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There are a few sports that don’t require a dime to play. Running, swimming and wrestling spring to mind. Motorsport – and Formula 1 in particular – has always been the antithesis of those. By its very nature, large sums of money are required even to bring a single grand prix to life. Most of the drivers hail from wealthy (or connected) families, without which they wouldn’t have got into ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BqGIHxs via IFTTT

N° Team Car Confirmed drivers Hypercar - 16 cars 2  Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R  Earl Bamber  Alex Lynn  Richard Westbrook 3  Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R  Sebastien Bourdais  Renger van der Zande  Scott ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qrTwVkL via IFTTT

Tesla and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles' Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9JUkdI0 via IFTTT

The Northern Irishman has signed a deal to race a BMW M4 GT3 for the Belgian squad in the Bronze Cup class for Platinum-Silver-Bronze lineups alongside his regular partner in the 2022 GT4 European championship Tim Whale and team returnee Lewis Proctor. The team had announced in December that MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin and Augusto Farfus would helm one of its two Pro entries ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/k1pyfQL via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based squad is coming off the back of a 2022 campaign where its RB18 had phases where either one or the other driver was happier. At the start of the season, when the car suffered from understeer due to being overweight, those characteristics favoured Perez much more. But as the team reduced the car’s mass, that help make its front end better at turn-in, and that swung ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZQgNmlK via IFTTT

The Cape Town track, specially laid out on public roads for this first E-Prix, was new to everyone. In addition to the work on the simulator, there was also a reconnaissance of the circuit on foot, a very instructive moment before the first test session where everyone was able to get a more precise idea of the layout and its demands. "I had seen things in the simulator, such as the bumps, which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZM8u2vq via IFTTT

S&P Global Mobility's 2022 Automotive Loyalty Awards show GM and Tesla are the big winners with Tesla topping Ford for brand loyalty for the first time. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/chAdHxU via IFTTT

The double MotoGP podium finisher was the only Honda rider to get the difficult RC213V to a rostrum in his rookie year in 2020 when he was with the factory squad, but struggled to replicate this with LCR in 2021 and 2022. With just two top eight finishes to his credit in 2022 on the Honda, Marquez elected to move to the Gresini Ducati squad for 2023 and felt “immediately at home” on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Jx7ThcP via IFTTT

Nissan will be able to comply with U.S. local sourcing rules for EV tax credits from 2026 as it consolidates platforms and drivetrains for more competitive EVs. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/GZwVXNH via IFTTT

The Maranello-based outfit raised some eyebrows when the front wing of its 2023 challenger featured the very same slot gap separator trick concept that Mercedes had been told it could not run last year. The idea is that the support elements are shaped in such a way that they help divert airflow to better increase outwash – something the FIA had hoped to minimise with the new generation of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YS89NVR via IFTTT

At McLaren's 2023 launch, even before a wheel was turned, the team realised it was in for a rough start to the new season because it found it had missed its aero targets. Last week's three-day Bahrain test has gone reasonably well, but it also confirmed the team's expectation that just like last year it would start 2023 with a car that is too inefficient, and therefore generates excessive drag ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bFXCJwk via IFTTT

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly did not feature that high on timing screens over the three-day pre-season test in Sakhir as the team focused on longer runs and experimentation with its A523, deciding not to run with low fuel or use the softest tyres in Pirelli’s range. However, rivals have indicated that the Enstone team looks competitive and will potentially be vying with Aston Martin to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lZs0NP8 via IFTTT

The Silverstone team says that it will give the Canadian “every chance” to compete in the opening race of the season after a cycling accident forced him out of the three-day pre-season test in Bahrain. A decision on who will race next weekend could be left until the last minute, and Stroll may possibly even drive the car in FP1 with the option of stepping out if he is unable to perform ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sikQNM5 via IFTTT

Reigning world champion Bagnaia will be joined at the factory squad by four-time race winner Bastianini in 2023 after he fought off Pramac’s Jorge Martin to claim the factory seat vacated by KTM’s new signing Jack Miller. There were several flash points across the 2022 season in which Bagnaia and Bastianini locked horns on track, most notably at the penultimate round of the campaign in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/w30H1rq via IFTTT

Last December, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and the FIA announced that tyre warmers would be scrapped from both the WEC and European Le Mans Series this year in a move "designed to reduce the teams’ environmental impact". As such, the respective qualifying sessions for both the prototypes - including Hypercar and LMP2 - and GTE cars will be extended to 15 minutes to allow drivers additional ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BJZWqoY via IFTTT

Red Bull emerged from F1’s pre-season test at Sakhir widely regarded as the team to beat, with the RB19 appearing to be very reliable and quick on both short and long runs.  But while the pace of the Red Bull appeared to be bad news for Ferrari, which is targeting a fight for world championship glory this year, Vasseur seems far from alarmed about what he has seen in running so ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Q3FJueL via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell made an encouraging start to the 2023 test on Thursday with a car that didn't seem to suffer from porpoising like its cursed predecessor. But the week took a wrong turn on day two, when the Brackley team struggled with the balance throughout the day in both the hot daytime and cooler evening conditions. The team admitted it was mystified by its loss of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RPZOtWF via IFTTT

