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Team Mugen driver Nojiri went into the final double-header of the season 10 points behind series leader Ritomo Miyata aiming to become Japanese top formula racing’s first driver to win three consecutive titles since Satoru Nakajima in 1984-86.The weekend started with victory in a shortened opening race, allowing Nojiri to close in to within 6.5 points, but fourth in the finale left him 8.5 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gNokj2m via IFTTT

The reigning world champion squad chose three young Japanese rally talents namely; Hikaru Kogure (20), Nao Otake (21) and Yuki Yamamoto (24) to join its driver development programme last year, that aims to promote a young Japanese driver to its WRC team in the future.After an extensive two-year training programme led by 15-time WRC rally winner Mikko Hirvonen, which has seen the trio compete in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/I4hoYeH via IFTTT

Ricciardo managed to find a set-up breakthrough after his first regular grand prix weekend back from his five-race injury lay-off and put the AlphaTauri fourth on the grid for the Mexico City event.He backed that up by running in the top five for the first half of the race, with an unfortunately timed red flag leading to him dropping back to seventh at the finish.The AlphaTauri's competitiveness ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/E06XhQ5 via IFTTT

Although EA SPORTS WRC's driving physics are influenced by the now four-year-old DiRT Rally 2.0, Codemasters has dispensed with its proprietary Ego technology in favour of Unreal Engine, in theory allowing more detailed visuals and stages over 30 kilometres in length. All of the 2023 WRC season’s rallies are represented, (the Central European Rally arrives as a free, post-release DLC), with the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ulh13HE via IFTTT

From fifth on the grid, Perez made a good start and at the first corner he tried to go around the outside of poleman Charles Leclerc and his own team-mate Max Verstappen.The Ferrari hit his rear wheel and pitched him up into the air and into the run-off area.Perez was able to get back to the pits but the team soon determined that the damage was too extensive for him to be able to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/R2leJ6C via IFTTT

Unifor strikes Stellantis after weekend contract talks don't end in a deal, but Unifor said negotiations will continue through the night.  from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/m2uPn75 via IFTTT

Ferrari secured a shock front row lockout with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as Max Verstappen, who had topped all three practice sessions, ended the decisive Q3 session third fastest for Red Bull.The final classification was subject to a number of post-qualifying investigations, with Verstappen and George Russell plus his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton among ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zDTxsGM via IFTTT

The 19-lap Moto3 race kicked of proceedings on Sunday at the Chang International Circuit, with Aspar rookie David Alonso scored his fourth win of the season.But the big story of the race was crash of title contender Ayumu Sasaki (Intact GP Husqvarna).With Leopard Honda’s Jaume Masia finishing fourth, he has extended his championship lead to 17 points with three rounds remaining.Alonso’s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GfkXsc3 via IFTTT

Hiroki Otsu was trying to make a move on Ukyo Sasahara for 17th place on lap 4 when the two came to blows at 130R, with both spinning heavily into the barriers.While Otsu’s Nakajima car had a normal impact with the barriers, Sasahara’s TOM'S machine appeared to fly up into the catch fencing.Subsequent photo evidence showed the chassis finally came to rest near Degner 1, just before the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SIeXi5K via IFTTT

A new campaign for Apple Autos in Minnesota features customers bragging to friends and family that they "didn't get screwed" while buying a new vehicle. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gw76pyD via IFTTT

Having been fastest at the track all through Friday, the championship contender carried that form into qualifying as he beat VR46 rival Luca Marini to the top spot by 0.138s.Martin was quick off the blocks in Q2, setting a rapid time of 1m29.491s just five minutes into the session, which was already enough to surpass the previous lap record.This gave him a 0.167s advantage over Marco Bezzecchi ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y6pP8JR via IFTTT

Hamilton finished 2.2 seconds behind Verstappen in last Sunday's main race in Austin, prior to being disqualified for an excessively worn plank.After both the sprint race and the grand prix in the US, Hamilton felt it had been a learning experience to see the RB19 at close quarters, and that he would “download” his thoughts to his Mercedes team.Asked in Mexico City on Thursday what he learned ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eCVLOzI via IFTTT

Sprints have been a fixture in F1 since 2021, with the 2023 season featuring six sprint events.While the format has added more competitive running, it hasn't fully delivered on its flat-out action promise, with an entertaining sprint in Qatar followed by dour parade in Austin.F1 chiefs are now looking at radical format tweaks to make sprints more exciting, with reverse grids, million dollar ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Gbm69Eh via IFTTT

