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Jeep's new EV plans are getting its dealers excited, especially for creating designs that stay true to the rugged brand. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/QKWmURJ via IFTTT

Award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub will play former boss Carlos Ghosn in a TV miniseries titled 'Fall of the God of Car. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DFn4WkK via IFTTT

The bargaining convention helped set the union's priorities ahead of looming weighty contract talks later this year. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/tU7wpLl via IFTTT

The MP Motorsport driver led from lights-to-flag to secure his third series victory and his first since moving to the reigning champions for 2023. Despite a mid-race safety car and further rainfall, Hauger was able to hold off Jak Crawford and Kush Maini, with the two rookies completing the podium for Hitech and Campos Racing respectively. A wet-to-dry track and intermittent showers ended ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aPb9OUD via IFTTT

The basic idea is for the sprint event and the grand prix to have their own qualifying sessions, and for the result of the sprint not to impact the grid positions for the main event. The plan was announced by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali at the last F1 Commission meeting, where it received widespread support from team bosses. It was then presented to the teams' sporting directors at a recent ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ke9fVDC via IFTTT

The DAMS driver was quick from the off, tackling torrential downpours before setting a 1m45.118s to top the timesheets for his first pole position since Abu Dhabi last season. He went quickest at the halfway mark and despite being briefly demoted by ART driver Theo Pourchaire, reclaimed the top spot before a crash from third-placed Martins saw the session end three minutes early. Home ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RhUAJ16 via IFTTT

The question of a potential night race around the Albert Park circuit was posed to Westacott during an appearance in the Sky Sports commentary booth during second free practice on Friday. While not championing the idea, Westacott urged the AGPC to keep an open mind when it comes to innovation for the event. The key, according to Westacott, is the long-term deal in place between the Victorian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/do4OhZb via IFTTT

Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz who logged the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres. A few minutes later, Verstappen beat this with a 1m19.759s while also running the mediums, before Sainz shot back ahead with his second lap to complete a 1m19.695s. But this only stood as the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ME2H6Zp via IFTTT

The Trident rookie, who won the Bahrain feature race, set a 1m33.025s during the final flurry of laps as several drivers crashed in the closing moments of the session. Bortoleto took an early lead with a 1m34.064s, and despite being demoted by Franco Colapinto, reclaimed the top spot before the end of the session to lead by almost 0.2s. Second-year ART driver Gregoire Saucy will line up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CEjOHal via IFTTT

The man who heads race promoter Saudi Motorsport Company, and who is largely responsible for the success of the event, is Briton Martin Whitaker. Prior to becoming involved in the circuit and event operation business, Whitaker's career followed an unusual path that saw him working for bosses as diverse as Bernie Ecclestone, Jean-Marie Balestre, Max Mosley and Ron Dennis. Along the way, he's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/waupef8 via IFTTT

While the team has solved the porpoising and bouncing that underlined its 2022 fall to third, the fixes have exposed an underlying ground-effects concept that fundamentally lacks performance. As a result, Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff announced after only qualifying in the Bahrain season-opener that the team would change its design philosophy. Hamilton has now pinpointed further ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/oMU6msS via IFTTT

It’s easy to be clever in hindsight, but it’s not hard to believe that Lewis Hamilton really did have his doubts about the 2023 F1 season from the moment he first saw the new Mercedes W14. Following your own design concept is commendable – and can be beneficial as well as provide some variety on the grid. But it is already clear that Mercedes should have changed its design path last year ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UP8tSEO via IFTTT

Speaking in Melbourne ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, the reigning double world champion said that initially he felt like he was “missing a lung” and admitted that he didn’t feel good in the car from the start of the weekend. Verstappen arrived late in Jeddah after giving himself an extra day to recuperate at home in Monaco from what was said to be a stomach ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZQGyBXo via IFTTT

The move that prevents a long-standing tradition of team staff waving their successful cars home at the end of grand prix will come into focus from this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. It follows a situation last time out in Jeddah where team personnel from Red Bull and Aston Martin were spotted climbing to the top of the lattice metal debris fencing that lines the Saudi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qCE2oPT via IFTTT

Ocon and Alonso were respectively penalised at the Bahrain and Jeddah races that opened the 2023 campaign after lining up too far outside of their grid slots. In each incident, Ocon and Alonso had placed their wheels over the white painted lines on the edge of the grid boxes – but remained behind the yellow line that denotes how far forward a car can start – and so were handed five-second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/m8jrC4B via IFTTT

While the Silverstone-based squad has proved to be a close challenger to Red Bull in the opening two grands prix of the season, it has also been clear that there are big differences in how the two cars perform.  While Aston Martin’s AMR23 has clear strengths in braking, acceleration and low-speed corners, it is also noticeable how much it is giving away to Red Bull on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zmVWiU7 via IFTTT

