Month: August 2024

Open Extended Reactions Williams have dropped American racing driver Logan Sargeant for the Italian Grand Prix, handing a debut to academy driver Franco Colapinto in the process. Sargeant’s torrid season hit a new low at the Dutch Grand Prix when he crashed out of practice in a car featuring a lot of upgraded parts. Editor’s
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Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown is convinced Lando Norris has a car capable of overturning Max Verstappen’s sizeable lead and can make a title fight out of the 2024 season. Norris beat Verstappen by a comfortable 22 seconds at the Dutch Grand Prix, a bigger winning margin than any of the Dutchman’s dominant
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Over 50 Rivian R1T And R1S Models Ruined In Factory Fire | Carscoops The fire, which broke out at the parking lot, didn’t damage the facility, and Rivian says it’s not aware of any injuries https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson August 27, 2024 at 09:50 Fortunately, the fire didn’t spread beyond the factory’s parking lot. A
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Porsche EVs won’t be simulating gas vehicles with noise or shifting The automaker looked into the tech but never built a prototype Dodge and Hyundai are simulating exhaust systems with speakers Don’t expect a system simulating the feel of a gas-powered car with a multi-gear transmission appearing on an electric vehicle from Porsche. Hyundai employs
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Aug 26, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren and Dutch Grand Prix winner Lando Norris have blown the Formula One constructors’ championship wide open with Red Bull in danger of being overhauled, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Norris took the chequered flag 22.8 seconds clear of Red Bull’s home hero Max Verstappen
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Open Extended Reactions The Haas F1 team has been given clearance to leave Netherlands for the Italian Grand Prix after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed payment of outstanding money was owed. Haas’ trucks were held at the Zandvoort circuit overnight after the Dutch Grand Prix while Uralkali waited to receive $9 million from the American team.
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Would You Drop $500,000 To Fix This Wrecked Lexus LFA? | Carscoops The previous owner of the crashed LFA decided the repair bill was just too steep, so now this supercar is up for auction at Copart https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson August 25, 2024 at 18:50 The owner was planning to repair the car but
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 12, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they
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Future Stellantis performance hybrids could have launch control, a newly discovered patent filing indicates. A patent application for a hybrid-specific launch control system from the automaker was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Aug. 8, 2024, after being filed by Stellantis in February. The application discusses not only applying launch control—which
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Associated Press Aug 25, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Power remained in the IndyCar championship hunt with a wire-to-wire victory Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Power started second alongside polesitter Santino Ferrucci — the first A.J. Foyt Racing driver to lead the field to green in a decade —
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading in New York on August 23, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know,
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Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Santino Ferrucci won the first pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday and gave AJ Foyt Racing the top starting spot at Portland International Raceway. Ferrucci, who is benefiting from a first-year alliance between Foyt and Team Penske, pulled off the
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Mustang Owner Sues Ford Over $9,500 EcoBoost Engine Replacement | Carscoops The lawsuit argues that Ford should have replaced the engine blocks to address the issue https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson August 24, 2024 at 14:29 The plaintiffs in the lawsuit paid $9,460 to replace their Mustang’s defective engine. Ford allegedly avoided proper repairs, opting instead
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In this article BIDU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chinese tech company Baidu announced Monday it can sell some robotaxi rides without any human staff in the vehicles. Baidu BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu is reporting slower growth in its Apollo Go robotaxi rides than in prior quarters. Figures Baidu reported Thursday showed
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Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing. Team owner Justin Marks made the announcement Saturday at Daytona International Speedway with van Gisbergen by his side. The 35-year-old
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Aug 24, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alpine have been mismanaged and will take years to become podium regulars again but the Renault-owned Formula One team will not be sold, executive advisor and former boss Flavio Briatore said on Saturday. The Italian, in a joint appearance at the Dutch Grand Prix with new
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