Maverick Vinales and Alex Marquez traded the fastest time in the opening quarter of the session, the Gresini rider setting the early pace on a 1m32.030s before Vinales moved the goalposts with a time of 1m31.657s.Marquez struck back with a 1m31.486s just after the 15 minute mark, before Vinales went 0.002s quicker to snatch the top spot again.The 28-year-old’s time of 1m31.484s remained unbeaten ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BzgyTiE via IFTTT

At Mercedes, its new floor appeared to have delivered some good potential, but there remains a degree of uncertainty about what we actually saw following Lewis Hamilton’s post-race disqualification for plank wear. Meanwhile at Aston Martin, its latest developments were clouded by the team suffering major brake problems in FP1 that left it unable to get a proper feel for things. It took the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aMsIhVQ via IFTTT

TOM’S driver Miyata holds an eight-point lead over Lawson ahead of the final two races of the season this weekend, with defending two-time champion Tomoki Nojiri a further two points behind.Since the previous race at Motegi in August, Lawson has made five grand prix starts for AlphaTauri as an injury substitute for Daniel Ricciardo, making a big impression in the process - even if he was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3OFL4dx via IFTTT

The Silverstone-based outfit had begun the 2023 campaign as Red Bull’s main challenger, with Fernando Alonso rolling off a run of podium finishes early in the season.However, as rivals like McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari made big gains through upgrades, Aston Martin started to lose ground and fall down the order.The team bemoaned this slump as being triggered by “side-effects” of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MyCs4TI via IFTTT

On one side of the debate is the FIA, which is pushing hard to expand the grid beyond the current 10 teams as it sees nothing but positives from the arrival of the Andretti-Cadillac operation.Opposing that push, however, are the teams, who think that an 11th squad will bring no tangible benefit.Furthermore, they fear that sharing the prize pool with another team risks bringing financial ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fDryScz via IFTTT

A number of changes have been allowed to the Gen3 Mustang, including alterations to the rear wing, side skirt and front fascia elements.The changes should reduce drag and redistribute downforce to the rear of the car, according to a statement by Supercars.The overhaul had been considered imminent after the championship announced a parity review - its second of the season - in the wake of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3TlSpbC via IFTTT

Iwasa, who placed fifth in F2 last year and sits third in this year’s standings with one round remaining, has been linked to the Team Mugen seat currently occupied by Liam Lawson.Helmut Marko, Red Bull motorsport advisor and head of its junior scheme, confirmed to Autosport at last weekend’s Formula 1 race in Austin that Iwasa will indeed race in Super Formula.“There will be an announcement ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hH9MwdC via IFTTT

The team made the announcement on Tuesday ahead of the start of a two-day test with the Lexus RC F GT3 it hopes to campaign next season, assuming it is granted entry slots.Toyota's luxury brand Lexus has been linked to a presence in the new LMGT3 class with the existing RC F for some time as it continues development of a next-generation GT3 model based on the GR GT3 Concept, expected to make its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fgXtKbS via IFTTT

Another boring sprint race at the United States Grand Prix, which had triggered a surprising lack of interest from fans as ticket sales took a hit, has prompted a belief that something needs to change.And while F1 is wholly committed to keeping sprint weekends as part of the championship longer term, sources have indicated that grand prix racing's bosses are eyeing a bold shake-up.While formal ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Tf5OKQR 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 Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eR2QS7c via IFTTT

Having fallen just 2.2 seconds behind Austin race winner Max Verstappen, Mercedes racer Hamilton plus sixth-placed Leclerc were then thrown out for running with excessively worn floor planks.They had contravened the FIA Technical Regulations which states that the plank assembly measured at designated holes can only wear by 1mm down to 9mm across a weekend.With their rear skids deemed illegal, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OwNJ94p via IFTTT

Seventy-six laps were deleted in FP1 in Austin as drivers strayed beyond the painted while lines defining the edge of the track with all four wheels.This led to concerns that track limits would be a major talking point for the second round in a row, with the Qatar weekend dogged by laps being deleted in qualifying and penalties dished out in the GP.Amid pressure from competitors during the Friday ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6kI0go3 via IFTTT

The threat of extreme winds for Sunday forced MotoGP to alter the schedule for the Australian GP weekend, with the main race – won by Johann Zarco – taking place on Saturday.The sprint race was rescheduled for Sunday at 1pm local time, but had to be cancelled after conditions deteriorated through the Moto3 and Moto2 contests – the latter seeing 10 riders crash in nine laps before it was red ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LDkwF20 via IFTTT

Having already moved the sprint to Sunday and instead holding the main race of the weekend on Saturday in anticipation of bad weather, organisers abandoned efforts to hold the 13-lap race just half an hour before the scheduled start time of 1pm local time.It followed the earlier Moto2 race that was red-flagged after just nine of 23 laps were completed, with 10 of the 30 starters crashing in that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FKGz6HM via IFTTT