The acquisition of Estero Bay Chevrolet in Florida will add $150 million in annual revenue to Group 1's operations. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/hDF8yjI via IFTTT

Eight months have passed since the announcement of the introduction of sprint races for the 2023 MotoGP season. That time frame has given rise to countless debates and disagreements between some about the suitability of the formula that finally made its debut last weekend in Portugal. The evaluation of this first experience was most positive from the spectacle, commercial and promotional point ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bMaXmt8 via IFTTT

Last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix was the first ever sprint weekend for MotoGP, with a half-distance race taking place on Saturday to compliment Sunday’s traditional full-length contest. The addition of sprints has led to a change in the weekend format, with two practices taking place on Friday, qualifying on Saturday morning and the sprint later that day. Bagnaia won both the sprint ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yS6RD9K via IFTTT

As rivals try to get to the bottom of what Red Bull has done to produce such a dominant car as its 2023 challenger, there has been an increased focus on the gains coming from it having such a stable platform. While the car is producing good levels of downforce with brilliant efficiency, and a powerful DRS, one aspect not to be overlooked is the way that the car maintains its ride in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6PEeZGD via IFTTT

After crashing out of Saturday's sprint race in Portugal, VR46 Ducati rider Bezzecchi thrust himself into podium contention in Sunday's grand prix. The Italian, who started seventh, was one of the big winners of the lap three clash involving Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira as he was instantly promoted to fourth. Read Also: Marquez won’t escape Oliveira MotoGP penalty ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DohXc4f via IFTTT

The Sao Paulo E-Prix last weekend was the first Formula E race to be held in Brazil and marked the third new location on the bounce that the championship has visited in recent months. This followed Hyderabad in India and Cape Town in South Africa, with a new venue in Portland also taking the place of New York City for the USA round in June. Sette Camara believes that although the new venues ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/opi9CIM via IFTTT

The former Renault Formula 1 boss, who took over as team principal of the South Korean marque in January, revealed his initial key objectives for the team last month, including a refinement of the team’s structure, roles, communication and decision making. In addition to this, the Frenchman stated an ambition to make the squad “more engineering led”, with the latest part of this project ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nyFslTd via IFTTT

Piastri had a frustrating time in the opener in Bahrain, admitting to mistakes in qualifying that cost him a shot at Q2, and then suffering an electrical issue early in the race. But in Jeddah he made Q3 and qualified ninth on a day when team-mate Lando Norris damaged his car early in Q1. In the race both drivers were compromised by early stops for front wing damage. Piastri eventually ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SsanmNI via IFTTT

The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the new season, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be no match for the dominant Red Bull team. Straight after qualifying for the season-opener in Bahrain, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that the squad had already thrown the towel in on its design concept and would start work on a completely new direction. While his comments after just a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lBSPLD6 via IFTTT

After a difficult winter testing phase, Quartararo appeared to make a breakthrough with the 2023 Yamaha on the final day of the Portugal test, particularly over a single lap. But Quartararo could only manage 11th in qualifying at the Algarve International Circuit, which became 10th when Ducati’s Enea Bastianini was unable to start the grand prix through injury sustained in the sprint ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nvXUBm9 via IFTTT

The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2023 campaign, with the new W14 proving to be well adrift of the pace-setting Red Bull RB19. The competitive situation has prompted Mercedes to work on a complete revamp of its design concept, which it hopes can deliver big steps forward in pace over the remainder of the season. Wolff has long talked about the management challenges ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MKRPl3g via IFTTT

The reorganization, expected to be announced soon, would mean those working on manufacturing engineering would be asked to relocate to central Illinois or its headquarters in Irvine, Calif. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/dXjqU8F via IFTTT

On his second Cup outing with the Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet squad, Raikkonen started 22nd in Sunday's race and ran in the midfield for most of the day. However after a late caution brought the field back together, the Finn eyed an opportunity to gain track position. Having pitted just before the yellow flag, he stayed out and jumped up to fourth with less than ten laps to go. But what ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kgqraLl via IFTTT

Williams is a team in transition after years of chronic underinvestment, and as part of its overhaul, owner Dorilton Capital appointed Vowles to replace outgoing team boss Jost Capito in January. Vowles, Mercedes' former Mercedes head of strategy, has the unenviable task of turning the team's fortunes around. Williams placed last in the 2022 championship, its fourth time at the bottom in six ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AUZb8JR via IFTTT

The 19-lap Moto3 season-opener kicked off proceedings for the 2023 lightweight class campaign in typically wild fashion. Having taken the lead on the second lap from fourth on the grid, Tech3 KTM rider Dani Holgado fended off a hard-charging lead group of 10 competitors to claim a first grand prix victory for himself and the team in the class. Holgado held off David Munoz on the BOE KTM ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/036Z94N via IFTTT

