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The FIA has asked Formula One Management to minimise the amount of foul language that is broadcast on Formula 1’s television productions, Autosport can reveal.While swear words are bleeped out on the official TV feed, the growing frequency of such outbursts has become a cause of concern for motor racing’s governing body.In an exclusive interview with Autosport, FIA president Mohammed Ben ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1lOosby via IFTTT

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Mercedes has unveiled a one-off livery for Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix to celebrate its title partner Petronas' 50th anniversary.The W15 car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive through the streets of Singapore will have its silver nose and sidepod replaced by Petronas' emerald green. The rest of the car remains in painted black or naked carbon fibre, with INEOS' dark red accents ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V1Ua3kp via IFTTT

The customer blamed a faulty hood latch for a crash and wanted an Arkansas dealership to repair his vehicle for free. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/AC2hZPd via IFTTT

Renault CEO Luca de Meo has agreed to meet employees of Alpine's French power unit division in Viry-Chatillon as he weighs up a decision on whether to cease its F1 engine programme.Renault is strongly considering abandoning its in-house F1 power unit programme in Viry and shifting to Alpine becoming a customer team instead for the all-new 2026 engine regulations.In July, staff at Renault's ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FKw9u7b via IFTTT

Peugeot says a double points finish in the Fuji World Endurance Championship round doesn’t mean it has made a breakthrough, as the 9X8 2024 is still “not brilliant” on pure pace.A strong final stint on fresh tyres propelled the #93 Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar of Mikkel Jensen, Nico Muller and Jean-Eric Vergne to fourth place in Sunday’s Japan event, just three seconds off the final spot ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cWmRtqE via IFTTT

Williams team principal James Vowles believes "you have to let good drivers race" as he weighs up working with Audi to find a permanent Formula 1 seat for Franco Colapinto.The Argentinian began the year in Formula 2 but was promoted for the final nine F1 races to partner Alex Albon in place of Logan Sargeant, who had struggled to improve his form in a tricky second season.Colapinto was right on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sNqfuoE 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 - 105 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uA94y27 via IFTTT

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has once again pointed the finger at Marc Marquez over a bitter feud that he believes cost him an eighth championship in the premier class.Rossi missed out on winning the 2015 riders’ title by just five points to Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo during a season in which he often clashed with Marquez both on and off the track.The Italian accused the then-Honda rider of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xx5cbig via IFTTT

Will Brown and Scott Pye led a dominant one-two result for the Triple Eight Chevrolet Camaros at the Sandown 500 in Melbourne.Not even late-race contact between Brown and Broc Feeney or a sprint to the flag after a late safety car could derail the dominant result, though it did lead to red faces at the end of 155 laps, the race shortened by six laps due to time constraints.The two drivers clashed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IyRkCwl via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton will start Formula 1’s 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pitlane after Mercedes chose to change several components of his power unit.Hamilton, who had been set to start seventh for the Baku race, has now taken his fifth engine of the season – one more than the permitted allocation.Mercedes has also swapped the turbocharger and MGU-H and MGU-K components on Hamilton’s car.The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2pCxPi9 via IFTTT

Toto Wolff claimed his drivers' tyre preparation getting compromised by Alex Albon’s fan-addled Williams explained Mercedes’ poor 2024 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying, with its latest floor changes not blamed.After George Russell had led FP3 in Baku and Lewis Hamilton had been second and third in the two opening practice sessions on Friday, the two Silver Arrows ended up qualifying ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vCwDH1n via IFTTT

Valtteri Bottas could yet win the race for the final seat on the Formula 1 grid for next season as Sauber team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said the current incumbent is one on the "top of the list".With Nico Hulkenberg long since confirmed as racing for Sauber in its final season before the full transition to Audi, his team-mate for the 2025 campaign has been a lengthy search for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1ba8lDE via IFTTT

After spotting an advert for the FIA Rally Star talent search programme while in the Estonian Military, Romet Jurgenson is now preparing for a career in the World Rally Championship.Three years on from that moment when the advert made him abruptly stop scrolling on his phone, the 24-year-old has now repaid the faith the FIA Rally Star Programme put in him by lifting the Junior WRC title at last ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/svhTBfr via IFTTT