Pramac Ducati rider Martin started the 27-lap main race at Phillip Island from pole, and led the entire distance up until the final lap, having opted to run a soft rear tyre.The Spanish rider was leading by 3.5 seconds at one stage but began to fall back towards his rivals, all running medium rubber at the rear, and was consistently losing four tenths a lap in the closing stages.Martin began the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0AXwnqc via IFTTT

Zarco took his first top-class win - and his first in grand prix racing since his title-winning 2016 Moto2 campaign - in sensational style, passing a rapidly fading Martin on the 27th and last lap.Poleman Martin had controlled the race up to that point, but began to struggle in the closing stages having been in a minority of riders to opt for a soft rear tyre.On the other hand, Zarco had been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JqaS7F4 via IFTTT

Third-quarter earnings reports released by publicly traded suppliers in the coming days will provide a glimpse into how the UAW strike, slowdowns at the U.S.-Mexico border and other supply chain challenges are impacting supplier finances. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Pl4hG63 via IFTTT

The Silverstone-based team has existed in various guises since the all-electric championship's formation, with NIO's involvement dating back to the inaugural 2014-15 season.In its former guise as NEXTEV, NIO bought into the team that started out as Team China Racing and, as NEXTEV TCR, ran Nelson Piquet Jr to the drivers' title.NEXTEV/NIO then took over prior to the 2016-17, but its involvement ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ETZ5JLD via IFTTT

Marquez endured an eventful opening day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, as he crashed in both the opening practice session and again in the afternoon's second session, both times at the slow MG right-hander that follows Lukey Heights.The Spaniard went into the weekend downplaying his chances of winning in any of his final races for Honda before he moves to Gresini Ducati next year, as he ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YL3dJPj via IFTTT

The schedule change will see the sprint race being moved to Sunday, should it take place at all due to poor weather.Saturday will be the busiest day of all as per the new schedule, which was officially announced by Dorna in a press conference after Friday practice, with qualifying taking place early during the morning as originally planned before the main 27-lap race itself in the afternoon.While ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NbzvEun via IFTTT

South African rider Binder left it until the very end of the hour-long session on Friday afternoon to set the quickest lap of the day at the picturesque Phillip Island track, a 1m27.993s.That was just over two tenths shy of last year's pole record set by Jorge Martin, and enough to beat KTM stablemate Jack Miller by 0.148 seconds.The top spot changed hands multiple times in the closing 15 minutes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GZVqzO0 via IFTTT

Marquez, who will depart Honda for the Gresini Ducati team in 2024, made the remarks in the run-up to this weekend's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, the scene of his only podium finish of the 2022 season.Despite Phillip Island's reputation as a track where the rider makes more of the difference than the machinery, six-time premier class champion Marquez insists he is not at a level that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aLY31Ic via IFTTT

Red Bull has turned to its fans to come up with liveries for each of the three US-based grands prix this year as part of a campaign named Make Your Mark.Following the pink and teal accents on its Miami-spec RB19, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will race at Austin's Circuit of the Americas in the colours of the Texan lone star flag.The iconic star and tri-colour pattern is incorporated in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2PfUgsS via IFTTT

The Frenchman instead expects to ride with LCR for the next two seasons, having signed to make the move to the satellite Honda team from Pramac Ducati earlier this year.Zarco admission follows the revelation that Honda is pursuing current RNF Aprilia rider Miguel Oliveira as Marquez’s replacement at the works Repsol squad.Ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, Zarco ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1F8oYAS via IFTTT

The team announced recently that the Brazilian – who turned 19 last weekend – had joined the programme, which is overseen by five-time Le Mans winner and former F1 driver Emanuele Pirro.While McLaren has been involved with many young drivers over the years, including Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris, the current MDD initiative was officially launched in April.Along with Bortoleto its roster ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BaPgOEx via IFTTT

Miyata is expected to embark on a full campaign in the 2024 WEC as part of an anticipated factory-backed Lexus effort in the new LMGT3 class that will replace GTE Am.It is not yet clear which operation will run the programme, but the Toyota-owned Lexus brand has been linked with an entry with the RC F GT3 that claimed the IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTD Pro class title this year.Miyata, who ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iKFsCmq via IFTTT

Stroll has endured a torrid time since the summer break, having not scored a point in the last five races and been knocked out of Q1 in qualifying for the last four events.Speaking at the Qatar Grand Prix, Stroll suggested that some changes in the behaviour of the Aston Martin F1 car, especially the way the rear end appeared to be less settled than before, were not good for him.Aston Martin team ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XWNpBz8 via IFTTT