GM hasn't said how, when or whether elf-cleaning technology might make its way into a vehicle. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/1bOToIc via IFTTT

With times at the Bahrain International Circuit improving as teams shifted to more performance work, Leclerc clocked a 1m31.024s on Pirelli's C5 tyres to lead Mercedes' George Russell by four tenths. Following two flawless days Alfa Romeo hit trouble in Sakhir, Valtteri Bottas causing a red flag as he ground to a halt with suspected gearbox problems. It was the second red flag of the session ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bmuS7tR via IFTTT

The Indian manufacturer grounded all four cars during qualifying; Nico Muller, Oliver Rowland, Lucas di Grassi and Kelvin van der Linde did not leave the garage at any point as Mahindra assessed its options to determine if it could take part. It was later confirmed that Mahindra would not continue with the weekend in Cape Town, citing that it had concerns about the integrity of its rear ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IFrpbyH via IFTTT

British F1 viewers can watch every race live on Sky Sports F1, or catch the highlights on Channel 4. This arrangement is the result of several years of evolution of F1 broadcasting rights in the UK. The BBC used to show 10 races live each season, but ended its deal three years early in 2015 due to budget cuts. Channel 4 took over from the BBC until the end of the 2018 season, but since then ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gq5SH9j via IFTTT

Although warm at 22 degrees C, the session began under slightly overcast conditions as the morning cloud was yet to burn away.  Mortara was the first driver into the 1m11s as the times quickly began to tumble, but was quickly shuffled out of top spot as the pace aligned with that from Friday’s FP1 session.  Jean-Eric Vergne stepped into the 1m10s, but was then ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WGtVAQx via IFTTT

Molly Boigon has joined Automotive News as a transportation and mobility reporter in New York. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/H9T4Jak via IFTTT

It's not clear if the collision with a Contra Costa County involved the company's advanced driver assistance systems, but the case echoes others in which Tesla drivers using self-driving technology crashed into emergency vehicles. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/h7KVziC via IFTTT

A U.S. plant for electric cars has of become "highly attractive," CEO Markus Duesmann told a German newspaper. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/qgjvrcE via IFTTT

Following an encouraging opening day of running for the new C43 at the Bahrain pre-season test on Thursday, both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu were left upbeat by some specific areas of progress made over the winter. Beyond some general aerodynamic and performance upgrades, the drivers are especially boosted by both reliability progress and more rear-end stability, issues that plagued the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kTnCdo5 via IFTTT

For the first E-Prix in Cape Town, three teams are to be followed closely. Tag Heuer Porsche, currently leading the championship, Avalanche Andretti, the German manufacturer's customer team, but above all DS Penske, which is for the moment the only team to have dominated Porsche-powered squads this season. After Jake Dennis’s victory for Andretti ahead of Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XsEy4UL via IFTTT

Team principal Gunther Steiner says that the money has been fed straight into the development budget for the VF-23. The team’s push for cost savings reflects the fact that Moneygram title sponsorship and an eighth-place finish in the 2022 world championship has given it the funds with which to push up to the cost cap for the first time. Haas used to travel worldwide with a two-part pit ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/swHaZ0r via IFTTT

The beginning of season five starts with a quick recap of the 2021 season finale which, for some fans, might prove a bruising experience given the controversial events from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But that shouldn't detract from what is another must-watch series, with the opening segment of the 2022 season providing a nice palate cleanser as buddies Mattia Binotto and Gunther Steiner enjoy a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Vb1joKq via IFTTT

The Briton comes into the line-up in the #22 United ORECA-Gibson 07 alongside long-time team-mates Albuquerque and Hanson in place of Will Owen as the silver-rated driver. Lubin is making the switch to sportscar racing after a season in Euroformula Open in which he took one win on the way to fourth in the championship with Team Motopark. He told Autosport: “One of my dreams has always been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UsbZa9g via IFTTT

Featuring 21 races across seven rounds, the inaugural season of F1 Academy will kick-off at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on 28-29 April, with further standalone events at Valencia, Barcelona, Zandvoort, Monza and Paul Ricard until the end of July. Following a three-month break, the championship will conclude on the support bill for the US Grand Prix on 21-22 October, giving budding female ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Z19DTIQ via IFTTT

The number of vehicles getting the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's top awards dropped considerably as the group ratcheted up the criteria. And IIHS says the requirements will only get tougher in 2024. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Jl87ymV via IFTTT

The Italian outfit’s strategy calls came under the spotlight last year after a number of high-profile costly errors.  This included bad pit calls at the Monaco Grand Prix that cost Charles Leclerc a potential victory, as well as a bizarre call that left the Monegasque driver as the only driver on intermediate tyres for the start of Q3 at the Brazilian Grand Prix.  The team was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Iu4HMgO via IFTTT

But once the finished cars had gone public, it was inevitable we would see teams hone-in on the agreed best ideas, even if it meant switching concept.  The imposition of a cost cap limited how much change was possible during the 2022 campaign, though, with biggest revisions always likely to be made over the last winter.  As F1’s 2023 cars have broken cover, it has been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fCWB8GZ via IFTTT