After the Monza race, Red Bull and Ferrari wanted a definitive answer from the FIA over the legality of McLaren's and Mercedes' front wing designs, with the understanding that these were flexing significantly while on track.The FIA has been monitoring the levels of on-track flexing in the wings since the Belgian Grand Prix, and declared that all 2024 wings were legal within the bounds of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N0Mum3g via IFTTT

Alex Lynn claimed Cadillac’s first World Endurance Championship pole position at Fuji when he found nine tenths on his second push lap in the Hyperpole qualifying session. The Briton was down in ninth position in the session for the fastest 10 cars in opening qualifying when he improved to a 1m29.801s in the solo Ganassi-run Caddy V-Series.R LMDh to deprive Toyota of a home pole for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/JabQCkp via IFTTT

The World Rally Championship is set to feature new event formats for selected rounds next season as it looks to add more variety to its calendar.The championship has long been investigating changes to the length of its events with Rally Italy Sardinia trialling a condensed 48-hour concept earlier this year.This followed a raft of proposals made by the FIA’s newly-created working group designed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VjYbhdI via IFTTT

Formula 1's penalty point system "need to be reviewed" in the wake of the incident that triggered Kevin Magnussen's one-race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - which other drivers described as "harsh".Magnussen made contact with Pierre Gasly at the Variante della Roggia during the Italian Grand Prix in a bid to make an overtake, ultimately forcing both to take to the run-off cutting the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/shJLF3x via IFTTT

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack feels that the signing of Adrian Newey adds "credibility" to the grand plans that CEO Lawrence Stroll had outlined for taking charge at the team.Krack reckons that Newey's signing for 2025 will inspire the team's engineering talent, particularly those among the younger contingent - and means that the Silverstone-based squad can no longer be considered as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GX1Wy8V via IFTTT

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri has agreed to back Lando Norris’s bid to win the 2024 Formula 1 world championship, following the squad’s post-Monza team orders discussions.The situation will only apply in specific circumstances and is part of McLaren’s bid to avoid the intra-team fighting that was so costly early in the last race in Italy.Norris has been Max ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xSPQt47 via IFTTT

Hyundai is developing an LMDh prototype for an entry into endurance racing arena under its premium Genesis brand. The move predicted by Autosport in July was finally confirmed in a short statement on social media on Thursday that gave no further details or a timeline for its first entry into top-line sportscar racing. It was not revealed whether the the sportscar programme masterminded from the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1RvkGz3 via IFTTT

Norman Nato will return to the Nissan Formula E team for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign, replacing Sacha Fenestraz.The Frenchman has rejoined the Japanese manufacturer after just one season with Andretti where he scored a single podium in Shanghai and finished 15th in the drivers’ standings, with his spot in the American team taken by Nico Muller.The 32-year-old previously raced for Nissan during ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U5ZS0qN via IFTTT

After making three field goals in a contest during the Boilermakers' season opener, the student was later told he was less than a tenth of a second too late. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ztwoZn8 via IFTTT

Aston Martin Racing has officially won the battle over Adrian Newey, with the legendary Formula 1 designer taking up a role as Managing Technical Partner next year as well as becoming a shareholder.In a newly created role at the Silverstone-based team, Newey will oversee the ambitious squad's crucial 2026 car design for F1's all-new technical regulations.Newey's signature had been widely coveted ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/g6b1xdO via IFTTT

Elfyn Evans says he needs to “get back to normal ways” and “enjoy” being behind the wheel after an Acropolis Rally that severely dented his World Rally Championship title aspirations. The Toyota driver headed to Greece hoping to re-ignite his championship hopes after a driveshaft failure, followed by a crash on Sunday in Finland, left the Welshman with a zero points score. However, Evans ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/C0hrfJR via IFTTT

