the Italian manufacturer’s GT roster will act as test drivers for the new car developed in conjunction with French constructor Ligier in 2023, and be part of its race line-up when the car enters competition in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship the following year. Lamborghini head of motorsport Giorgio Sanna said: “We are especially ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8unZmTr via IFTTT

As part of the 2022 sporting regulations teams are obliged to run rookie drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. World champion outfit Mercedes will give its first FP1 slot of the year to its test and reserve driver de Vries, who will sample the team's W13 at Paul Ricard on Friday. In Mercedes' preview on this weekend, team principal Toto Wolff said: "Nyck is replacing Lewis in first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w5mh3Hl via IFTTT

While all teams have experienced it to a greater or lesser extent, driver complaints about the safety implications of some of the worst bouncing eventually triggered the FIA into action. In a move that has proved controversial with teams, the FIA is introducing an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) from the Belgian Grand Prix that will limit the amount of vertical movements cars can have on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CGkSbV6 via IFTTT

There were few positives to emerge from the turmoil brought by the coronavirus pandemic. But one benefit from the misery was that it provided the opportunity to look at long-established practices with a fresh pair of eyes – perhaps the most obvious example in wider society being the flexibility offered to many by being able to work from home. And COVID-19 certainly offered the chance to press ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yRVJgFi via IFTTT

It’s no secret in recent years NASCAR has made several bold changes, from shaking up its schedule with new venues to the introduction of the Next Generation car in the Cup Series. NASCAR has also championed efforts to improve inclusion and diversity within the sport and the addition of a street course in downtown Chicago is seen as chance to embrace those ideals while also exposing its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GEYirea via IFTTT

Ever since it first teamed up for a partnership with the Sauber team in 2018, Alfa Romeo has always been adamant that its ongoing relationship would be decided with yearly assessments. In spite of the value and interest around Alfa Romeo and F1 being greater than ever, and other manufacturers knocking on the door to get in (Audi even with Sauber), there is no evidence that the Italian marque ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UbDrfKy via IFTTT

While the federal monitor says he has seen some improvement in transparency since March, a new report, citing 19 current probes, paints a harsh view of a troubled union that has been slow to respond to systemic corruption that reached its highest levels. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/C2JaeLl via IFTTT

The South Korean marque’s i20 N came under scrutiny from its drivers during last weekend’s Rally Estonia as the team were unable to match the pace of the front running Toyotas. A late decision to commit to the new-for-2022 Rally1 hybrid regulations has left Hyundai playing catch up to its rivals Toyota and M-Sport Ford, with the team admitting that it is behind with the development of its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rE7bhYH via IFTTT

So far in 2022 Russell has logged three third places with Mercedes, with his only non-finish coming in his home race at Silverstone.  He has scored 128 points, 19 more than seven-time world champion team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Norris says that Russell has had to take a more serious approach at Mercedes compared to his three years at Williams, when he was very much seen as the underdog and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/oT8zy0C via IFTTT

Read Also: How Formula E's Big Apple crunch led to Cassidy joy and heartache Sims: New York City Formula E fourth place "feels like a podium" Early on in the race, Ticktum made up ground on the cars around him and was on the cusp of breaking into the top 10, but then started to face some of the more traditional frontrunners making their way through the pack after difficult ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yzXZftm via IFTTT

While the Enstone-based squad has made impressive gains this year, and is locked in a tight fight with McLaren for fourth place in the constructors’ championship, Alonso is mindful about its longer-term ambitions. And as teams weigh up whether to continue committing resources to developing their current challengers, or focus more efforts to next year’s cars, Alonso suggests it would be a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/f0XUV9e via IFTTT

Three-time MotoGP race winner Rins was shockingly put onto the rider market for 2023 alongside team-mate Joan Mir when Suzuki announced following the Spanish Grand Prix that it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Rins has been linked to several teams, including KTM, RNF Racing for its switch to Aprilia machinery, and Gresini Ducati. It appears Rins’ 2023 future options ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Z7Er8kU via IFTTT

Depending on the trim level, the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV features a GM-estimated range of 247 to 320 miles on a full charge. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/1UWIC3n via IFTTT

While Bell's Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Martin Truex Jr. dominated much of the race, it was Elliott's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Bell who emerged as the fastest cars following the final round of pitstops. Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, nudged 2004 title-winner Kurt Busch's 23XI Racing Toyota out of the way for the lead on lap 247 of 301 but was then surpassed himself by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VBMez24 via IFTTT