North American adjusted operating income rose 23% to $14.8 billion in 2022. Revenues surged 23% to $90.9 billion. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/EQsHzJw via IFTTT

Stellantis expects another year of double-digit returns as vehicle price increases slow, chip shortages ease and production returns to normal. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5hvXBum via IFTTT

Rowbottom, who took one victory during a two-year stint with the Team Dynamics Honda squad in 2021-22, will partner three-time champion Ash Sutton plus Dan Cammish and Sam Osborne in Motorbase’s squad of Ford Focus ST machinery. The 34-year-old Midlander replaces Ollie Jackson, who is returning to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB but will retain a BTCC Motorbase presence through his Mountune engine ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LSnYwRm via IFTTT

The Scot claimed his maiden British GT title at the Donington Park finale last year after taking two wins and a further four podiums during the campaign at the wheel of a RAM Racing-run Mercedes-AMG. Insight: How a Pro mindset finally secured a British GT Am an overdue title Having raced with the squad since 2019, Loggie has decided to move away from RAM – with team founder Dan ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/todwiZF via IFTTT

Twelve months on from McLaren facing a disastrous test in Bahrain and disappointing opening race after suffering brake overheating problems, the squad has made efforts to ensure there is no repeat trouble this time around.  Well aware that there is just a single test before the opening 2023 race at Sakhir, McLaren booked in one of its two filming days for Bahrain on Tuesday to check that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jX8pRVW via IFTTT

Yamaha will be the only manufacturer on the grid in 2023 to field just its two factory team bikes, after losing its satellite tie-up with RNF Racing – who has joined forces with Aprilia for the next two seasons. The role of satellite teams has changed considerably in MotoGP in recent years, with them very much seen as simply more than mere customers – with Ducati taking the lead in this ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3p0jNZt via IFTTT

The elder of the van der Linde brothers was absent from Audi’s customer racing announcement on Tuesday, where it named 14 drivers as part of its factory line-up for 2023. He leaves Audi after nearly a decade under its umbrella, winning the GT Masters title in 2014 and 2019 and coming close to clinching the championship in the DTM at his first attempt in 2021. His other successes include two ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6otcK1T via IFTTT

The former Haas driver suffered a spectacular accident on the opening lap of the 2020 Bahrain GP when he made contact with the AlphaTauri of Daniil Kvyat and speared into the barrier on the exit of Turn 3. His car split in half upon the violent impact and exploded into flames, with Grosjean miraculously escaping with only minor injuries despite sitting in the car for 28 seconds while it was on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tV9AsSD via IFTTT

Indeed, the narrative surrounding the Silverstone-based squad these days is more about when it will start winning in F1, rather than if. With its new star driver, the fruits of its recruitment drive paying off with its AMR23 design, a new factory almost finished, and the support of huge investment from Lawrence Stroll, all the right elements appear to be falling into place for that push towards ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ipGdA86 via IFTTT

Hamlin, who led the race for six laps, said on his podcast that he had a big opportunity to win until the final pitstop cycle, when he pitted from a top-five place with 23 laps to go with Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Martin Truex Jr. The plan was for them to rejoin in tandem, but Truex needed much less gas to get the end and exited the pits too far ahead of Hamlin to draft ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GW7V3Ji via IFTTT

Launching a new team can be a daunting process. After all, it can take years for a fledgling operation to grow and for success to be achieved. But that was not the case for frontrunning Ginetta Junior squad R Racing. The Norfolk team went from a tiny single-car outfit to a slick five-car operation in less than a year. Two drivers’ titles, a pair of teams’ championships, two Winter Series ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xGQnzu1 via IFTTT

DKR drivers Charlie Eastwood, Ayhancan Guven and Salih Yoluc took victory in Sunday's second of two races held at the Yas Marina Circuit and claimed the title after profiting from problems for their rivals in the latter stages. Eastwood had been running third with 15 minutes of the four hours remaining, but moved into the lead after Saturday race winners Malthe Jakobsen and Alexandre Coigny ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MdNY0Lx via IFTTT

Making his return to Daytona for the first time since he contested the 2013 Xfinity series, the 11-time X-Games gold medalist and founder of the Nitro Circus started his week on a high note by locking himself into the race on qualifying speed. That meant Pastrana could afford to spend the qualifying Duels races getting used to how his 23XI Racing Toyota car performed in the draft ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LKf2CPy via IFTTT

A grid of 42 cars marks a reduction of one car compared to last season, although there was only one race, May's Fuji 450km, in which all 43 cars initially entered for the 2022 campaign actually took part. As has been the case in recent years, Toyota has the most cars entered in the GT500 class with six GR Supras split between five teams, while Honda fields five cars and Nissan ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NdPysv3 via IFTTT

Vasseur started work as Ferrari team principal in early January after the Scuderia parted ways with former team boss and long-time engine engineer Mattia Binotto at the end of its promising but ultimately disappointing 2022 campaign. The move reunited Leclerc and Vasseur after the former made his F1 debut with Alfa in 2018, having also raced for Vasseur’s ART Grand Prix junior team in GP3 in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eI6iQ9P via IFTTT

