lfyn Evans led FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza on Friday night after a thrilling FIA World Rally Championship title scrap with team-mate Sébastien Ogier. Ogier was the master of the mountains to lead after four fiendishly difficult speed tests in the Italian Alps. Evans had the better of the afternoon at Monza’s ‘Cathedral of Speed’ circuit … Read more
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheet in the second practice session at Qatar’s Losail circuit with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly second ahead of Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilto finished fourth. During the opening phase of the session, mostly run on medium tyres, Verstappen set the early pace with a lap of 1:24.285. AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda then went … Read more
Lincoln debuted its first locally-produced sedan – the all-new Lincoln Zephyr – in China at 2021 Auto Guangzhou. The highly anticipated Zephyr highlights the future direction of Lincoln’s design and intelligent technology, and is expected to contribute to Lincoln’s growth in China. “For nearly a century, Lincoln has been redefining luxury with stunning design, advanced … Read more
Sébastien Ogier threw down the gauntlet to FIA World Rally Championship rival Elfyn Evans by winning three of the first four speed tests at FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza on Friday morning. The Frenchman is chasing his eighth crown in nine seasons and emerged from the Bergamasque mountains with a 6.5sec advantage over his Toyota Yaris … Read more
Championship leader Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the first practice session for the this inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, outpacing sister team driver Pierre Gasly by four tenths of a second as Valtteri Bottas finished third. Title contender Lewis Hamilton ended the session more than seven tenths of a second off the pace, complaining … Read more
The harsh effects of COVID-19 and semiconductor shortage continue to affect the auto industry, which led to supply-demand gap due to slow vehicle production since 2020 at a time when carmakers globally are looking to go electric. Against this backdrop, ‘Tesla Inc (Tesla)’ has ranked top among the top 10 most mentioned automotive companies on … Read more
The Saudi Motorsport Company in association with the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) – Promoters of the FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2021 – has today announced the launch of the ‘Saudi Young Stars’ e-Karting competition powered by Electromin, aimed at 6–12-year-old Saudi drivers, with the fastest 20 drivers going into a … Read more
Four-time Red Bull Rampage champion trades MTB bike for Subaru in Raw 100. Brandon Semenuk and filmmaker Rupert Walker have continuously set the standard for what is possible within the limits of the Raw 100 video series with the Canadian mountain bike star switching over to four wheels for their latest high-octane entry. Here is … Read more
oday, global luxury automotive brand Genesis officially unveiled the electric model of the GV70 (hereafter, the Electrified GV70) for the first time in the world at Auto Guangzhou 2021. Genesis introduced the luxury electric SUV model by hosting a world premiere event at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition (hereafter, Auto Guangzhou 2021) in China, which … Read more
Today, General Motors marked a major milestone in its commitment to an all-electric future, as the President of the United States – Joe Biden, Mary Barra Chair and CEO at GM, Gerald Johnson, GM’s Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, wider GM leadership, plant employees and other officials, celebrated the grand opening … Read more