The move comes after Stellantis failed in its attempt to take control of the joint venture. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cPRoQqH via IFTTT

The New Zealander won the first of the two Brooklyn races, following the red flagging of the race as torrential rain enveloped the circuit, which caught Cassidy in an aquaplane moment and sent him into the Turn 6 barrier. Lucas di Grassi and Stoffel Vandoorne followed Cassidy into the wall, both hitting the stranded Envision car and causing significant damage - requiring a completely new car to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/S96hsbQ via IFTTT

While F1's shift to ground effect cars this year has made it much easier for drivers to follow each other, Steiner thinks the technical regulations alone are not the only reasons there have been such exciting battles in 2022. In particular, he cites some of the ultra-closing fighting behind the leading Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes teams as the result of the fact that spending has been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uXxl4UL via IFTTT

While Ferrari has had arguably the fastest car for much of the season, strategy errors and a poor finishing rate have left it on the back foot in the championship standings compared to Red Bull. Engine failures for Charles Leclerc cost him potential victories at the Spanish and Azerbaijan Grands Prix, and the Maranello squad faced an anxious end to the most recent Austrian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0dogeKu via IFTTT

Rovanpera continued his charge as the Finn picked up a hat-trick of stage wins to hold a 40.8-second lead over Evans with three stages of the gravel event remaining. Hyundai’s Ott Tanak managed to share a stage win with Rovanpera as the Estonian held onto third, 1m19s adrift, with team-mate Thierry Neuville a further 1m26.4s back in fourth. Toyota's Takamoto Katsuta is on course to finish ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y3UaHkK via IFTTT

Mugen driver Sasahara was the prime beneficiary of the second of two safety car periods in an eventful 40-lap race, triggered by the Impul machine of Sekiguchi stopping after losing its left-rear wheel. Sekiguchi had just exited the pits well clear of early-stopping rival Tomoki Nojiri at the end of lap 25, thanks to a lightning quick mandatory pitstop, having led the entire race up to that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/84j62an via IFTTT

The 2h40m race around the tight, twisty venue in rural Connecticut was one of two this season to be contested only by the GT cars. Campbell scorched to his first IMSA pole on Friday, then led the early stages, albeit chased by Jack Hawksworth, making a welcome return to the Vasser Sullivan Lexus team after sustaining injuries in a motocross accident, the Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8V7oBlk via IFTTT

With traffic fatalities rising, the council says its current approach to traffic safety "isn't working," and it will now prioritize the well-being of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nIF71gG via IFTTT

With consumer confidence falling and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to fight inflation, online used-car sellers may see little growth in demand in the coming quarters. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/VSU9r3s via IFTTT

Impul man Sekiguchi claimed the top spot with a 1m35.951s to give the Toyota-powered contingent its first pole of the season, also ending a run of four poles for Nojiri and five for the Mugen Honda team. Owing to poor weather conditions, the usual two-part knockout qualifying format was abandoned in favour of a single 30-minute session to decide the grid, with the track staying wet ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/06vE9yZ via IFTTT

Jordan Taylor in the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R was the first GTD Pro driver to show his hand, taking first with a 51.302s, until Ross Gunn’s Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage edged him by just 0.021s. Then Matt Campbell in the Pfaff Porsche 911 GT3 R set a 51.079s to take provisional pole, just ahead of Jack Hawksworth in second in the #14 Lexus RC F of Vasser Sullivan, 0.018s off Campbell's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bOeZIkG via IFTTT

Automakers should stop pursuing the wrongheaded notion that consumers will pay more to temporarily unlock added functionality on their vehicles, especially if the equipment needed to enable that functionality is already included. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Ck1AwjU via IFTTT

The next vehicle to explore the moon's surface could be powered by the same batteries underpinning GM's coming electric vehicles and share driving characteristics with the GMC Hummer EV. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DUKVYLg via IFTTT

Zhou’s roll hoop was lost early in the incident after he was involved in a clash with George Russell and Pierre Gasly and flipped, with the hoop taking the initial impact when he landed upside down. As his Alfa Romeo slid along the track surface Zhou was protected by the Halo before the car entered the gravel trap and flipped over the barrier. Alfa Romeo is the only team in the pitlane to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2wVkcnf via IFTTT