As the race reached its crunch point, Daniel Suarez went off on lap 198 and ended up in the infield grass to bring out a caution and send the race into a first period of two-lap overtime. Stenhouse grabbed the lead for the first time in the race with a shove from Kyle Larson in the first overtime, but a clash involving Austin Dillon and William Byron sent the race into a second two-lap ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u2exjqa via IFTTT

Launched officially on Thursday, the car is very different to the A522, with new rear suspension among the changes, many of which are intended to help with a weight-saving programme that has put the car under the minimum limit. The power unit department in Viry also focused on reliability over the winter after a series of frustrating issues in 2022. “It's a good evolution compared to last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/biBqQkI via IFTTT

Local dealerships partner with competing schools leading up to the event to mentor the fledgling technicians. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/XparW95 via IFTTT

Motorsport is a notoriously difficult and expensive industry to break into, especially for aspiring drivers who require vast amounts of money to compete the further up the ladder they climb. Even becoming an engineer or a mechanic can prove a tricky path to follow, with a limited number of opportunities, and those chances are further limited by socio-economic factors. But Burnley College is aiming ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JxbNYw1 via IFTTT

Villeneuve was announced last month as one of the three drivers for the ByKolles-run Vanwall outfit’s return to the WEC with the new Vandervell 680 Le Mans Hypercar, alongside Tom Dillmann and Esteban Guerrieri. It marks the latest chapter in a nomadic post-F1 career for the 51-year-old Canadian driver, who made his last grand prix start in 2006 and was a part of Peugeot attack on the Le Mans ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/s5uh7Ip via IFTTT

A sketch errantly shown to GM President Mark Reuss in a design meeting several years ago led to the change. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/upi3BSJ via IFTTT

Drivers and teams are charged a fee to participate in the world championship based on their results from the previous year, with a flat fee adding to a set amount per point scored. Due to the ever-increasing number of events and the introduction of sprint races there are more points on offer than ever before. With 23 races and six sprints, there will be 443 more points available in 2023 than ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4r3Axzl via IFTTT

NASCAR took a big step in 2012, moving from engines with carburetion to electronic fuel injection, which followed a change in 2011 to the use of Sunoco Green E15 fuel, blended with 15% bioethanol. While NASCAR and its OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) all appear to agree on a next step to a form of hybrid technology or electrification, how that will begin and on what timetable seems much ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XVaj8xC via IFTTT

Laura Wontrop Klauser, sportscar programme manager at Cadillac parent company General Motors, conceded that the absence of European test miles for the Chip Ganassi Racing squad that will field a single V-LMDh in the WEC “could be called a handicap”. But Klauser stressed that she doesn’t believe “it is something that is going to completely put us out of the running”. “It’s just ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZBlNjv1 via IFTTT

Lithia Motors outsold rival AutoNation by more than 40,000 new vehicles in 2022. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/GqDbxtC via IFTTT

The 27-year-old, a two-time GT300 class champion for Kondo Racing alongside Joao Paulo de Oliveira, posted a brief statement on his Twitter account hours after NISMO announced that his seat would be taken by Teppei Natori this year. While details of the incident remain unclear, multiple sources have indicated that it relates to Fujinami punching one of the drivers belonging to his KF Motorsport ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ISsVTj0 via IFTTT

Hollywood star Pitt visited last October’s United States Grand Prix alongside producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Joe Kosinski and screenwriter Ehren Kruger to discuss the project with teams and F1 officials.  Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton is serving as a producer and advisor on the project through his production company, Dawn Apollo Films. The movie is set to star Pitt in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pkuhj3K via IFTTT

Volvo Cars Marin has increased the percentage of women on its staff as part of an effort to improve diversity so customers feel more comfortable. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/be9pZcD via IFTTT

But despite not holding back in bringing as many developments as it could, the French team has found room to make some pretty big changes for this season’s A523. The 2023 challenger features a revised nose and front wing package, with Alpine deciding to dabble with an idea that rivals have abandoned. PLUS: Can the A523 break Alpine out of the midfield? The raised nose tip arrangement ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/D8PwJn3 via IFTTT

Norris told Autosport that former team-mate Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed a much smoother acclimatisation to the new breed of ground-effects machinery in the early part of 2022. The Briton added that he was forced to significantly change his driving style to adapt to last year’s MCL36 but brake cooling issues in Bahrain testing had severely limited his mileage. He therefore reckoned it took a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ifhkr5e via IFTTT

Auer was involved in a violent crash in the opening practice for January’s Daytona 24 Hours, the 28-year-old smashing head-on into a concrete wall at Turn 1 in his #53 Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 car. He had to be transported to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach where the full extent of his injuries were revealed, and he was subsequently operated upon in the same facility. The original ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M1HfOFR via IFTTT

The German driver will drive for PHM Racing by Charouz this season and is part of the French team’s Rac(H)er programme, which hopes to boost diversity within Alpine. It will also provide resources and training with the aim to fielding a female driver in Formula 1 in the future. She is the third Alpine Academy member on the 2023 grid, alongside Hitech Pulse-Eight's Gabriele Minì and ART ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yfGmRxc via IFTTT