With this announcement, Porsche becomes the 11th and the final team to reveal its driver line-up for FE’s second Gen3 campaign, which will begin on 13 January in Mexico City.Wehrlein has been a part of Porsche’s Formula E team since 2021 and led the German marque’s title assault this year, eventually finishing fourth in the standings with victories in Diriyah (both races) and Jakarta.The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dsmCyk0 via IFTTT

For 2024, Mercedes has confirmed that it will move away from its ‘size-zero’ sidepods architecture to bring a new car concept after struggling to keep the “capricious beast” that is the W14 within its narrow operating window.But with new engine rules (that ditch the expensive and complex Motor Generator Unit – Heat) coming in for 2026 alongside a switch to active aerodynamics, for which ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kCAoFZN via IFTTT

Team Kunimitsu Honda man Yamamoto was left with serious neck and spinal cord injuries following the contact with the Kondo Racing Nissan GT300 car of Teppei Natori that pitched him hard into the barriers during last month’s sixth round of the season.Natori was held responsible and penalised for causing the collision, triggered by his late lunge into the pits after being passed on the right by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9y8hUt3 via IFTTT

Despite Larson winning both stages and leading a race-high 133 of 267 laps, his victory on Sunday was anything but easy.While running down the race leader, Larson hit the wall pretty hard off Turn 2 hard late in Stage 2 and fell back in the running order to regroup.Larson reclaimed the lead on pit road on the next-to-last caution and after a brief battle with Brad Keselowski appeared ready to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9ylJTj2 via IFTTT

Tsuboi and Miyata carved their way through from 12th on the grid to score their second win of 2023 aboard the #36 Toyota GR Supra and take a seven-point lead in the championship with only the season finale left to run.In a thrilling and unpredictable 450km race, Miyata caught the long-time leading ARTA Honda of Hiroki Otsu in the closing stint of the race, with the pair engaging in a fierce duel ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AZsBrU6 via IFTTT

The 20-lap Moto3 contest kicked off proceedings on grand prix Sunday at the Mandalika Circuit, with poleman Moreira converting this to his maiden victory. The Brazilian rider guided his MT Helmets KTM to the chequered flag by just 0.107 seconds from Aspar's David Alonso in a typically tight Moto3 contest. David Munoz completed the top three for BOE Motorsports, as Collin Veijer was fourth on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4yadKiV via IFTTT

Protective Asset Protection surveyed over 300 dealership executives and found 53 percent were unsure if F&I products should be for sale online. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9giK7ky via IFTTT

Honda, which is getting out of the gasoline-powered mower business, unveiled an electric self-driving replacement that can be controlled by a tablet or smartphone. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cmpve7Z via IFTTT

A fourth Chevrolet Corvette model, the ZR1, is expected to arrive at dealerships next year as a 2024 or 2025 model. Unlike previous versions of the highest-performance street-legal Corvette with supercharged V-8s, the C8 version will be powered by a twin-turbo V-8 engine — just the second such production engine GM has ever made. Horsepower could top 850. Engineers last week were putting the sports car through severe high-speed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring. The latest ZR1 will have a different front fascia with a splitter and a rear wing. These spy photos show two different wings being evaluated. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/TzML4q6 via IFTTT

Having already set a new circuit record to get through Q1, VR46 rider Marini found yet more time in the final segment of qualifying as he became the first rider to break the 1m30s barrier with a time of 1m29.978s.He beat Aprilia duo Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro, both of whom having been rapid all weekend on the factory RS-GP.The two Aprilia riders were quick from the very beginning in Q2 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Sn8HuYO via IFTTT

Below is an overview of all current Formula 1 grand prix deal and the duration of the contracts as of October 2023.Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka: 2024The Suzuka circuit has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 1987, with a two-year hiatus in 2007 and 2008. Last year the race extended its contract by three seasons until the end of 2024. Given the importance of the Japanese market and the challenging ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0kzvaSW via IFTTT

The race has long been considered as potentially vulnerable as more and more lucrative flyaway events have been added to the schedule, and with the Dutch GP – first held in 2021 – inevitably seen as potentially impacting crowd figures.In addition the disaster of the 2021 event, when the race as red flagged after a few laps behind the safety car, also called the venue into question.However the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RDFzeB9 via IFTTT

At last weekend's Qatar Grand Prix Piastri and Norris scored McLaren's second consecutive double podium of the season, finishing just five seconds down the road from Verstappen.According to the new triple world champion, McLaren has not only announced itself as the most consistent threat to Red Bull's hegemony, but it also has the strongest driver pairing among the chasing pack."I do think that as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ypw9T5f via IFTTT