Miami Grand Prix organisers would have no concerns about running back-to-back races with Canada in the future in an attempt to help Formula 1 achieve sustainability targets.With F1 aiming to be net carbon zero by 2030, addressing travel between races on the calendar will be a must moving forward.Grouping races by region seems to be the most logical route to cutting down on the movement of people ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/0VA35ae via IFTTT

Aston Martin’s expected confirmation later this morning that it has signed design legend Adrian Newey is a game-changing moment for the team.For if there is one individual who has a bit of a midas touch, then Newey – having helped guide his three most recent teams (Williams, McLaren and Red Bull) to multiple championship success – would be your prime candidate.His tally of 12 constructors’ ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OSXRhf4 via IFTTT

Alpine expects to have a final decision on its 2026 engine partner in just under a month's time, as Renault's board presses on with its assessment of its Viry-Chatillon-based Formula 1 engine project.Renault had begun the process of developing a power unit that would satisfy the 2026 regulations, which features a more even split between the internal combustion engine and the hybrid components in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4tBqi9y via IFTTT

CarMax has signed a multiyear stadium naming rights deal with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, a Minor League Baseball team near its Virginia headquarters. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/3sUPmB5 via IFTTT

Leopard Honda’s Angel Piqueras competed a remarkable Moto3 win at Misano in the San Marino Grand Prix.For the second occasion in a week a Spanish teenager walked the top step of the podium for the first time, following KTM Ajo’s Jose Antonio Rueda’s success in Aragon last Sunday.The 17-year-old had to negotiate two Long Lap penalties after a collision with Britain’s Scott Ogden on Saturday ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/l4XOqdW via IFTTT

Franco Morbidelli continued his MotoGP resurgence with a first podium finish in three-and-a-half years with third place in the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race and explained how “the race is very different” at the sharp end.Morbidelli was given the golden ticket at the end of 2023. The Italian ended a turgid three-season spell in the factory Yamaha team where he felt the sharp decline of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2Mpv8Ac via IFTTT

“The future is his.”McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, again, saying exactly how it is. In this case, regarding the coming years of Oscar Piastri in Formula 1.Specifically, Stella was answering a question regarding how Piastri might react to the expected team orders push from McLaren to support Lando Norris’s 2024 title bid.“I think it will be [OK],” Stella said at the end of his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6umRzST via IFTTT

The bottom line, as sales stagnate and inventories rise, is that automakers and their customers need interest rates to come down soon. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/RGkXD0q via IFTTT

Ferrari is still seeking answers on whether its latest floor upgrades have turned its 2024 Formula 1 season around until heading to higher-downforce circuits.The Italian squad brought a new floor to June's Barcelona round that induced bouncing problems in high-speed corners, which meant it had to revert to an older specification before applying some temporary fixes to mitigate the problem, seeing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fldSG4X via IFTTT

Hyundai’s Dani Sordo moved into the lead of the Acropolis Rally after World Rally Championship title contender Ott Tanak suffered a double puncture in stage seven.Tanak started Saturday with a 21.8s margin over Sordo before drama struck twice in the day’s opening stage, Rengini, 28.67km.The 2019 world champion suffered a right rear puncture five kilometres into the stage which resulted in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XkVRBdp via IFTTT

Sebastien Ogier moved into the lead of the Acropolis Rally after an eventful opening loop where power issues struck his World Rally Championship title rivals Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans.A blistering effort on the final stage of a particularly arduous gravel loop helped Toyota driver Ogier regain the rally lead he held after winning the opening stage, to head to service with a 5.9s ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RSUW1jf via IFTTT

Oliver Bearman will get another chance to impress in a Formula 1 race after being called up by Haas as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Magnussen will serve a one-race ban as punishment for racking up 12 penalty points on his superlicence over a period of 12 months.It was triggered after Magnussen collided with Pierre Gasly during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5W4jO8h via IFTTT

Red Bull is pretty open that it needs to quickly turn around the performance of its RB20 if it is to avoid losing both Formula 1 championships this year.But saying what it wants is one thing, doing it is another – especially because it does not yet have a clear explanation on what has gone wrong.We can forget wild conspiracy theories about the FIA asking for devices to be removed from its car ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wFlKJom via IFTTT