The M-Sport-Ford driver started the day leading the event after winning Thursday night’s super special, and remained in podium contention across Friday’s opening two stages. However his hopes of challenging for a third rostrum of the season unravelled on the penultimate stage of the morning loop while sitting in fourth position, 14.2s adrift of Toyota's rally leader Elfyn Evans. Breen ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LFliZbD via IFTTT

In the wake of driver complains about the safety implications of excessive car bouncing, F1’s governing body introduced a raft of measures aimed to trying to eradicate the phenomenon. It plans to introduce an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) from the Belgian Grand Prix that teams will not be allowed to exceed. Furthermore, to ensure that the AOM applies to all competitors equally, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IP64s59 via IFTTT

The German manufacturer has confirmed the open secret that it has chosen to base the engine for the BMW M Hybrid V8 on the powerplant used in the M4 DTM for two seasons before a change of regulations for 2019. The latest announcement on the LMDh programme from BMW reveals that LMDh engine known as the P66/3 retains the four-litre capacity of the normally-aspirated DTM unit and that it now runs ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/D9IPSz7 via IFTTT

The two-time F1 world champion has had some standout moments this year, including his near miss on pole position at the Australian Grand Prix and a front row start in Canada last month. He also proved the growing competitiveness of his Alpine package as he charged from the back of the grid in Austria last weekend to challenge for a top-six slot before a wheel problem forced another ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gC5w1QZ via IFTTT

The 2023 Toyota Crown, built in Japan, will feature a hybrid powertrain and replace the large Avalon sedan in the brand's U.S. lineup. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/j5GqcYx via IFTTT

Like 2021 Rankings winner Jackson, Harrison is taking victories in Historic Formula Ford 1600 plus another category, in his case Historic Formula 3. Two successes were scored at Brands in his HF3 Chevron B15, plus two in his HFF1600 Merlyn Mk20, both machines prepped by the Silverstone-based SpeedSport squad. Harrison is not the only driver to join Rankings top dog Lucky Khera on double figures ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lVPI5Rv via IFTTT

Panasonic has been looking for potential factory sites in Kansas and Oklahoma to supply batteries to Tesla's new assembly plant in Texas. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/6vlfxgB via IFTTT

Last month Robert Wickens became a race winner again, defying his paralysis by using hand controls to score victory at Watkins Glen’s IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge event with Hyundai. On the same day at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed, disabled MotoGP world champion Wayne Rainey rode his Yamaha YZR500 again and quadriplegic Sam Schmidt – Robert’s IndyCar team boss during his Pocono horror ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/46NhzgD via IFTTT

The South Korean marque says it is facing a "nightmare" situation in securing parts for use on its i20 N WRC cars due to a worldwide shortage of several raw materials. The automotive sector has been hit hard by a shortage in computer chips and electronic components, which first came to light at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This problem has since been affected by rising energy costs ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gLHRFp9 via IFTTT

At last week's Austrian Grand Prix a total of 43 track limits infringements were recorded during the race at the Red Bull Ring, with further deleted lap times in qualifying, most notably Sergio Perez losing his Q2 lap time after qualifying had finished. The numerous track limits violations, brought on by some of Spielberg's tarmac and Astroturf run-offs, led to world champion Max Verstappen ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xuhqdt2 via IFTTT

The Monegasque driver took his first win since April’s Australian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday, with better tyre management on his F1-75 allowing him to overtake and beat pole position man Max Verstappen. The triumph was especially significant because it came off the back of what Leclerc has labelled a ‘disaster’ sequence of races where Ferrari had thrown away opportunities ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GD6UVur via IFTTT

Bosch plans to spend more than $3 billion to satisfy a growing demand for microchips in Europe — but the move could help ease the global chip shortage in general. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/do3C5mk via IFTTT

Masi was given the race director job after Charlie Whiting passed away on the eve of the 2019 Australian GP, and he held it for three full seasons until last year’s Abu Dhabi GP controversy proved to be the trigger for his departure from the job in February. He returned to Australia in April, but remained an employee of the FIA, while his future role remained under discussion. The FIA ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zaTnK9k via IFTTT

Discontent has been growing among the drivers for some time now over the apparent lack of consistency in stewarding over matters such as on-track battles and track limits. This was prevalent in last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, where there were 43 incidents of track limits violations by the stewards, while George Russell felt his five-second penalty for his first-lap collision at Turn 4 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9QsZ6i5 via IFTTT

But it was a race that kept the stewards incredibly busy as an array of on-track incidents meant almost half the grid received some kind of sanction. Although there was action for some on-track collisions, including repeats of incidents from previous years at the Red Bull Ring, the majority of steward action in the race related to track limits after 43 breaches for crossing the white ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QNsJ3tG via IFTTT

