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F1’s cost cap makes fightbacks more "painful", says FIA

Since 2021, F1 teams have had to operate under a budget cap limit which was introduced to put grand prix racing on a more stable financial platform.

Autosport

Volvo Has Built Its First Electric Sedan

Plus, TVR has lost the exclusive rights to build the Griffith sports car at a Welsh factory.

Motor1

What if Red Bull/Verstappen never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

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What if Verstappen and Red Bull had never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton then Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat plus profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Teen accused of mowing down homeless woman before trying to bribe fast food worker witnesses

Hunter Cameron Villasana, 17, allegedly mowed down a woman who was sleeping on the Houston street

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #35 Jules Gounon

A prolific winner in Mercedes GT3 cars on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond in 2023, Jules Gounon’s second straight GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup title capped a year in which he also claimed a third straight Bathurst 12 Hour win.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #34 Raffaele Marciello

On his GT3 Mercedes swansong, Marciello was nothing if not consistent. The only driver to qualify in the top three at every GT World Challenge Europe Sprint round earned a record-extending 14th series pole at Misano after his Brands Hatch masterclass.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #21 George Russell

On qualifying performance, George Russell was 11-11 in the head-to-head against Lewis Hamilton, but the younger Briton was often outgunned by his more experienced Mercedes team-mate in the races. Overall, Russell termed 2023 as “one of the worst seasons of my career” as Mercedes failed to make the strides it…

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #15 Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz made the difference for Ferrari on its best chance to win all year in Singapore. His driving style – following front-end understeer naturally through a corner – was a boon for tyre preservation late in the lap there, and for Monza’s traction demands, where he was also brilliant.…

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #6 Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton appeared downbeat at the season’s end, frustrated at the lack of Mercedes' progress after falling off its perch. But he comprehensively beat team-mate George Russell.

Autosport

Lewis Hamilton Receives Threat From Mercedes Teammate George Russell Ahead Of 2024 Campaign

Russell is determined to usurp the seven-time champion and become the team's lead driver.

International Business Times UK

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #3 Lando Norris

Outside of the Red Bull-Ferrari-Mercedes triumvirate, Lando Norris was the only driver to manage a podium finish in 2022, with his third place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. When McLaren limped out of the starting blocks in 2023 with a car in dire need of an aerodynamic overhaul, Norris…

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #1 Max Verstappen

Eleven laps remain of the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is 3.6 seconds behind his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Defeat in Baku, and a 2-2 record from the opening four races of the season, stare back from the leading RB19.

Autosport

Mercedes' Blue Light Aims To Improve Human-Automated Car Relations

Turquoise lights will tell other drivers when a Mercedes is running the company's new self-driving feature called Drive Pilot.

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Inverse

Mercedes Invented a Way To Easily Identify When Cars Are Self-Driving on the Road

With regulatory approval, Mercedes-Benz is able to add a turquoise light to its cars using its Drive Pilot self-driving feature.

Tom’s Guide

Mercedes is adding turquoise lights to cars that drive themselves — here's why

Mercedes has turquoise car lights coming to California and Nevada, and it's all thanks to autonomous driving.

InsideEVs

2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV Gets 280 Miles Of EPA Range

The luxurious 2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV has received its EPA range and energy consumption rating.

Motor1

Mercedes' New Automated Driving Indicator Lights Are Genius. Here's Why

Nevada and California are the first states to legalize their use.

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TechRadar

Self-driving cars could get these turquoise lights to warn you that they’re in autonomous mode

Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker to be permitted the use of marker lights on highly autonomous vehicles in California and Nevada.

Motorsport

F1 tech review deep dive: How marginal gains made Red Bull’s RB19 so good

But while both cars missed out on clean sweeps by just one victory in their respective campaigns, what is perhaps most impressive is that Red Bull had to do that against the backdrop of 22 events rather than just 16.

Autosport

F1 drivers who have won BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2023 was awarded to Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps. The Lioness footballer beat cricketer Stuart Broad, golfer Roary McIlroy, jockey Frankie Dettori, wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett and athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson to win the title.

InsideEVs

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS Will Have More EPA Range

The new set of EPA ratings reveals that the upcoming 2024 model year Mercedes-Benz EQS will have at least a few more miles of range.

Autosport

The Dutchman won 19 of the 22 races, with only one victory escaping Red Bull and going instead to Ferrari.

Motorsport

Mercedes made Aston Martin use different doors when sharing F1 wind tunnel

Inter-team collaboration became a major talking point at the end of the 2023 season amid concerns from rivals regarding the close working relationship between sister squads Red Bull and AlphaTauri.

Motor1

Mercedes C-Class EV Caught Out In The Open For The First Time

The electric sedan looks less bulbous than the bigger EQE and EQS.

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