The Ducati satellite squad announced on Thursday ahead of the Indonesian Grand Prix that it had signed eight-time world champion Marquez for 2024, ending weeks of speculation.The path to this move was paved last week when Honda revealed it had agreed to mutually part ways with Marquez with a year left on his contract following a tough 2023 campaign for both parties.Signing a one-year deal to race ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rXPt1Gb via IFTTT

Martin set a time of 1m31.811s on his Pramac Ducati with just 40 seconds left on the clock, taking the top spot by 0.102s from long-time pacesetter Vinales.Vinales held the top spot for almost the entire 45-minute session at the Mandalika circuit and managed to find over a tenth on his final effort, but ultimately finished second ahead of his team-mate Espargaro.At the start of the session, both ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a9Jdg0Y via IFTTT

The Ford Focus racer ended his season in style with two further victories at Brands Hatch last weekend to take his tally to a remarkable 12 for the season.And, as well as cementing his championship success, those wins also enable him to jump up nine places on Autosport's winners' table to 10th spot.While Sutton is the highest-placed improver following a busy weekend of national motorsport, he was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LXryCVf via IFTTT

Renowned auction house RM Sotheby’s - which is selling Lewis Hamilton’s 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix-winning Mercedes W04 in Las Vegas next month - sold 324 lots across three days.The exact reason for the 1992 F1 champion moving on his private collection, previously housed in his museum on the island of Jersey, in such a significant sale has not been publicly disclosed. All lots were offered ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/v5SzlJf via IFTTT

Kia's new line of affordable EVs shatter price barriers with style and technology, kicking off with the EV5 compact crossover, on its way to 1 million all-electric sales globally. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/lKcg2yA via IFTTT

The automaker's January to August EV share fell to 58% from 65.1% a year earlier, Experian data shows. Tesla blamed factory downtime for global third-quarter sales that came in lower than the preceding quarter. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/8nBJwPe via IFTTT

The Alpine driver picked up three five-second penalties for track limits offences over the course of the race.He took the first at a pit stop, while the others were added to his race time, leaving him in 12th place behind the also penalised Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll.“It wasn't a good day,” said the Frenchman when asked by Autosport about his difficult race. “I made too many mistakes with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CU3lMti via IFTTT

The $3.2 billion plant will be co-located in Kokomo, Ind., next to the first plant under construction. The companies expect to create 1,400 jobs at the second site and will begin production in 2027. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/8pHmRzN via IFTTT

It was thought that the parity threshold was triggered by the performance of the Chevrolet Camaros compared to the Ford Mustangs at the Bathurst 1000 on Sunday, opening the door for a formal review.That has now been confirmed, with Supercars announcing that "adjustment considerations" have not commenced.Those adjustments are changes to the Mustang that Ford tried to push through before Bathurst ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3Xe5OYd via IFTTT

Kvyat appears likely to participate in the Japanese single-seater’s traditional so-called ‘rookie test’ with Honda squad Nakajima Racing on 6-8 December.The former Red Bull driver hasn’t raced a single-seater since his final season in F1 with AlphaTauri in 2020, although he did test a Formula E car for the NIO squad earlier this year in Berlin.But an opportunity to sample the Super Formula ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/O6RfWBw via IFTTT

Mercedes' sales fell 4 percent to 510,600 vehicles, while BMW's volume dipped 5.8 percent to 621,699 vehicles in the quarter. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ga2GIwp via IFTTT

I was excited and happy to get the brief from the FIA and Automobile Club de l’Ouest to develop tyres that work without using warmers for the 2023 World Endurance Championship. It’s a regulation change that Michelin has been strongly pushing for the last couple of years. We included it in our proposal answering the tender for Hypercar tyres in 2019 as an idea of an innovative change we could ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xp8wn1K via IFTTT

Last Wednesday Honda announced that it had reached a mutual agreement with Marquez to part way at the end of the 2023 season, one year earlier than the eight-time world champion’s contract stipulated.Marquez has spent 11 years of his life with Honda, winning all six of his MotoGP world titles, 59 grands prix victories and 101 podiums.Though yet to be confirmed, Marquez will move to Gresini to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tjUwxlF via IFTTT

The strike includes roughly 4,300 hourly workers at GM’s Oshawa Assembly Plant east of Toronto, its powertrain plant in St. Catharines and its Woodstock Parts Distribution Center. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/mYX8A35 via IFTTT

The union said about 73 percent of workers voted against the deal covering 4,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Florida and Maryland. Workers were expected to strike at 7 a.m. EDT Monday. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/U2KFCxX via IFTTT

The deal will help the billionaire Schaeffler family reshape its industrial empire, expanding Schaeffler's offerings for the EV industry. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/13Xmi24 via IFTTT

The Red Bull driver becomes one of only five F1 drivers to win three consecutive titles, alongside Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.Sunday's grand prix was a demanding race which saw many drivers struggle with track limits and battling soaring temperatures, with several left seeking medical attention.Joining Martyn Lee is Sam Hall, and from trackside in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VnrAWLe 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 Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zevSHGl via IFTTT

In a Qatar Grand Prix dominated by newly crowned three-time world champion Verstappen, team-mate Perez climbed from a pitlane start to classify 10th – but only after copping three five-second penalties for exceeding track limits on six occasions.Amid Perez’s ongoing struggles, Red Bull team boss Horner said his driver now needs to be sat down and “go back to basics” to rediscover his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/u6HQsa0 via IFTTT

The governing body also explained that remedial steps had already been taken, and that in effect what could have been a crisis was already under control.There were in fact two messages. One was a letter written by FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis, and addressed to both the sporting and technical directors of the 10 teams. The fact that both groups were copied in, rather than one or the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/blkx1wq via IFTTT

Dealers have begun receiving their first Lexus TX large crossovers built in Indiana that are intended to keep younger buyers in the luxury brand as their families grow. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/bj2Xn0U via IFTTT

During the Friday qualifying shootout for the grand prix, Stroll was eliminated in 17th place - his fourth Q1 exit in a row.When he returned to the pits, he threw his steering wheel out the car and seemed to shove trainer Henry Howe aside as he made his way out the back of the team garage.Footage of this incident drew widespread criticism online, but the Canadian reckoned his emotional reaction ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cI0Py2O via IFTTT

In recent seasons Williams has often suffered in windy conditions, and that was evident on Friday, when Albon could manage only 14th in a gusty qualifying session.He was only 17th in the hot conditions in Saturday afternoon's shootout, but he found extra pace come the evening sprint, and charged up to eighth place by the flag.He then gained another spot when Charles Leclerc, who had finished ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QGDLvw5 via IFTTT

The #97 Red Bull Camaro benefitted from the timing of a lap 27 safety car, having pitted shortly before the caution to jump the sister #88 entry, which had led the race to that point. Once in front the double stack proved problematic for the #88, helping the #97 into a commanding position as the race wore on.A gearshift tower issue would later extinguish the threat from the #88 entirely, while ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tIrE2K6 via IFTTT

On that occasion after failures in practice, the Michelin runners pulled out after the formation lap, leaving the six Bridgestone cars – two Ferraris, two Jordans and two Minardis – to race on their own.This time the issue discovered by Pirelli late on Saturday evening affects the whole field, and the FIA was quick to respond with a contingency plan ahead of today's sprint shootout and the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4UF6Iuz via IFTTT

Analysis of Pirelli rubber after the opening day of action at the Losail circuit has revealed that there was evidence of a sidewall separation between the topping compound and the carcass cords.A statement issued by the FIA suggested that this problem could lead to air loss if the tyres were used too much.Initial indications pointed to the problem having been triggered by a new design of kerbs ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hGgnJ27 via IFTTT

In a season where Aston Martin has produced a car worthy of podium finishes, Stroll's best result has been a fourth place, which he took in the Australian GP.But it's a year that has been characterised more by the depth of his struggles, as Qatar proved to be his fourth consecutive Q1 exit.While Stroll said on Friday he didn't know why he was struggling so much right now, a deeper dive into the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QmFY17x via IFTTT

About 80 percent of the dealer group's customers are enrolled in the O'Brien Rewards program. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/zUs8iGe via IFTTT

People familiar with the negotiations between the UAW and Detroit 3 said talks have heated up this week after days of little movement. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/dyIFnQw via IFTTT

The Formula E Championship entered a new era this season as the all-electric series hit the track with the Gen3 car, which promised greater performance in several areas over its predecessor.But the new machine was not the only new aspect to the championship, as Hankook arrived as the category’s sole tyre supplier. The South Korean manufacturer had big shoes to fill replacing Michelin, which had ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2JDoGHa via IFTTT

The EV leader cut $1,250 off Model 3 base, Long Range trims and $2,250 off Model 3 Performance. Both the Model Y Long Range and Performance trims saw a $2,000 reduction. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fhG8FlN via IFTTT

The Japanese driver has just had his contract at AlphaTauri extended for another year, with him set to line-up alongside Daniel Ricciardo.With much intrigue about what Red Bull will do with its own second seat in 2025 if Sergio Perez is not retained, next season could be make or break for Tsunoda if he is ever going to get the chance to step up.Tsunoda’s situation does have an added complication ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/efEIZNC via IFTTT

The winner of the French enduro in 1995 has announced its intent to participate in the replacement for the GTE Am category and that it has nominated United, which is co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown, as its representative.The Anglo-American team, which took LMP2 victory at Le Mans in 2020 and the WEC title in 2019-20, has communicated its intent to race in the 2024 series with a pair of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UytZR8q via IFTTT

It’s not every week that Autosport staffers find themselves (metaphorically!) ripping up magazine pages and starting again on a Monday press day. But the confirmation of Aston Martin’s return to the top class of endurance racing and (let’s be honest, pretty cool) images of the Valkyrie LMH were too good to miss.This week we bring you news of the exciting project and a reminder of Aston ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rVUHaxO via IFTTT

Deliveries of the company's EVs rose to about 9,500 in the three months through June. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Sf2Nyi5 via IFTTT

F1 chiefs have been clear for a while now that one must-do element of new rules for 2026 is dropping car weight. While work continues on the all-new active aerodynamics that will be needed to complement the latest generation of F1 turbo hybrid engines, an over-arching desire to change the trend for ever-heavier cars has emerged. Speaking to Motorsport.com last month, the FIA’s head of single ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CqE73Fh via IFTTT

The inaugural event in 2021 came towards the end of the thrilling campaign as the title battle intensity between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen ramped up. Since then F1’s cars have changed dramatically, with the new generation of ground effect machinery having little in common with the older era of machines.But if teams had hoped to be able to fall back on some old data to help them out ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BLRED3N via IFTTT

British GT racers Josh Rowledge and James Wallis, Porsche Sprint Challenge GB points leader Joe Warhurst and European GT4 competitor Tom Edgar have been chosen to progress to the final stage.A dozen candidates were interviewed by series organisers at the end of last month and those drivers have now been whittled down to four who will go head-to-head at Silverstone on 1 November.The quartet will ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/AHnpW4y via IFTTT

Aston came flying out of the gates in Bahrain, with its lead driver Fernando Alonso racking up five podiums in the first six races.But over the summer the going got tougher for the Silverstone squad, with it especially slipping back on mixed corner circuits where aerodynamic efficiency comes at a premium, as Alonso was restricted to just one more podium in eight races.In the meantime, it has also ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KJvdfFy via IFTTT

The company has already made an impact during its first year in the sport as F1’s official airline partner, and that will only become more apparent if Max Verstappen clinches the World Championship at Lusail this weekend, drawing further attention to the race title sponsor.For decades airlines studiously avoided F1, and it was always said that they didn’t want the public to see crashing racing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FtH4K1N via IFTTT

The folk who create the F1 world feed are always looking for new camera angles with which to entertain the fans, and the latest owes a debt to MotoGP.First tried in F1 on the nose of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari at Zandvoort last year, and seen again on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes over the Japanese GP weekend, the gyro camera keeps the horizon steady and gives a clear impression of the angle of the car in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JuQribH via IFTTT

Alfa Romeo has been languishing near the rear of the midfield with a 2023 car that has lacked overall aerodynamic performance.It has restricted the Hinwil team to just 10 points so far, two points behind fellow strugglers Haas, while seeing Alex Albon and Williams break free as the clear favourite to finish seventh, eight points ahead.Alfa's disappointing season is prompting major changes to its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GvxpLyl via IFTTT

This may yet be the most difficult challenge yet for Andretti; although it has proven to the FIA that it has merit on sporting, technical, and financial grounds, thrashing out a deal with FOM will be tough given that the existing 10 teams will put the championship under pressure.After all, the existing teams have their own vested interests, and have been conspicuously cool to the prospect of any ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mTkia6w via IFTTT

Analysts expect U.S. light-vehicle sales to rise 13 to 14 percent in September and 15 to 16 percent for the third quarter as retail inventories improve and fleet shipments rebound. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/YPvIfUe via IFTTT

Sargeant has six races left with which to secure his place on the F1 grid, and despite the public show of faith from team principal James Vowles, it’s obvious that he’ll have to improve his performance relative to team-mate Alex Albon while staying clear of trouble.Inevitably the knowledge that the clock is ticking will only pile on the pressure in the coming weeks, especially when he races in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/efozKuW via IFTTT

The VR46 Ducati rider launched from fourth on the grid in last Sunday’s flag-to-flag grand prix at Motegi and would ultimately go on to finish there.However, at the first corner on the opening lap, he was involved in an incident with Aprilia’s Vinales, which squeezed him wide into Pramac’s Johann Zarco.FEATURE: 10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Japanese GPVinales crashed into the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tIypOU1 via IFTTT