It was announced on Tuesday that Ganassi had taken up his option on its 2021 IndyCar champion to retain him through the end of the 2023 season. The release included a quote from Ganassi, who has seen his drivers score 14 championships since 1996, and also supposedly from Palou – a fact that the Spaniard rejects completely. Palou took to Twitter to say: “I have recently learned from the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2KOgzc4 via IFTTT

Continental, which already operates 21 plants employing 20,000 employees in Mexico, is expanding its North American operations. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/vRpAM8l via IFTTT

Vettel was summoned by the FIA on Saturday evening over his behaviour in the drivers’ briefing 24 hours earlier, when it emerged he had left the meeting while it was ongoing. Vettel received a suspended €25,000 fine for the incident, which the FIA said saw him fail to live up to the standard of being a role model to other drivers in motorsport. The Aston Martin driver and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1ryDZYM via IFTTT

Facing a global shortage of semiconductor chips and other supply-chain disruptions, automakers in Europe are offering fewer options for cars so customers can get their new cars quickly. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/T6AbRLd via IFTTT

The Japanese manufacturer quit F1 at the end of last year, with its parent company wanting to divert its resources towards zero-emmission technology in road cars. However, it did not turn its back completely with Red Bull taking over the running of the Honda power units that helped Max Verstappen to the drivers’ championship. PLUS: How Honda achieved F1 redemption through ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NQkal5Z via IFTTT

The 2019 world champion heads to his home round off the back of a second retirement from six rounds at Safari Rally Kenya last month. Tanak suffered a broken gear lever and a prop shaft failure, before a power steering issue ultimately ended his rally prematurely. Despite a series of reliability issues this year, the Estonian sits third in the championship standings, helped by a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pIf5WeR via IFTTT

Technical director Luca Ciancetti suggested that the pace of the Glickenhaus 007 LMH shared by Romain Dumas, Pipo Derani and Olivier Pla would have brought it back into contention over the second half of the six-hour race after it lost of a lead of more than 50s late in the third hour.  That advantage was wiped out by a safety car, and then the drive-through penalty taken immediately after ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nNSvcf1 via IFTTT

The automaker is working to build an operating system that is capable of frequent over-the-air updates to enable enhancements such as full autonomous driving for a set distance as a way of getting ahead of Tesla. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/rKC3Tkx via IFTTT

Spire Motorsports Chevrolet driver LaJoie led the way on a restart with three of 260 laps remaining at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but Hendrick Motorsports' Elliott was able to get around him with one to go. LaJoie wasn't giving up on a potential first win in the Cup Series however, and at the start of the final lap got a big run on Elliott's Chevrolet. He tried a pass on the outside, but ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dL4O7R1 via IFTTT

The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images 1. Lewis Hamilton - 103 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AoUt1xS via IFTTT

Ranking the best British drivers in Formula 1 history is no easy task as it's an argument that can generate hours of debate, but statistically the top 10 can be declared. While statistics rarely reveal the full picture to decide any dispute, they can provide a window on the wider topic, albeit with a few ifs and buts required to provide context around the feats. Lewis Hamilton has a strong ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/meo3TAt via IFTTT

With our 11th 40 Under 40 class, Automotive News enters a second decade of recognizing young dealership leaders. This year's stars have led digital retailing transformations, found new ways to stock vehicles during an inventory crisis and chipped away at the industry's recruiting challenges. We congratulate them and hope you enjoy reading their stories. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/NB7uStc via IFTTT

Max Verstappen was given extra breathing space to control Saturday’s sprint race after Leclerc and Sainz were compromised by an intense fight for second in the early laps. After a close battle at Turn 4 resulted in Sainz losing ground, Leclerc was able to run in clear air in his pursuit of the leader. PLUS: Why Ferrari can take it to the wire in Austria despite Verstappen's sprint ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EXktwTv via IFTTT

The Hitech rookie led from pole, with the formation lap starting behind the safety car before a rolling start. He rapidly built up a strong lead to second-placed Victor Martins, with a 2.3s gap by lap eight. Despite a safety car on lap 21 closing the gap, the young Red Bull junior held on to secure his second win in as many weekends, having also taken victory in last weekend’s sprint race at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OY8Wf6P via IFTTT

