Defender has completed initial prototype testing of its Defender Dakar D7X-R rally-raid competitor in Morocco’s Sahara Desert, marking a significant milestone in the British adventure brand’s preparation for its works debut at the 2026 Dakar Rally. The company has also announced its first two drivers: 14-time Dakar Rally winner Stéphane Peterhansel of France and Lithuanian… Continue reading Defender Rally Team Unveils D7X-R Prototype and Signs Peterhansel for 2026 Dakar
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@Tata-JLR: DEFENDER COMPLETES FIRST RALLY-RAID PROTOTYPE TEST AND SIGNS DAKAR RALLY LEGEND
About Defender Defender embraces the impossible. Each member of the Defender family is purposefully designed, highly desirable and seriously durable. A modern‑day hero that respects the past but at the same time anticipates the future. Available in 90, 110 and 130 body styles, with up to eight seats, each has a charisma of its own.… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: DEFENDER COMPLETES FIRST RALLY-RAID PROTOTYPE TEST AND SIGNS DAKAR RALLY LEGEND
@niche: Praga Bohema takes centre-stage at GerCollector, Nurburgring – Germany’s #1 specialist track day003859
GerCollector presents brand new Bohema production car Bohema #12 was revealed by the GerCollector at the start of his 6th specialist track day at the Nurburgring May 1st– what is now considered Germanys’ top track day for supercars, hypercars and race cars. The purple Bohema is the first of Praga’s limited-run, handbuilt hypercars seen in… Continue reading @niche: Praga Bohema takes centre-stage at GerCollector, Nurburgring – Germany’s #1 specialist track day003859
@VW Group: Porsche Formula E drivers tackle Le Mans dress rehearsal in Belgium010219
In 2024, two Porsche 963 clinched a one-two triumph for the hybrid prototype from Weissach. Thanks to this success and the insights gained from test days at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in early April, Porsche Penske Motorsport heads to the third race of the season feeling optimistic. The factory team is making changes to its… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche Formula E drivers tackle Le Mans dress rehearsal in Belgium010219
Hong Kong Ramps Up FX Intervention to Defend Currency Peg
(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong authorities ramped up sales of the local dollar as the greenback’s slide threatened the foreign-exchange peg. Most Read from Bloomberg The Hong Kong Monetary Authority sold a record HK$60.5 billion ($7.8 billion) of the city’s currency, according to an alert sent on its Bloomberg page early on Tuesday in Asia, after… Continue reading Hong Kong Ramps Up FX Intervention to Defend Currency Peg
Global Times: President Xi to pay state visit to Russia, attend Great Patriotic War victory celebration in Moscow
BEIJING, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from May 7 to 10 and attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, a Chinese foreign ministry… Continue reading Global Times: President Xi to pay state visit to Russia, attend Great Patriotic War victory celebration in Moscow
@VW Group: Porsche mourns the loss of Jochen Mass010218
05/05/2025 The former works driver died on 4 May 2025 at the age of 78 in Cannes, France. With his death, the brand not only loses a special driver, but also a person who shaped motorsport – and enriched and inspired Porsche with passion, experience and precision. “We are very saddened by the news of… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche mourns the loss of Jochen Mass010218
@VW Group: Audi centralizes responsibilities in Formula 1 project010215
Audi is aligning its Formula 1 project even more consistently with the synergies and working methods of a factory team. As Head of Audi F1 Project, Mattia Binotto will be responsible for development activities at the Hinwil and Neuburg an der Donau facilities, as well as at the future technical center in England. As a… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi centralizes responsibilities in Formula 1 project010215
German FAZ: “I could have said a lot of worse things” 009296
“Let’s get straight away”: Ferrari team boss Frédéric Vasseur knew what blossomed when he appeared in the Miami paddock to the press with the press. Aimed at the assembled reporters, he threw in between that he would like to discuss, “why we finished a minute behind McLaren”. But nobody asked about that. Something else seemed… Continue reading German FAZ: “I could have said a lot of worse things” 009296
German FAZ: Verstappen is left behind in the Formula 1009295
WM leader Oscar Piatri was not disturbed and won his third Formula 1 race one after the other in Miami. After a tough duel with world champion Max Verstappen, the Australian in the McLaren took the lead in Florida and expanded his lead in the driver classification with the sixth career victory. In the World… Continue reading German FAZ: Verstappen is left behind in the Formula 1009295