Williams currently uses Mercedes PUs but has the option to switch to another partner when the new regulations come in. In theory, Mercedes might be obliged to part company with one of its three customers as under the 2026 PU regulations a manufacturer can only supply three teams, including its own works outfit, “unless agreed otherwise by the FIA.” Ferrari will lose ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/c95Uymr via IFTTT

Benteler CEO Ralf Göttel says what's most important to automakers on EV programs is demonstrating scalability, sharing and creating economies of scale. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/aC3tzd8 via IFTTT

Asahi Kasei is in the race to figure out how to passively detect drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and deliver its solution in time for a new U.S. technology mandate. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fbBSo06 via IFTTT

Honda endured a torrid winter testing phase this winter, with eight-time world champion Marquez admitting ahead of this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix that he cannot be considered a title contender right now. But, utilising a tow from Ducati’s Enea Bastianini, Marquez grabbed a surprise pole for this weekend’s sprint race and grand prix in Portugal. He managed to capitalise on late ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nYgp0QI via IFTTT

Gasly has been at the centre of a focus on F1’s driver penalty points system after he totted up 10 points – just two shy of the limit before a race ban kicks in – last year. With some of his points coming from minor offences like track limits, his situation prompted discussion over the winter about whether the system needed a rethink to ensure innocent drivers did not fall foul of a rule ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kfKaGs0 via IFTTT

Red Bull has started the 2023 season in truly dominant form, with its RB19 appearing to be around one second per lap quicker than the rest of the field in race trim.  While Red Bull has played down talk that it is a shoe-in for the F1 title this year, rivals are not anticipating being able to slash its advantage in the short-term.  PLUS: Why Red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VQRZck6 via IFTTT

As part of MotoGP’s radical format shake-up for 2023, qualifying now takes place on Saturday morning and sets the grid for both the main grand prix on Sunday and this afternoon’s new sprint contest. A difficult winter on the 2023 Honda left Marquez feeling like the bike he currently has isn't enough for him to be a title contender. But, having come through Q1 with setting new lap record ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4mh02PI via IFTTT

Da Costa’s best lap – a 1m11.496s – came as the chequered flag was shown at the Brazilian venue after the Portuguese driver had not featured near the top of the times for the majority of the 30-minute session. Gunther finished second having occupied the top of the times for a large portion of the running with a 1m11.762s, putting him 0.266s behind da Costa, while Nissan’s Norman Nato ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PN963XK via IFTTT

The 2009 Formula 1 world champion is making his NASCAR debut this weekend aboard the #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang, with technical support from Stewart-Haas Racing. In the only 50-minute practice session this weekend, he ran 13 total laps and logged the 28th quickest time out of 39 entries. He was 1.770s slower than pace-setter Tyler Reddick's 23XI Racing Toyota, but ahead of 2007 F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ixGHtbr via IFTTT

Stella says Red Bull has simply done everything better than the rest and that now it’s a question of trying to match that progress. McLaren made a step towards that goal this week by announcing a restructuring that included the departure of erstwhile technical director James Key. Insight: Why McLaren's revamp is not just about its 2023 F1 car struggles Stella says ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/k3VgKsf via IFTTT

The Spaniard switched to Honda for 2023 after Suzuki, with whom he made his debut in 2019, elected to quit MotoGP at the end of last season. Mir is the fifth rider in six years to join Marc Marquez at the factory Honda squad, with all of his predecessors dating back to Dani Pedrosa’s final campaign in 2018 enduring a difficult time on the bike. Pre-season testing has been tough for Honda ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3WxIYT5 via IFTTT

The auto, battery and clean energy industries have been awaiting guidance on complex questions governing eligibility for hundreds of billions of dollars of incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law last year.   from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/tizRoO5 via IFTTT

A disappointing start to this season for Mercedes has led to speculation that seven-time world champion Hamilton will grow frustrated after a second barren year and potentially look for an alternative home. While the currently dominant Red Bull is obviously attractive to all drivers on the grid, team boss Horner has stressed that both reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Saudi Arabian ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Z3cwBFi via IFTTT

The $5.6 billion campus in western Tennessee will build a next-generation EV pickup codenamed Project T3 starting in 2025. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/alXRs6h via IFTTT

Cracking America can be a gamechanger for any business, which is why the advancement of plans for the USA to join the World Rally Championship in 2024 is significant. The WRC has targeted a round in the USA since 2018 and it appears those plans have taken a significant step forward following last week’s announcement that Chattanooga in Tennessee will host a demonstration event from 7-8 April. A ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BhapeF3 via IFTTT

While the introduction of a cost cap since the start of 2021 is widely viewed as having been a success in closing up the field, there are some areas where its scope is felt to be too restrictive.  It has helped in not allowing the bigger teams to spend their way to a huge advantage, but there are aspects to it that have prevented smaller outfits from making the gains they ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xAnfgTy via IFTTT