The reigning world champion topped Friday’s qualifying session to take pole for the sprint race on Saturday, which he duly converted to victory over Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. In last month’s Azerbaijan GP, Verstappen said he was asking Red Bull to give him a better car for qualifying having felt he was still lacking in this area. And while he has taken pole in two of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vifHFod via IFTTT

The pair battled across the second 250-kilometre heat, a fight that the boiled over on the very last corner. With van Gisbergen holding a narrow lead over De Pasquale, the Shell Mustang driver tried an ambitious passing attempt down the inside. However he didn't close enough, instead tipping the leading Red Bull Holden into a spin. De Pasquale then slowed to try and redress the situation ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DAQMxpZ via IFTTT

Acura, which has its sights set on returning to 200,000 annual U.S. sales, is working to reach younger and diverse consumers through various pop culture-themed marketing efforts. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5tr9Ppi via IFTTT

Stellantis has updated the 2022 Jeep Compass with a redesigned interior and a new infotainment system in hopes that the compact crossover will be more competitive in a hotly contested segment. So far, there are some promising signs. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nNYP8Ko via IFTTT

After what appeared to be an improvement in his performance after the Monaco Grand Prix, Ricciardo has endured more challenging times at the British GP and in Austria this weekend. He never looked like challenging for points after a lowly qualifying at Silverstone, and at the Red Bull Ring he failed to make it out of Q1 after being unable to match the pace of team-mate Lando Norris. He will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HmDNnqK via IFTTT

The issue first emerged in the porpoising technical directive (TD) issued by the FIA prior to the British Grand Prix, which gave details of plans for stricter monitoring of floor flexing. The TD also gave details of how the governing body would use an aero oscillation metric, or AOM, to measure porpoising and bouncing. The new requirements were due to be imposed at the French GP, following ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vZj26AS via IFTTT

During a facility upgrade that forced managers and salespeople to work in trailers, Jaguar Land Rover Norwood in Massachusetts created a game to boost morale and increase sales. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/zaPO9lU via IFTTT

Developing a car for the hybrid era of the British Touring Car Championship has been a challenging but satisfying job. We introduced the new 3 Series BMW for 2019, and were thinking of changing the cooling package at the end of 2020, ready for 2021, but when the hybrid was announced we thought if we do it then, we’d have to do it again for the hybrid. So, we kept the car as it was, and then ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/G1HobDE via IFTTT

As part of the FIA's push to eradicate excessive porpoising from the current generation of cars, it is introducing a raft of new measures from the French Grand Prix. As well as there being an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) limit that teams will not be allowed to exceed, motor racing's governing body is also looking to restrict flexi-floor tricks. There have been suspicions that some ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SRprVFC via IFTTT

The future rules, which will include a commitment to sustainable fuels, have yet to be ratified and published. At Silverstone last weekend, Vettel did a demonstration run in his Williams FW14B having arranged to run it on a supply of sustainable fuel that he had acquired. PLUS: The inconvenient questions posed by Vettel's Williams run The success of his run inevitably led to suggestions ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SWyEe0z via IFTTT

Lexus' new high-tech yoke steer-by-wire system will be optioned in the upcoming RZ all-electric crossover and offered to U.S. drivers. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2bAJp6s via IFTTT

Pole in Saudi Arabia and victory in the Monaco Grand Prix was soon followed by the announcement of a two-year contract extension at Red Bull, albeit the deal had been signed before the principality win. This was then backed up by initially promising pace in Azerbaijan to outqualify defending champion Max Verstappen and generate a buzz that the Mexican had closed the performance gap to his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KH3AnvQ via IFTTT

The team conceded that, with more redesigned major components than original ones, this latest version of the FW44 could effectively be called a new car. It only had enough spare parts for Alex Albon at Silverstone, and there were concerns his opening lap crash on Sunday had damaged them beyond repair and he could be forced to go back a step for this weekend. However, the team has confirmed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V4y9xGp via IFTTT

A self-driving vehicle operated by Cruise was involved in a June 3 crash in San Francisco which resulted in injuries to occupants in both vehicles, according to a report the company filed with California regulators. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/wtTdRij via IFTTT

Last weekend’s Silverstone race was the best round of the 2022 Formula 1 season so far, despite some worrying moments. Carlos Sainz provided a feel-good factor by finally scoring his first world championship GP victory, at his 150th attempt. There was also some great on-track action as the new cars proved their worth at a high-speed venue, while Lewis Hamilton delivered for his home fans with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UJncX4w via IFTTT