Boosted by the arrival of new title sponsor BWT and the prize money associated with fourth place in the World Championship the team increased its income from £201,485,000 in 2021 to £249,038,000 last year, representing a gain of 23.6%.Cost of sales, the measure of what the team spent on its overall operation, rose at a slower rate of 21.6% from £145,264,000 to £170,395,000.The team notes that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ijYDzFM via IFTTT

Ingram will enter the GT4 class in the MKH Aston Martin Vantage alongside Ron Johnson as the team also lines up on the grid for the first time. Although Ingram, who heads into the BTCC finale at Brands Hatch this weekend still with a chance of defending his crown, has not raced in British GT previously, it would not be his maiden sportscar outing, after he raced alongside Johnson in a GTC-spec ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/n3oGBQD via IFTTT

In the early phase of the season, the Mercedes would have the edge in races because its W14 car was much less harsh on its tyres than the Ferrari SF-23.However, as Ferrari has made gains in understanding why its 2023 challenger was so hard on its rubber early on, its race pace has improved dramatically.And with the two teams now locked in a fight for runners-up in the constructors' championship ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WrYKndm via IFTTT

The Northvolt campus, which will include a cell production plant and precursor steps such as cathode active material production and battery recycling at adjacent facilities, will cover 420 acres. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/YlopKwB via IFTTT

The temporary agreement must still be ratified by the UAW rank-and-file. Should the 4,000 Mack workers have gone on strike, it could have strained the UAW's $825 million strike fund. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/KrCEWzR via IFTTT

With its two drivers on slightly offset strategies at Suzuka, McLaren had to ask Piastri to let Norris through at one point to ensure that they did not waste time fighting each other and risk squandering the team’s prospects for a double podium finish.The latest call to get the drivers to help each other came after similar team orders requests at the Hungarian and Italian Grands Prix.McLaren ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6jbZoRE via IFTTT

Championship leader Ash Sutton will therefore go into his Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit showdown against Tom Ingram with the rebranded Alliance Racing team running his NAPA Racing Ford Focus ST.Three-time champion Sutton leads reigning title holder Tom Ingram by 45 points, while Motorbase Performance/Ford is 19 points adrift of the West Surrey Racing-run BMW squad in the manufacturers’ ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JNwRfO2 via IFTTT

The Silverstone-based outfit began 2023 as Red Bull’s main challenger, with Fernando Alonso rolling off five podium finishes from the first six races. He also had a shot at winning the Monaco Grand Prix. But since the midpoint of the season, Aston Martin’s form has fallen back, and Alonso has had just one podium – second place in the Dutch GP – in the last eight races. It has also ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SYsf76q via IFTTT

Oliveira had been excelling in the wet conditions at Motegi, rising from 16th on the grid to run as high as fourth at one stage after pitting for his wet tyre-shod bike.The Portuguese rider started to slip backwards, but was still running sixth when he mysteriously pitted at the end of lap 12 of 24, dropping to the tail of the order.When the race was red-flagged on lap 13 due to worsening ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wMtVd74 via IFTTT

Speculation regarding Marquez’s future has dominated headlines in the past month, amid question marks over whether the Spaniard will see out his Honda contract in 2024.Gresini has emerged as the best alternative for the six-time champion should he decide to walk out of his Honda deal, a scenario that would see him team up with brother Alex Marquez and race a GP23 next year.Marquez himself has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JR7SVLj via IFTTT

The dramatic sight of Damon Hill’s Bridgestone-shod Arrows overtaking the Goodyear-rubbered Ferrari of old rival Michael Schumacher for the lead in the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the enduring images of the decade in Formula 1. For a different reason, so was the sight of Schumacher, now with Bridgestones on his Prancing Horse, leading away a grid of six cars at Indianapolis in 2005 after ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fqrlbJw via IFTTT

Newey, whose top-flight tenure started with a stint at Lola in 1986, has designed grand prix cars that have so far won 12 constructors’ titles and 12 drivers’ crowns for three teams.Notably, Williams scored 10 wins - including six 1-2s - from 16 GPs in 1992 and 12 victories in 1996.After moving to Red Bull as chief technical officer in 2006, Newey oversaw machines that won 12 races in 2011 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ijBH71P via IFTTT

Toyota is radically rebooting its famed manufacturing system for its next generation of Tesla-fighting electric vehicles, due in 2026. Automotive News synthesizes days of company briefings and demonstrations to deliver a step-by-step picture of the production processes that will churn out these lower-cost, giga-cast, software-defined EVs of tomorrow. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/9Pdmvkn via IFTTT