The Japanese manufacturer has endured a tough 12 months as it suffered its second winless campaign in three years, and is coming into the 2023 campaign – which starts this weekend in Portugal – off the back of a tough pre-season. Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez admitted after testing that the 2023 RC213V is currently only good enough to fight for between fifth and 10th place. As ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RcMOy5X via IFTTT

Antonello Coletta, Ferrari’s sportscar racing boss, has stressed that the Italian manufacturer remains “totally concentrated on WEC” in the wake of the debut for its new Hypercar class prototype in last week’s Sebring 1000 Miles season-opener. He explained that a 2024 IMSA programme in GTP will not come onto the agenda until the summer, “probably after the Le Mans 24 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u3WH2vq via IFTTT

The EV losses will mount as the company expects increased profits for its internal combustion and commercial vehicle businesses. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/vJDR75M via IFTTT

Since retiring from F1 and his subsequent sportscar career, the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix victor has made a number of appearances in historic machinery, including competing at the Goodwood Revival and in the Monaco GP Historique. His latest is due to be on 7-8 April in V de V’s six-hour contest that is part of the Grand Prix de France Historique meeting at Paul Ricard, the circuit that Alesi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MNKplOI via IFTTT

From the February launch of the MCL60 car, which is an evolution of the 2022 design that Stella said McLaren was “not entirely happy with”, the prevailing sentiment has been that the team must be “realistic” in the early races. While Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both hit reliability problems in the Bahrain season opener, they were buoyed by pace that should have left them on the cusp ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kX2uTGD via IFTTT

After a driveshaft failure in qualifying relegated Verstappen to starting 15th in Jeddah, the two-time world champion climbed the order in the race but had to settle for second behind team-mate Perez, who had a free run to pole. That means Verstappen and Perez head to Australia with one win each and just one point separating them in the standings - with Verstappen grabbing the fastest lap bonus ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ioJsBwk via IFTTT

Two dealership groups entered new states, a dealer and his group expanded in Chicago and an entrepreneur purchased his first franchised dealership — all in transactions that closed in the fourth quarter. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nN0x8Oy via IFTTT

Hydrogen has long been touted as the silver bullet to answer motorsport’s sustainability problem. Water is the sole byproduct of fuel cell vehicles using green hydrogen – that is, hydrogen produced by a process of electrolysis using renewable energy sources, rather than derived from natural gases where carbon monoxide is also emitted in its production – and a growing number of programmes are ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/z5Wy8Fg via IFTTT

Stuttgart prosecutors said they had searched the premises of an unspecified automaker and two suspects are under investigation for bribery in business transactions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Lzli9aP via IFTTT

Despite continuing with Audi for the DTM, Abt announced in February that it would enter the 24 Hours for the first time since 2017 with a Lamborghini GT3 EVO2 and contest several rounds of the Nordschleife-based Nurburgring Endurance Series (NLS) in preparation. It finished eighth in last weekend's opening NLS round with Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli and van der Linde, who has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sxVd4Zt via IFTTT

The Silverstone squad has shown race pace second only to reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull at the start of the new season, with Alonso reinstated to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after his team successfully appealed a 10-second reprimand for the rear jack touching the car during a pitstop penalty. This strong form has landed at a time when Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EnsWKXQ via IFTTT

With the pace of Red Bull’s RB19 appearing to be well clear of the rest of the field, the Milton Keynes-based squad already looks locked in to win this year’s championships.  But the prospect of the title battle being over so early has prompted some to fear that a one-sided campaign could be a turn off for fans.  Red Bull’s rivals do not see any grounds for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uVeq2m8 via IFTTT

The seven-time world champion has had a difficult start to the campaign, with Mercedes not delivering the step forward it hoped to be able to challenge Red Bull this year. However, his situation has been further hampered by the fact that he does not appear as settled with the handling of the W14 as team-mate George Russell. While he thinks his situation could be helped by the team bringing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GzPBCZh via IFTTT

The $1 trillion November 2021 infrastructure law dedicates $500 million over five years for "Smart" mobility projects. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/KJbZLs7 via IFTTT

A cellphone used as a dash cam paired with a driver safety app is helping users implement safer driving behavior, data from Driver Technologies Inc. shows. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ZuAkUvI via IFTTT

Team owner Jim Glickenhaus told Autosport that it would be “logistically too difficult” to undertake a Nurburgring programme with the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 004C GT car around the 24 Hours on 20/21 May at the same time as racing in the WEC with the 007 Le Mans Hypercar. “Our 004C is ready to go, but we’re not going to race at the ‘Ring this year because we have to concentrate on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/X6YQeva via IFTTT