McLaren has revealed it is holding back on bringing a new floor for its Formula 1 car because the team thinks it risks the same downgrade problems rivals have faced.The Woking-based outfit is locked in a tight fight with Red Bull for the F1 championships this year, and accepts it has a shout of winning both constructors’ and drivers’ crowns.With so little performance difference between cars ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/esRmKrJ via IFTTT

Thierry Neuville has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with Hyundai, alongside Ott Tanak, to contest the 2025 World Rally Championship.The current WRC points leader had entered into the final year of his current deal with the Korean marque this season, before reaching a new agreement that will take the five-time title runner-up into a 12th year with the team in WRC.Neuville will once ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SJn1ivU via IFTTT

Anderson Ford in Lincoln, Neb., responded when it heard that Rodney Smith's van broke down while he was delivering free lawn mowers to teenagers around the country. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5aAfevL via IFTTT

Amid growing competition, most notably from China, VW CEO Oliver Blume has been forced to consider factory closures and job cuts to keep the automaker competitive. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fF70mJI via IFTTT

It’s fair to say Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s first official Formula 1 weekend was one that will be remembered for years to come – although not necessarily for the right reasons.In a remarkable 24-hour period, he had a blistering start to practice, an early shunt that grabbed the headlines, and then was officially announced as a Mercedes F1 driver for 2025.Here is what we learned about him at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6A8swbQ via IFTTT

Ferrari believes Charles Leclerc being undercut by Lando Norris boosted his chances to take a momentous Formula 1 victory for the team at the Italian Grand Prix.Following an on-the-edge lap one pass by team-mate Oscar Piastri, polesitter Norris lost enough momentum to cede second place to Leclerc, who then split the McLarens during the opening stint.On lap 15 Norris was the first of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5kjviA3 via IFTTT

The new F&I piece joins previous sales, service components to Toyota and Lexus' digital retailing suites, enabling purchase completions online. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/4Ps5UON via IFTTT

Police told a Maryland TV station they've caught the boy at least eight times but that he's too young to be charged with the crimes he's committing. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/iwWxhmf via IFTTT

Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 at Darlington, locking himself into the playoffs in a dramatic showdown on Sunday night.The race was decided by a series of cautions that caused utter chaos, with strategies in tatter. But when the dust settled, it was the #14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford that emerged victorious.Earlier this year, it was announced that SHR will shut down at ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tQcpMJh 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 - 105 wins First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix World Championships: 7 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/dmRq7B2 via IFTTT

McLaren has offered the firmest hint yet that it is now ready to throw its full support behind Lando Norris’s Formula 1 title bid, despite having been reluctant to introduce team orders so far.Amid a growing reality that championship rivals Red Bull and Max Verstappen are on the back foot, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella feels that the moment has come for his team to ensure opportunities to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2UH8vdw via IFTTT

Leonardo Fornaroli clinched championship glory with a stunning last-lap dive on ART’s Christian Mansell at the Parabolica as Sami Meguetounif took victory in F3's Italian feature race.Fornaroli, who finished the race third, becomes the first driver to take the F3 crown without winning a single race, finishing second once and third six times, including in the season-ending feature outing.With ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/D1C6AyW via IFTTT

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O'Ward won the opening race of the double-header weekend at The Milwaukee Mile, beating Team Penske’s title challenger Will Power.After starting sixth, 25-year-old O'Ward surged forward and controlled the race for 133 of 250 laps in the first IndyCar race staged at the track since 2015.“We had a really tough weekend last weekend at Portland, and this is a great way to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uLJPMnY via IFTTT

Antonio Giovinazzi claimed Ferrari’s second World Endurance Championship pole position of the season ahead of Sunday’s Austin round. The Italian topped the times in the Hyperpole session for the fastest 10 cars in first qualifying by nearly three tenths of a second in the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars.Giovinazzi flew around the 3.43-mile Circuit of The Americas in a 1m50.390s on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TyxPovU via IFTTT