After four championships and 53 wins, he is retiring after Sunday’s Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. Go to Source
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An Intense Year for Formula 1 Comes to an End
Races were squeezed into a tighter schedule, but the good news for teams is that the season is finishing earlier than last year. Go to Source
Elon Musk Heads to Court to Defend His Billions in Tesla Pay
A shareholder is asking the court to void a 2018 compensation package that has paid the chief executive nearly $50 billion. Go to Source
What’s on the Radio? In Formula 1 Racing, It’s the Engineer.
In the old days, teams held up signs to get info to drivers. Now a race engineer can talk directly to them. Go to Source
F1 Shook Up Tradition by Adding Sprint Races
This season, there are just three of them — which determine the grid for the big event on Sunday — but drivers have mixed feelings about the format. Go to Source
Uber’s Revenue Is Up 72 Percent From Last Year, but It Posts a Loss
The company had strong revenue growth but lost money in part because of its investments in other ride-hailing businesses. Go to Source
Rishi Sunak, New UK Prime Minister, Delays Economic Plan
Mr. Sunak’s government, seeking more time to make the “right decisions,” will deliver its first economic plan on Nov. 17 instead of Monday. Go to Source
An F1 Driver Is Not Alone in the Cockpit During a Race
Bell Helmets, which supplies 12 of the 20 Formula 1 drivers, provides them with three helmets for each race weekend. Over a season, drivers may use as many as 25. Helmets can be reused, but “everything has to be as light as possible, so if there is a stone chip, we are not going to… Continue reading An F1 Driver Is Not Alone in the Cockpit During a Race
Tesla Reports Strong Profit in Third Quarter on Soaring Sales
Tesla on Wednesday reported a big jump in its quarterly profit as sales of its electric cars soared in the three months that ended in September. The electric carmaker said it made $3.3 billion in the third quarter, up from $1.6 billion in the same period a year earlier and nearly matching the record profit… Continue reading Tesla Reports Strong Profit in Third Quarter on Soaring Sales
Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing are coming under diplomatic fire from key allies, with European governments accusing his administration of undercutting the trans-Atlantic alliance with “Made in America” policies that threaten their economies. The objections center on policies included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to make the United States… Continue reading Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies