Daniel Abt has been fined €10,000 and has been disqualified from the latest Formula E Race at Home Challenge race for hitting a professional sim-driver to race in his place. The race was being held, in part, to raise funds for UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief fund. Abt had originally finished in third place at Saturday’s event but was found to have […]
» Read moreThree out of four new-car dealers could accurately identify critical safety features aimed at making new cars safer for teen drivers, but only after most were prompted by shoppers to identify those features — and most of their information was vague. That’s according to a study released last week by the IIHS that followed a similar study last year that […]
» Read moreAnother way to describe this process would be “test-driving the seller.” By that we mean two things: Finding out as much as possible about an advertised vehicle before you go to see it. Getting an early read on the seller, whether it’s an individual or a dealership, to try and reduce your chances of buying someone else’s problems. To test-drive […]
» Read moreAs some countries begin to open e-commerce, the general consensus is that large gatherings and live events are still on hold. And that, Liberty CEO Greg Maffei says, is shrounded in uncertainty. The 2020 season has yet to get underway some two months after Formula 1 was expected to go racing in Melbourne. The sport’s owner, Liberty Media, is hoping […]
» Read moreBrad Keselowski emerged from a wild late-race caution as the leader and out-dueled Jimmie Johnson to win his first Coca-Cola 600. Chase Elliott was in position to pick up his first win of the season but a caution with two of 400 laps remaining sent the race into overtime produced a variety of different pit strategies. Keselowski, Johnson and six […]
» Read moreThe UK is outside the European Union now but does not want to be outside of the battery industry. Britishvolt and AMTE Power, two British start-ups, have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a joint battery cell gigafactory in the UK. The idea, as well as the name of Britishvolt, reminds us of Northvolt in Sweden. The cost of the joint […]
» Read moreGeorge Russell dominated the Virtual Monaco Grand Prix, leading every lap, to join Charles Leclerc on two wins apiece. Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas both made their debuts in the sixth race of the series, taking the number of F1 drivers to eight, the highest yet. Also appearing for the first time were Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Luis Fonsi and Nicolas Prost. […]
» Read moreDarlington NASCAR Cup Series race winner Denny Hamlin says Chase Elliott shouldn’t feel he has to retaliate following the clash with Kyle Busch that wrecked Elliott’s chances on Wednesday night. Elliott had just passed Busch for second place as they raced towards the finish, but as he attempted to move back in line Busch clipped the tail of Elliott’s car, […]
» Read moreThe improved air pollution levels during coronavirus lockdown could change car buying habits. A new study has revealed that there could be a surge in the uptake of electric cars in Britain thanks to the improved air pollution levels during coronavirus lockdown. The survey by online parking portal YourParkingSpace.co.uk discovered that 40 percent of people are now more likely to purchase […]
» Read moreNASCAR will attempt to run four races in as many days, starting with the longest event on the schedule this Sunday – the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. After a successful return to action at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR will race from home for the next four days with two Cup races, one Xfinity and one Truck race at […]
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