Ferrari arrived at the start of the season in Bahrain, with Charles Leclerc retiring from third place and Sainz struggling to keep up with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, "cooking" his tyres as he lost out on a podium. Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, team boss Fred Vasseur maintained that Ferrari's main issue in Bahrain was a lack of pace rather than a return of its poor tyre ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UYJ3eB8 via IFTTT

A driveshaft failure in qualifying at Jeddah meant Verstappen had to start the race from 15th place. He used Red Bull's impressive pace advantage to finish second behind team-mate Sergio Perez, beating the Mexican to the fastest lap to lead the 2023 drivers' championship by a single point. PLUS: How Perez kept Verstappen's Saudi GP surge at bay But while Verstappen limited the damage and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2ZisCXv via IFTTT

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Verstappen started the Jeddah race from 15th after a driveshaft failure prevented him from setting a lap time in Q2. Thanks to Red Bull's majestic pace and a well-timed safety car, the two-time world champion sliced through the field to take second behind team-mate Sergio Perez, who executed a perfect race to win from pole. But the Dutchman survived another driveshaft scare in the second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lBAUItr via IFTTT

Polesitter Perez lost the lead into the first corner to Fernando Alonso, with Max Verstappen battling back from 15th on the grid after suffering a driveshaft failure in qualifying. The Mexican hauled in Alonso to regain the lead early on, and managed a safety car period and a charging Verstappen to secure his fifth F1 career win in another Red Bull domination. Verstappen had to settle for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kVbvR9s via IFTTT

The Japanese manufacturer, who claimed a 1-2 victory in the Sebring 1000 Miles, will run for three days from Monday as it undertakes a third endurance simulation with the updated 2023 version of the GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar. The test is taking place at Sebring because Toyota had to cancel a long-distance run scheduled for the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal. FEATURE: How one ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jKzh8HU via IFTTT

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann says the automaker's transition to EVs in China is "a challenge" for the VW Group subsidiary. The shift to cleaner technologies presents more than one dilemma for Germany's largest automakers. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Jx7myY5 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/9V4B8F0 via IFTTT

Alonso had initially been handed a post-race 10-second drop after a late ruling from the FIA judged that he had not correctly served an in-race penalty for starting out of his grid box. While officials had initially deemed that Alonso’s car had been stationary for five seconds before mechanics touched it, the FIA later changed its mind. On the last lap of the race, the stewards were asked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RaCstiV via IFTTT

Alfa Romeo racer Bottas has dabbled with categories beyond F1 in recent times, with the Finn contesting a variety of rallies in World Rally Championship machinery since 2019. He also conducted a private test of the spec Extreme E car alongside double Formula E title winner Jean-Eric Vergne and nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb. Bottas also participated in the 2023 Race of Champions in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sJj7lkE via IFTTT

Ogier will head into the gravel event's final day equipped with a 35.8s advantage over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, as the eight-time world champion goes in search of a record seventh WRC win in Mexico. Ogier moved into the lead after Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi crashed out on stage 11, but it was Ogier’s performance on stage 16 that blew away the opposition. The Frenchman managed to win ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4cbSRK6 via IFTTT

The Dutchman starts down in 15th on the grid in Jeddah after a driveshaft failure in Q2 meant he failed to make it through to the final qualifying shootout. While a recovery from so far down the order will not be easy, the fact that Red Bull appears to have such a pace advantage over the opposition still makes Verstappen a threat to the frontrunners. Although Verstappen himself has played ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ghn5TBK via IFTTT

The runaway winner in Bahrain a fortnight previously had taken a clean sweep across the practice sessions, ending the three hours of running with a cumulative advantage of 1.3s. However, after topping Q1 by an imperious 0.483s over team-mate and eventual polesitter Sergio Perez, his RB19 hit trouble with the right-rear failure as he emerged from Turn 10. That forced the defending champion ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pVsk37a via IFTTT

Having headed the opening pair of practice sessions on Friday, Verstappen showcased more excellent pace on Saturday afternoon with early hard tyre runs, prior to a flurry of laps on the softest compound that culminated in his headline 1m28.485s time. This was well clear of fellow Red Bull driver Perez, and despite the Mexican's improvement ahead of the final five minutes, the resultant ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/M5Ek7db via IFTTT

Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway won the opening round of the 2023 WEC season in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, leading the sister #8 car crewed by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa by just over two seconds. The #7 Toyota moved to the front around the halfway point of the race when Kobayashi got ahead of the sister #8 car that had led the order since Ferrari went off-strategy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wGuFvyl via IFTTT

The history of Formula 1 is full of intense rivalries and bitter feuds that have come to define the championship. From the infamous clashes between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, to more recently, the fractious battles of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, grand prix racing certainly isn't lacking in the drama stakes.  But perhaps the most tragic rivalry and one which seemed almost bound by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/syHVxte via IFTTT

