Since the Praga Cup was launched at Silverstone in March of this year, Praga has seen record numbers of Praga R1s line-up on the grid, beaten GT3 lap times, and awarded trophies to 20 out of 29 drivers. Prior to 2022, the largest number of Praga R1s to appear on track was nine, in the… Continue reading @niche: Season Review so far: Praga Cup UK 2022001984
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Employers now able to offer staff a touch of “LUXE” with MERCEDES ebikes
In the UK, the Green Commute Initiative is a simple salary sacrifice scheme whereby an employer can provide staff with an electric bike ‘tax free’, providing employees with a health conscious and environmental aware form of transportation. Now employers can offer staff a touch of “luxe” with the n+MercedesEQ eBike collection. The employee obtains the… Continue reading Employers now able to offer staff a touch of “LUXE” with MERCEDES ebikes
Toyota Gazoo’s Kazuki Nakajima on Le Mans, hydrogen and e-fuels
If anyone knows the highs, lows, trials and tribulations of endurance racing, it’s Kazuki Nakajima. He won three Le Mans 24 Hour races in a row behind the wheel of a Toyota hybrid – but only after infamously being aboard the leading car of the 2016 race as it ground to a halt with mechanical… Continue reading Toyota Gazoo’s Kazuki Nakajima on Le Mans, hydrogen and e-fuels
Racing lines: Why the British GP could be the F1 highlight of 2022
By rights it’s the centrepiece fixture of the UK’s packed motor sport summer. But might the British Grand Prix this weekend also prove to be the standout race of the Formula 1 season? Forget fake marinas in Miami. What Silverstone offers is one of the best circuits on the calendar for flat-chat banzai motor racing… Continue reading Racing lines: Why the British GP could be the F1 highlight of 2022
@VW Group: Porsche 911 RSR tackles the Le Mans 24 Hours from the second grid row005321
Race At the wheel of the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR, the trio set a new distance record for GTE vehicles: 4,769 kilometres. The sister car driven by Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) wrapped up the 90th edition of the long-distance classic in fourth place. In the GTE-Am category, the… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche 911 RSR tackles the Le Mans 24 Hours from the second grid row005321
@VW Group: A gentleman and a record-breaker005318
Gianmaria Aghem has driven more than 400 vintage car rallies in his life – and he’s won a fair share of them, too. His car: a 1965 Lancia Fulvia Coupé. “I love the classic design, the vintage technology, and the sound of the engine,” says the 74-year-old entrepreneur from Turin with evident delight. His living… Continue reading @VW Group: A gentleman and a record-breaker005318
JPMorgan Piles On With Estimate Cuts Before Earnings: Tech Watch
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street analysts are starting to cut earnings estimates for some of the world’s biggest technology companies, undermining the argument that their stocks look cheap after this year’s market rout. Most Read from Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp. and Alphabet Inc. are among those that have seen earnings estimates fall over the past… Continue reading JPMorgan Piles On With Estimate Cuts Before Earnings: Tech Watch
German Handelsblatt: Auto Union: How Audi got the four rings on the radiator grille004578
These shiny cabriolets make the hearts of many classic car fans beat faster: an Audi built in 1934 with 40 hp, a four-seater DKW F7, a Horch 830 BL with eight cylinders and a Wanderer W40 with a Porsche engine. In the Horch Museum in Zwickau, they each stand for one of the four rings… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto Union: How Audi got the four rings on the radiator grille004578
@Daimler: Innovative Formula 1™ technology enhances performance and agility
The new Mercedes-AMG C 43 4MATIC with electric exhaust gas turbocharger and 48-volt electrical system Affalterbach. With technology derived directly from Formula 1, the latest generation of the Mercedes‑AMG C 43 4MATIC sets new standards for innovative drive solutions both as a Saloon (combined fuel consumption 9.1-8.7 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 206-196 g/km)[1] and as… Continue reading @Daimler: Innovative Formula 1™ technology enhances performance and agility
Opinion: Newey’s RB17 indulgence is good for us all
Red Bull doesn’t talk about its Formula 1 ‘factory’; instead, the Milton Keynes site is described as a ‘technology campus’. But that’s no pretentious exaggeration. The expansion continues from what was originally a relatively humble base for Stewart Grand Prix in the late 1990s, with the new powertrain department the latest addition to the collection of Red Bull-branded buildings in… Continue reading Opinion: Newey’s RB17 indulgence is good for us all