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Nov 13, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Grand Prix organisers have ruled out one day following Formula 1’s other U.S. rounds in Austin and Miami and switching to a sprint format. The 100km race, a day before the main event, is aimed at providing more racing entertainment for fans but the
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Cars once represented a pillar of the American dream — mobility and independence. But they’ve become something of a luxury product, and customers and auto dealers are growing frustrated. The average price for a car in the U.S. is nearly $50,000, an increase of close to 30% in the past five years, according to Kelley
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BMW AG is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in China due to coolant pump defects, a fresh setback for the German carmaker that’s reeling from other vehicle faults. BMW will recall 499,539 cars produced locally, and 188,371 imported vehicles from March 1, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement Friday. Faulty coolant
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Nov 15, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz will join Williams from Ferrari for the 2025 season. Mark Sutton/Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula 1’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard’s future employers said on Friday. Sainz is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year
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Nov 14, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Monaco first hosted a grand prix in 1950. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Formula 1 will race in Monaco until 2031 following a six-year extension to the principality’s contract. The Monaco Grand Prix has been on the F1 calendar since the start in 1950, hosting 70 grands
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Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerald Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe
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In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters DETROIT — Volkswagen Group increased its planned investment for a joint venture with electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive to $5.8 billion
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Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Greg Maffei is stepping down as president and chief executive of Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1. Liberty Media said Wednesday that Maffei would leave his role when his contract expires at the end of the year and become an adviser. The
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Field Level Media Nov 13, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Pérez said he rejected opportunities from two other Formula 1 teams to return to Red Bull for the 2025 season. Perez signed an extension earlier this year but has come under intense scrutiny while falling to eighth in the drivers’ standings. While
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In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New Tesla Cybertruck vehicles parked at a logistics drop zone in Seattle on Aug. 22, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is recalling 2,431 Cybertrucks to replace defective drive inverters, according to notices made public by the National Highway Traffic Administration
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Nov 12, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One will sell tickets to an unprecedented 2025 season launch event featuring all the teams and drivers at London’s O2 Arena on Feb. 18 as the world championship celebrates its 75th anniversary year. Formula One said in a statement on Tuesday that tickets would go
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Nov 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dan Fallows is leaving his role as Aston Martin technical director this month but will stay within the group, the Silverstone-based Formula 1 team said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Fallows joined from Red Bull, where he was in charge of aerodynamics, in 2022 but
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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign town hall meeting, moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, in Flint, Michigan, U.S., September 17, 2024.  Brian Snyder | Reuters DETROIT — Stock prices of foreign automakers, including Chinese and German manufacturers, fell sharply on Wednesday amid concerns the U.S. will
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In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rivian Automotive lowered its earnings forecast for the year after missing Wall Street’s third-quarter expectations, including a significant miss in revenue. Here’s how the company performed in the quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG: Loss per share: 99 cents adjusted vs. a loss of
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Keith Jenkins Nov 7, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One awards a world drivers’ championship and a world constructors’ championship at the end of each season. The drivers’ title is presented to the top competitor behind the wheel, while the constructors’ championship is given to the top team. Lewis Hamilton and Michael
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Open Extended Reactions George Russell is head of the Grand Prix Drivers Association. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Formula 1’s drivers have called on the governing FIA and its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to treat them like adults amid the ongoing controversy around Max Verstappen’s community service order for foul language. The
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