The American manufacturer was the top LMDh finisher with its new V-Series.R in the WEC season opener, coming in two laps behind the dominant Toyota Le Mans Hypercars that finished 1-2 but just 10 seconds behind the third-placed Ferrari 499P LMH. Lynn and team-mates Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook finished another two laps ahead of both of the Porsche 963s, despite Lynn picking up a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sIyBMj5 via IFTTT

Since making his MotoGP debut in 2017, Zarco has scored 15 podiums but has yet to breach the top step of the rostrum. The double Moto2 champion has made it to the podium at least once in the three seasons he has been a Ducati rider, first with Avintia in 2020 and then with Pramac over the last two years. But with a best result of second twice in 2022 marking the closest he got to scoring his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/altDdzs via IFTTT

Former New Zealand national team hockey player Cullen has worked as Hamilton’s dedicated performance coach since 2016 via the renowned Hinsta coaching organisation. However, on the Friday ahead of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, both Cullen and the seven-time world champion took to social media to announce their parting of ways. Neither alluded to the cause of the separation nor ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BGynXY2 via IFTTT

Masahiro Moro, who has led Mazda's operations in Europe and North America during his career, takes over from Akira Marumoto. He says boosting U.S. sales is a key target. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/nh9xoy3 via IFTTT

In several places, the walls have been moved back, while kerbs have been made less aggressive. In contrast to previous years, the work has created the potential for drivers to explore track limits in some corners, which means that they could potentially fall foul of FIA race director Niels Wittich. His regular pre-event notes to teams for each race clarify the current interpretation thus ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/A9JrPlV via IFTTT

After a disappointing performance in the season opener in Bahrain, Mercedes has admitted to not making the progress it anticipated with the new W14 and needs to rethink its plans.  It has now emerged that the team’s senior management, drivers and engineering staff were involved in an intense meeting on the Tuesday after the Bahrain race to address its situation.  Speaking ahead ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/79fm60k via IFTTT

Masahiro Moro, who has led Mazda's operations in Europe and the U.S. during his career, takes over from Akira Marumoto. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Ft8GVLf via IFTTT

The track walk has long been an established part of grand prix weekends as drivers and their engineers complete a lap as they discuss the challenges of the weekend ahead. The track walk period has a place on the official weekend timetable, and in Jeddah it was listed as 1pm-4.30pm on Thursday, although there’s also a slot later in the evening when the track is usually open to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T341q6j via IFTTT

The M-Sport driver clocked the fastest time through the two passes of the famous street stage held around the Unesco World Heritage site in downtown Guanajuato. Tanak’s times moved the Estonian into a 1.7s advantage over Toyota’s reigning world champion Rovanpera, while Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi will head into Friday’s gravel stages, 2.2s adrift in third. "Today was a bit of fun ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GjntFP9 via IFTTT

Fernando Alonso's shock podium finish in Bahrain, allied to incredible pace in pre-season testing, has left the team in the mix in the front of the field. And while there has been a great deal of analysis about the factors that have helped the team shine, there is also a great deal of intrigue around interesting technical solutions on the AMR23. None perhaps stands out as much as what has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/em8ALBa via IFTTT

Skaife took public aim at reigning Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen on Sunday evening after the second Newcastle race when the Kiwi refused to engage with media following his victory. In a segment aired live on Fox Sports, Skaife criticised van Gisbergen for not speaking and falsely inferred that it was related to Triple Eight's disqualification from Saturday's race. That was despite ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DdyZYXb via IFTTT

The Red Bull driver has been suffering from a stomach bug for the past few days, and that has meant he has been unable to travel to Jeddah up until now. With the agreement of the FIA, Verstappen has been allowed to miss Thursday's media day in Saudi Arabia but is due to fly in so he can be ready for the opening day of track action on Friday. It is anticipated that he will arrive in Saudi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ytqRcxD via IFTTT

As reported in January, Rally USA emerged as a genuine candidate to join the calendar next year when the WRC stated its desire to run a test event this year, which has now come to fruition. Chattanooga, located in south west Tennessee, has been selected to host a Rally Tennessee demonstration event from 7-8 April, followed by a test rally in September, the exact date is yet to be ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/70rIn8o via IFTTT

A story on American broadcaster PBS alleged that the Haas Automation company had directly provided machines and parts to Russia, which would be in violation of US export control and sanctions regulations.  However, in a detailed statement hitting back at the claims, Haas has made it clear that it has always been in full compliance with US government laws and that no machines have ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fpB9y2L via IFTTT

After doubling sales of full-electric BMW and Mini cars last year, the automaker expects demand for EVs will make up a quarter of sales by 2025, rising to 50 percent well ahead of its 2030 target. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/JpIEmok via IFTTT

The Briton confirmed that cold tyres were implicated in his shunt at the Turn 1 left-hander at the Sebring International Raceway on the morning of the second day of the test aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar. “I was coming out of Turn 1, I had the steering wheel almost straight and was short-shifting up to fourth so as not to get wheelspin, and then I hit that bump on the exit and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aUmWyDq via IFTTT