Throughout 2022, Ocon placed a renewed focus on his physical efforts and training regime in a bid to find more performance in the car, aiding his push to statistically his most successful season in F1 to date.  Although Ocon failed to score a podium finish, he recorded his highest points total for a single season to date en route to eighth place in the drivers’ championship for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PtHwDox via IFTTT

A handful of legacy automakers doubled or tripled their EV registrations last year, but barely dented Tesla's overwhelming lead with 64 percent of the market. Ford was No. 2 with a 7.5 percent share in 2022. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/J7UK6hg via IFTTT

The famous rough gravel rally has penned a two-year contract extension with the WRC following the event's successful return to the top tier of rallying in 2021 after an eight-year hiatus. The Acropolis Rally has earned itself the reputation as one of the toughest rallies in the world, and is a founding member of the WRC’s inaugural season in 1973. Last year the rally welcomed the return of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ALFl7Vw via IFTTT

The French carmaker is also pursuing other options for Alpine to move into North America, CEO Luca de Meo said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/SUs1ZT7 via IFTTT

Ferrari and its customer teams Alfa Romeo and Haas suffered regular problems over the course of last year. Under the current engine freeze, manufacturers are only allowed to work on reliability updates, although it's been rumoured that Ferrari has also found extra performance. Such a gain would be perfectly legal if better reliability meant that the engine could be run consistently at higher ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KmXgYyA via IFTTT

As first reported by Autosport, the two-time British Touring Car Championship race winner will join Ash Seward Motorsport for the 2023 TCR Australia season. The deal marks a return to the cockpit for the 32-year-old after he walked away from the BTCC to relocate to Australia last year. Oliphant will make his TCR Australia debut at Symmons Plains on February 24-26 driving the Autoglym-backed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UDwJMOA via IFTTT

The FIA announced earlier this month that it was appealing for expressions of interest from potential new F1 teams, with a view to expanding the grid to 11 or 12 teams as early as 2025.  Andretti Global is currently the most vocal party looking to join the F1 grid in the future, securing a partnership with US automotive giant General Motors for its entry proposal.  PLUS: The hockey ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y2SPFsn via IFTTT

In the biggest shake-up to the grand prix format for decades, MotoGP will introduce half-distance sprint races on the Saturday of every round in 2023. The sprint is an independent race and will not count as a qualifying for the main grand prix, which will continue to take place on Sundays. The introduction of the new format came as a surprise to the riders when it was announced last year as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2CAjPMN via IFTTT

The eight-time constructors' champions unveiled its striking looking 2023 F1 challenger at Silverstone on Wednesday morning. While much of the focus was on the new black colour scheme, with the team stripping back to raw carbon fibre to save weight, there are some other big steps on the car. The W14 features revised front and rear suspension, as well as notable changes to the shape of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7LEd2yO via IFTTT

In a digital launch broadcast online on Wednesday, Mercedes revealed the updated W14 car alongside drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, team principal Toto Wolff and new reserve driver Mick Schumacher. The new car features a striking black livery, used by Mercedes through 2020 and 2021 as part of its anti-racism messaging. The team returned to its traditional silver last year but has now ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dILbf3P via IFTTT

The Toyota driver battled with his GR Yaris across the snow rally resulting in the Welshman finishing a distant fifth, 1m24.0s behind winner M-Sport’s Ott Tanak.   The lack of pace came as a surprise given Evans had challenged for the victory in Sweden, 12 months ago.  Heading into the second round of the championship, Evans had shown strong pace behind the wheel of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YX8zcOL via IFTTT

But while it may stick to the core philosophy of the F1-75, there are some fascinating areas of development that the Scuderia has focused on.  Starting with the sidepods, this has been a focus of all the car launches so far this season, with most of the field gravitating towards a variation of the Red Bull design that proved to be successful last season. Ferrari has, as you'd expect ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rA6jnGJ via IFTTT

The 21-year-old Scot therefore joins reigning champion Tom Ingram, plus veteran Tom Chilton and fellow newcomer Nick Halstead, at the Surrey operation. Pearson finished fourth in the BTCC-supporting Mini series last year, and was the leading driver from the large Excelr8 line-up in that arena. He had intended to stay in the Mini ranks for 2023 and continue as a member of Excelr8’s BTCC ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4G3TVXi via IFTTT

The new SF-23 was fitted with an identical series of cleverly-shaped front wing slot gap separators that rival Mercedes had been forced to remove last year when doubts emerged about their legality. PLUS: Can Ferrari's new car topple Red Bull's modern F1 dominance? Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix with a new update package that included a revised front wing. The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9y1nLzW via IFTTT

Tesla workers located in New York state are preparing a potential first for the EV maker. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Avn7zJf via IFTTT

Just moments after Ferrari's new F1 challenger was revealed at Maranello, Leclerc took to the circuit to complete two laps. Running live on camera, Leclerc had little trouble getting up to speed as he briefly explored the potential of the new car, and he sounded upbeat afterwards. "It feels good," said Leclerc. "I mean the first kilometres with this new project after doing so many kilometres ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mIfOi7Z via IFTTT

Toyoda piloted his family's namesake company through the trade tensions of the 1980s. He also represented the Toyoda clan on the board for 57 years, making him the automaker's longest serving director. He is also the father of current Toyoda CEO Akio Toyoda. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DxUKoQu via IFTTT

