Red Bull’s near-perfect season was marred in late October when it was punished for breaching the cost cap for 2021. Teams were allowed a budget of $145 million that season; Red Bull exceeded it by nearly $2 million. It was fined $7 million by the F.I.A., the sport’s governing body, and hit with a 10… Continue reading This Formula 1 Season Was All Max Verstappen and Red Bull
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Michael Pertschuk, Antismoking and Auto Safety Crusader, Dies at 89
Emerging as the Senate’s leading staff expert on tobacco control legislation, Mr. Pertschuk was recruited by Senator Warren G. Magnuson, the Washington Democrat who was chairman of the Commerce Committee. Mr. Pertschuk served as a counsel to the committee from 1964 to 1968 and as chief counsel and staff director from 1968 to 1977, when… Continue reading Michael Pertschuk, Antismoking and Auto Safety Crusader, Dies at 89
Lewis Hamilton Reflects on His Next Step in F1
Lewis Hamilton is far from finished with Formula 1. “It’s not forever, but something inside is telling me, ‘You’re not done yet. You’ve got to keep pushing. You’ve got more to do, more to achieve,” the seven-time champion said in an interview. He has just one year left on his contract with his team, Mercedes,… Continue reading Lewis Hamilton Reflects on His Next Step in F1
It’s a Wrap in F1 for Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel still loves Formula 1, but the fulfillment has disappeared as the wins have dried up. After 16 seasons, the last two with a struggling Aston Martin team, Vettel is retiring and relieved to be leaving, although he still does not know what he will do next. “I know how much dedication goes into… Continue reading It’s a Wrap in F1 for Sebastian Vettel
An Intense Year for Formula 1 Comes to an End
“We’ll come back from Abu Dhabi, we’ll spend the week after in the factory sorting things out and have a relatively easy week there, and then disappear for three or four weeks and have a good break.” Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes, said “everyone is really at the limit.” That has prompted discussions… Continue reading An Intense Year for Formula 1 Comes to an End
Musk Testifies in Trial Over His Tesla Compensation Package
Elon Musk testified on Wednesday that he was not involved in the discussions among Tesla board members about a 2018 pay package that granted him billions of dollars in stock options, helping to make him the world’s richest person. Speaking in a courtroom in Wilmington, Del., Mr. Musk pushed back against accusations in a shareholder… Continue reading Musk Testifies in Trial Over His Tesla Compensation Package
Elon Musk Heads to Court to Defend His Billions in Tesla Pay
Tesla has made Elon Musk a billionaire many times over by paying him generously in shares for his work as chief executive of the electric carmaker. On Wednesday, Mr. Musk is expected in court to defend that compensation, much of which derives from a record-setting pay deal he struck in 2018 with Tesla’s board of… Continue reading Elon Musk Heads to Court to Defend His Billions in Tesla Pay
Tesla breaks into America’s bestselling cars list for 2022, but trucks still dominate
A Tesla Model Y on display inside a Tesla store at the Westfield Culver City shopping mall in Culver City, California, U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Pickup trucks again led America’s top-selling vehicles last year, but Tesla broke into the top 10 for the first… Continue reading Tesla breaks into America’s bestselling cars list for 2022, but trucks still dominate
Elon Musk attorneys aim to move trial from California to Texas, citing ‘local negativity’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at an event in Hawthorne, California April 30, 2015. Patrick T. Fallon | Reuters Attorneys for Tesla and Elon Musk are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to move, or delay, a forthcoming trial from Northern California to Western Texas, saying they won’t be able to find unbiased jurors… Continue reading Elon Musk attorneys aim to move trial from California to Texas, citing ‘local negativity’
Automakers want more EV charging networks. They’re split on how to do it
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