Tesla had nearly 50,000 U.S. registrations in January, for a huge lead over No. 2 luxury brand BMW. Tesla benefited from price cuts and EV incentives to register more vehicles than Mercedes-Benz and Lexus combined. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/dxOaMgs via IFTTT

Former Red Bull junior Gasly was promoted from Toro Rosso to Red Bull in 2019 after just one full season with the Faenza squad. But as the team's cars were developed around Max Verstappen's driving style, Gasly struggled to find his groove and he was demoted back to the sister team during the summer break. Toro Rosso's Albon replaced Gasly, but the Thai driver had even less experience after ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VYli1PG via IFTTT

Kroger will use Gatik's autonomous box trucks to transfer groceries between a distribution center in Dallas to multiple stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/pSDzTUX via IFTTT

Amid reports in the German media that the Faenza squad could be sold following Red Bull's change of management, team boss Franz Tost and his Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner quashed suggestions the team is up for sale. But while advisor Helmut Marko confirmed "AlphaTauri would remain in-house", he acknowledged that Red Bull is looking at ways to improve its performance both on and off the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2uFmbT0 via IFTTT

More than two-thirds of the automaker's new investment budget is allocated toward EVs and software as the group, whose brands include Porsche, Audi, Bentley, VW and Skoda, seeks to catch up with Tesla. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/eyuqRTb via IFTTT

Pascal Vasselon, Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director, insisted that the his team’s performance in the official pre-season WEC test that took place last weekend ahead of next Friday’s Sebring 1000 Miles championship opener “didn’t look good if you compare them with the IMSA test a few weeks ago”. The 1m48.208s first-session best from Jose Maria Lopez in the #7 Toyota GR010 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xtvy04A via IFTTT

West Michigan's Fox Motors bolstered its Detroit area footprint with the acquisition of a Subaru dealership and a Buick-GMC store. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/dcVHYA1 via IFTTT

The institute updated its moderate overlap front crash test, adding a rear passenger behind the driver to examine rear passenger protection. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/vks6mMu via IFTTT

Mexico’s famous rough gravel and high altitude mountainous stages last appeared on the WRC schedule in 2020, although the event, won by Sebastien Ogier, was shortened by the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Its return will see M-Sport’s Ott Tanak faced with the disadvantage of opening the dusty roads, having moved to the top of the championship standings after winning Rally Sweden last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nqWjvfz via IFTTT

In Q1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the entire field was covered by just 1.2s, with the teams outside last year's top five all making vast improvements compared to their 2022 form. Verstappen thinks the more competitive field is because several teams have either taken design cues from Red Bull's leading 2022 package or from Ferrari's concept, which also proved competitive for large spells of last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/F5NqhU1 via IFTTT

Chinese driverless technology startup Guangzhou WeRide Technology has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S., looking to raise as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the situation. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/jKS1sZh via IFTTT

The Ford squad left the Newcastle 500 with the heftiest damage load of all of the teams as two of its four Mustangs found the wall. James Courtney ended up nose first in the wall at Turn 9 in the Shootout on Sunday, which marked the first major crash for a Gen3 car. Delan Fraser then ended up in the pitwall at the start of Sunday's race after turning across the front of Macauley ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h6JrAL7 via IFTTT

Ride Automotive Group of Ottawa, Canada, bought its first two U.S. stores in California in first-quarter transactions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/BGAcboj via IFTTT

Allyson Witherspoon reflects on her Nissan U.S. tenure as she prepares to take on a global marketing role for the automaker. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Q0xjaw3 via IFTTT

The Swiss-Italian is a former member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and was a Sauber Formula 1 test and reserve driver in 2015. He won the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2013 with Prema and spent three seasons in GP2 before switching to GT racing in 2017, joining the Mercedes-AMG driver roster a year later. Title success followed in the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup with AKKA ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/H2gkBvJ via IFTTT

Schumacher's struggle with Haas during 2022 received its own episode in season five of the popular series, zooming in on the German's frequent crashes in the first half of the season and his lack of pace compared to experienced team-mate Kevin Magnussen. The show particularly focused on Schumacher's qualifying crash in Saudi Arabia and his shunt during the Monaco Grand Prix, before covering his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a9Hi58Z via IFTTT

According to the rules, manufacturers must homologate a fairing before the start of the season, and they must do so before going out on track on Friday of the first grand prix of the year. And for the rest of the season, they are entitled to one upgrade which, once homologated, they can exchange with the first one for the rest of the season. Yamaha has asked FIM technical officials for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5oLZ9jz via IFTTT

Although the Model X has a range of more than 300 miles, the suspects were arrested when they stopped at a Tesla Supercharger a short distance away. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/yAEizvD via IFTTT