The team failed to capitalise on the major 2022 ground-effects regulation changes after constructing an overweight MCL36 that struggled with early brake cooling issues and then lost out in the development battle with rival squad Alpine to slip to fourth in the standings. With team principal Andreas Seidl since moving to Sauber - which is in the process of being taken over by Audi - and Red Bull ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vFGHJ2y via IFTTT

The former Formula 1 ace lapped the 1.7-mile short-course in 52.059s, a mere 0.03s faster than Kirkwood, the 2021 Indy Lights champion who arrives at Michael Andretti’s squad after spending his rookie season with AJ Foyt Racing. Callum Ilott was the fastest Chevrolet runner in third, as per the second day of testing at Thermal Club two weeks ago, lapping the course in 52.137s, in his Juncos ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gpcS7xf via IFTTT

The Brackley squad is now known as One Motorsport, and will continue to field Honda Civic Type R machinery in the BTCC this season. Current team owner Steve Dudman bought out BTC founder in Bert Taylor in 2019, although Taylor stayed on at the squad until the end of the 2020 season. The renaming removes the last vestiges of Taylor’s era, and also eliminates what was at times confusion ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cpqefgZ via IFTTT

Andretti, who runs several outfits in world motorsports including one of IndyCar's leading teams, has been working on an F1 bid for years and felt he finally had the missing ingredient to sway the sport by partnering with a top-level OEM in General Motors. But most of F1's existing 10 teams - who have a say in any new team joining - are still hesitant to accept Andretti into the fold as an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hSntyYk via IFTTT

The British squad had previously conducted a livery launch to demonstrate its revised paint scheme and new sponsor portfolio, continuing with a blue and black scheme into 2023. This was painted onto last year's FW44, a car that managed eight points in the hands of Alex Albon, Nicholas Latifi and Nyck de Vries. Ahead of its Silverstone run, the FW45 has been given its first public outing and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DWoMS6u via IFTTT

But what many don’t realise is that before these images reach us, they have travelled many thousands of miles in a near instant. And this involves quite a bit of technology. Television production of a Formula 1 race is a huge undertaking. For each grand prix event, there are 90 cameras and 147 microphones installed, plus around 80 kilometres of cable have to be laid. In the past ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5iSFQJP via IFTTT

The change in naming pattern is a nice touch from a team that has always been very engaged with its history. While recent years haven’t offered anything like the kind of heyday that has left the corridor next to the MTC’s canteen filled with trophies - designed on purpose for the employees to walk past every day - the team has been firmly on the path to recovery. Or so it ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lxcuyqE via IFTTT

Among the executives to get promotions are global design chief Simon Humphries, who takes on a wider role, and chief compliance officer Masanori Kuwata, who will lead electrification at Lexus. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/rtgN7Cu via IFTTT

The Estonian delivered a measured and faultless drive to come through a tense head-to-head with Hyundai’s Craig Breen, that dominated the majority of the weekend. Competing in his second event driving the M-Sport Ford Puma following his switch from Hyundai, Tanak claimed a 18.7s victory from Breen. Hyundai deployed team orders ahead of the final stage by making Breen check in late to put him ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZGdeIBc via IFTTT

Newcomers Andrea Stella on behalf of McLaren and James Vowles for Williams will be joined by Alessandro Alunni Bravi, who has taken on the team principal role for Alfa Romeo, although officially he's known as team representative. Alunni Bravi will be working in tandem with Andreas Seidl, who has come in as Sauber Group CEO with an overview of the whole organisation. The German’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HJAoCtj via IFTTT

Ram's fourth-quarter Super Bowl commercial portrays its upcoming 1500 REV pickup as a remedy for people suffering from "premature electrification." from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/aYwo6uL via IFTTT

Although the general layout of the 2.8km circuit was unanimously approved by drivers as Formula E made its first visit to India, the chicane that forms Turns 1 and 2 was a major talking point all weekend. What was originally supposed to be a straightforward right-hander was turned into a complex right/left chicane on the final version of the track, with the change aimed at giving cars another ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qN8us02 via IFTTT

Sargeant will make his F1 debut next month with Williams, graduating off the back of an impressive rookie campaign in Formula 2 where he finished fourth in the championship. It completes a swift career turnaround for Sargeant, who, after narrowly missing out on the title to fellow F1 2023 rookie Oscar Piastri in the 2020 Formula 3 championship, was unable to make the step up to F2 the following ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KWCBosE via IFTTT

The 2019 world champion managed to pull a further 3.0s clear of Hyundai rival Craig Breen to lead the Irishman by 11.2s with two stages remaining at the snow rally. Equipped with fresh studded tyres, Tanak was able to clock the second fastest time on Stage 16 (Vastervik, 26.4km), while Breen, utilising a mix of new and worn tyres, was only able to post a time good enough for fourth. Tanak's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DUl96wW via IFTTT

Jaguar had appeared to be the team to beat on Formula E’s first visit to India, the home country of parent company Tata, with Evans taking pole position and Bird setting the pace in morning practice. However, Jaguar’s chances of claiming a victory ended in dramatic circumstances after Bird slammed into the side of Evans’s car going into Turn 3, with the damage rendering both cars out of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0a8Q7CL via IFTTT

Latifi was dropped by Williams at the end of last year after spending three seasons with the team, during which time a number of his sponsors featured prominently on the car, including Lavazza and Sofina. Williams unveiled the livery for its new FW45 car at its Grove base on Monday, as well as announcing the arrival of a new partner in the form of iconic brand Gulf Oil. James Bower, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dZFwk0K via IFTTT

The Hyundai driver, contesting a first WRC event of a partial campaign, netted a fourth stage win of the snow rally to briefly extend his lead to 5.7s before Tanak fought back on the final stage of the loop. Tanak struggled for pace in the day’s first two stages but a push in Stage 11 cut Breen’s advantage back to 3.0s. Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi was unable to close on Breen and Tanak ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MpYkEZy via IFTTT

The American-owned outfit was the first to reveal its livery for the year ahead, but was always clear that the original shots were of its 2022 car. However, as it builds up for a filming day at Silverstone, Haas showed off the new VF-23 in shots from its factory. Pictured with staff and drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg, the new car featured some interesting changes from last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/01cmKv4 via IFTTT

After two punishing years at McLaren, during which he won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix but otherwise struggled to get on par with Lando Norris, Ricciardo decided to take a sabbatical from F1. The 33-year-old is still keeping his foot in the door, signing a deal to become Red Bull's third driver, a role which mainly involves simulator and marketing duties but would also keep him in the frame to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xs5XHKb via IFTTT

There was little to separate Evans and Vergne in the final leg of qualifying, with the DS Penske driver holding an early edge before Evans quickly reversed the advantage before the end of the first sector. The real-time gap between the two continued to ebb and flow, with Evans extending his advantage to as much as 0.125s before Vergne brought down the deficit to the Jaguar. The duel between ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o6QO7cD via IFTTT

The 2019 world champion moved into a 2.1s over Hyundai’s Craig Breen, competing in his first event of his partial WRC campaign after departing M-Sport, as tricky snow and icy conditions benefitted those running lower down in the road order. Tanak’s surge to the front came despite failing to secure a fastest stage time on the three tests. Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi made the most of his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o1OyQji via IFTTT

The 12-event series will feature 28 races in total with a mix of formats ranging from 70-100 kilometre sprint races, 250-kilometre refuelling races and the two endurance races, the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000. The season will kick off with the Newcastle 500, which will feature two 250-kilometre races with two compulsory stops. The same format that will be used for the Townsville 500, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ADOcg4s via IFTTT

Honda expects global sales to dip below the 4 million-unit level to 3.85 million vehicles this fiscal year, below Honda’s global production capacity of 5.14 million. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/myx2La7 via IFTTT

F1 world champion Verstappen revealed towards the end of 2021 that he had refused to take part in any direct interviews for Drive to Survive’s fourth season, citing faked storylines that made it “over the top”. While Verstappen said last March that he would not change his mind and consider returning, talks with producers ultimately paved the way for him to be interviewed for season five ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ivVSYlb via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based squad had originally looked set to tie up with German car manufacturer Porsche from 2026, with negotiations reaching such an advanced state last year that anti-cartel authorities were notified. However, amid concerns from Red Bull that Porsche's requested buy-in of the team could lead to it losing its independence, the discussions collapsed last summer. Since then ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gPpBYOX via IFTTT

MotoGP attempted to replicate the boom Formula 1 has enjoyed in recent years courtesy of Netflix’s Drive to Survive with its own docuseries in 2022. But, despite favourable reviews, MotoGP Unlimited was a commercial flop, as a lack of a coordinated media campaign, a botched launch with dubbing issues, and a lack of release in key markets saw the series make little impact on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DeknmqS via IFTTT

“It’s stirred up a lot of emotion,” says one club chief of Motorsport UK’s proposal to toughen the regulations surrounding track limits. And that is an enormous understatement. The plans to not only tighten the rules of what is permitted but also introduce penalties for the very first offence and ban drivers from protesting others over missed track-limits abuses have proven highly ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Hwk61Rz via IFTTT

Perez joined Red Bull for the 2021 season to replace Alex Albon, but like Albon and Pierre Gasly before him the Mexican found it tough to get close to team-mate Max Verstappen and get on top of Red Bull's machinery. With the onset of new ground effect regulations for 2022, Perez made a strong start relative to Verstappen in the initially-overweight RB18. His early form yielded a pole in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EfaDb0Q via IFTTT

The former Renault F1 boss is undertaking only his second WRC event as team principal after leading the team at Monte Carlo in January, but the Frenchman has already identified areas for improvement. One of Abiteboul’s key early objectives is to improve the way the team communicates, engages with its drivers and its decision making process. Having spent the majority of his career working in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1QNqfxF via IFTTT

Like in recent years, there will be just two pre-season tests prior to the start of the 2023 season: one in Malaysia on 10-12 February, and one in Portugal on 11-12 March. As has been the case since 2021, there are just five days of official pre-season running permitted before the new campaign gets underway. The Sepang test in February will mark the first time the entire MotoGP grid has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Wdcgpi3 via IFTTT