You don’t have to look far to find the inspiration for the helmet design used by newly crowned Formula Regional Oceania (nee Toyota Racing Series) champion Charlie Wurz. The 17-year-old is the second son of three-time Formula 1 podium finisher and two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Alex Wurz, who famously painted his own zig-zag helmet designs that were instantly identifiable wherever he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WVhAa7c via IFTTT

Aerodynamics has been an area where MotoGP manufacturers have been looking to make gains since Ducati turned up to the 2015 season with front fairing-mounted winglets. Over the ensuing years, aerodynamics has become an arms race, with Aprilia revealing its radical new F1-inspired concept in Portugal on the opening day of the final pre-season test. The package on the RS-GP consists of front ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nKqWaRr via IFTTT

There was a heated battle between the pair in the closing stages of the race, both drivers making contact with the other as van Gisbergen executed a classic overcut strategy. In the end the result went the way of van Gisbergen, who logged a first Gen3 win after having his Saturday victory taken away due to a technical breach. That Saturday disqualification for van Gisbergen means Mostert ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JrYA7t0 via IFTTT

Tire sensors — and the data they generate — are likely to become smarter and more important for vehicle owners in the coming years as EVs become more prominent, industry executives said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cYPRi6N via IFTTT

The Chinese battery parts manufacturer has presented a revised plan to local officials that would increase its initial footprint by a third, calling for the addition of two 500,000-square-foot plants on the site near Big Rapids, Mich. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gwzQfYb via IFTTT

James Collins Ford has employed more than 50 men from the Beacon House, a transitional living facility, and trained them to become technicians or salespeople. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/1SHrtFU via IFTTT

Grand prix racing had been around for nearly half a century before the arrival of Formula 1. The inaugural world championship in 1950 is often used as a starting point, but there had been plenty of brilliant machines and epic races already. The rules were modified regularly from the inaugural French GP in 1906 to the outbreak of the Second World War. It was a period of huge change and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3P4mThx via IFTTT

The Red Bull Camaros controlled the season opener in Newcastle earlier on Saturday, with Shane van Gisbergen leading home Broc Feeney in the 250-kilometre race. However, a protest has since been lodged over both cars by the rival Tickford Racing squad - which finished third in the race with the Ford Mustang driven by Cam Waters - while Walkinshaw Andretti United has also protested van ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BI4qKiM via IFTTT

The reigning series champion made light work of the first ever Gen3 contest, leading the second two stints to come home ahead of Broc Feeney by more than 14 seconds. Cam Waters and Chaz Mostert put Ford's Mustang third and fourth at the end of the 250-kilometre affair. It was Brodie Kostecki that led the way in the first stint after making a smart start from pole. The Erebus Chevrolet ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/h7JTQuo via IFTTT

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV will gain the ability to send 6 kilowatts of charge to other EVs. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/aJL1Ogs via IFTTT

Woven Planet Holdings, the critical software-first company tasked with programming Toyota's next-generation digital cars, is again going through some reinvention. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/GQmtM1l via IFTTT

In his third season of racing in DTM, back in 2005 when the series was a powerhouse touring car championship rather than 'just another' GT category, Gary Paffett chalked up five wins en route to his first title. The winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999, foreshadowing a lengthy association with the McLaren team, Paffett began his racing career in Germany with two campaigns in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xw0Yg9v via IFTTT

The new design, which is intended to clean up the airflow to the wing, triggered a DRS issue when it was trialled on the final day of testing. When it was tried again in the Friday FP1 session, TV coverage showed it oscillating in dramatic fashion, and it was quickly replaced with a standard twin-pylon wing for the remainder of the weekend. Veteran Ferrari engineer Jock Clear, who ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7taiBu3 via IFTTT

Dealers have stopped taking reservations for the Ariya as new assembly techniques slow down production of the car designed to put the automaker on the road to a comeback. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/y9Z4VRx via IFTTT

The Hinwil-based operation was the first squad to unveil a genuine 2023 challenger earlier this year at an event it held in Zurich.  Launch renders of the new C43 showed the car with a unique serrated solution that featured a run of fins all along the edge of the floor.  However, when the new car ran for the first time in a shakedown at Barcelona, the floor design was very ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lsdoTj9 via IFTTT

Acura, Cadillac, Porsche and BMW all had to adhere to the same minimum weight limit of 1030kg for the first race for IMSA's new breed of hybrid-powered LMDh cars, the Daytona 24 Hours in January.  But the sanctioning body has decided to increase the minimum weight by a varying degree for each of the four manufacturers, with the Daytona-winning Acura ARX-06 now required to run at or above ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lGsjhUY via IFTTT

Massachusetts' newly elected Attorney General Andrea Campbell said in a court filing that terminating her office's non-enforcement stipulation is "in the public interest" and would take effect June 1. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/BMyP4xf via IFTTT