Toyota's next CEO, Koji Sato, is changing the automaker’s leadership lineup to better compete in a challenging new era. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/SX29gvu via IFTTT

The Northern Irishman last competed in a UK championship in 2019, when he went on to become that year’s Porsche Carrera Cup champion with JTR, while also being the German marque’s official Junior driver. The 22-year-old will now make his debut in British GT having spent the last few years racing with BMW in the Nurburgring Endurance Series and GT World Challenge. “This will be the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zDILpha via IFTTT

Ekstrom claimed the 2016 title in an ERS RX-built Audi S1 with four wins helping him to beat Johan Kristoffersson to the crown, and finished runner-up to his fellow Swede on a further three occasions in 2017, 2018 and 2020. His last World RX appearances came with the Munnich Motorsport SEAT team at the Latvia double-header in 2021, and he didn't participate last season as the championship ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ks712og via IFTTT

Both teams rolled out their first Gen3 cars at Queensland Raceway on Tuesday and were set to shake down their second cars at the same venue tomorrow. However both have pulled the pin on those plans and will instead wait until next week to continue their testing programmes. For DJR it appears the issues are a combination of parts supply for the #11 car, which was meant to run tomorrow, and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/39q5DVI via IFTTT

Porsche powertrains have finished first and second in all three races of the 2022-23 season so far, with Andretti's Dennis winning the Mexico opener from Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein. Wehrlein then won both Diriyah races from Dennis to take the championship lead heading into Formula E's first visit to Hyderabad. Reflecting on his brace of second places at Diriyah, Dennis said that he was "happy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qxlH0JN via IFTTT

He also stressed that he expects the FIA to clarify exactly what the new ruling means. The FIA made a change to the international sporting code for 2023 banning comments by drivers on “political, religious or personal” issues without obtaining prior permission from the governing body. Due to the winter break few drivers have responded in public to the news, although as media activities ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MWAH8aZ via IFTTT

The president used part of his speech to tout major legislation achieved in his first two years in office, such as the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan infrastructure law and the more recent Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats last year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/EDOkjzn via IFTTT

The Franco-Argentine was running ninth on the final lap, trailing the Maserati MSG car of Mortara, but was struggling to mount a challenge owing to the flat-out nature of the race's last throes following a safety car period. Having noticed Mortara trying to save energy ahead by lifting early, Fenestraz decided to make a move on the Swiss driver and try to double his points haul in one fell ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cVp1t6o via IFTTT

The job cuts raise questions about the health of the Vietnamese company ahead of a possible stock listing. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/xoJ36Rq via IFTTT

Vowles will take over as team principal at Williams on 20 February after announcing last month he would be leaving his position of motorsport strategy director at Mercedes. Vowles takes over at Williams from Jost Capito, who exited the team in December after two seasons in charge. Vowles will be tasked with pushing to turn the team around after it slumped to the foot of the constructors' ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HstbDrQ via IFTTT

Sweden’s unique blend of snow and ice is likely to provide a hard fought and fast contest among the sharp end of the Rally1 field. Last year’s winner Kalle Rovanpera is expected to be among the favourites following a strong start to his title defence in Monte Carlo after netting second behind rally winner and Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier. Part-time challenger Ogier, will be absent in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sXkwpWy via IFTTT

The car features an eye-catching red and carbon black livery designed by Alfa Romeo's main road car styling department, without the white that has been part of the established look since the company first joined forces with Sauber as a sponsor in 2018. Alfa Romeo's deal with the Swiss organisation ends this year prior to two transition seasons with Ferrari power before the team becomes the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xj3pabN via IFTTT

With its rivals having so far only shown off their new liveries, Alfa Romeo is ready to offer us a glimpse of what changes it has made for its C43. The Sauber-run team finished sixth in the constructors' championship last year, and is entering into the final year of its Alfa Romeo partnership as the Swiss outfit prepares to morph into its Audi guise for 2026.  Following the departure of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7h6Gm2a via IFTTT

In Mexico, Nissan will produce a new model for Renault, making it the first Renault vehicle produced there in 20 years, but there are no immediate plans to re-enter the U.S. The deal also gives Mitsubishi an opportunity to expand in North America. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/lhJCp6c via IFTTT

For the second consecutive season, the race took place on a made-from-scratch quarter-mile asphalt oval inside of the LA venue. When it came to Sunday night’s main event, a number of drivers made daring moves that resulted in numerous accidents. The 150-lap main event ended up with 16 cautions with all but one involving at least two cars. This was in stark contrast to the 2022 event ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kEmHRob via IFTTT

The announcement follows Vandoorne leaving the Mercedes Formula E outfit with which he won the 2021/22 title to join DS Penske, which is part of the same Stellantis automotive group as Peugeot. The 30-year-old will take the place vacated by British driver James Rossiter, who announced his decision to step down from racing last year to become the team principal of Maserati MSG in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lUtNXs8 via IFTTT

Renault and Nissan signed a deal to reshape their alliance, with Nissan committing to invest in Renault's electric-vehicle business. The agreement also includes developing and working on several new models globally. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/VZUE0zt via IFTTT