Esteban Ocon does not raise his head. After his accident at the Australian Grand Prix, in which he collided with his teammate, Pierre Gasleysent him against the wall, things have not gone better in Azerbaijan. In qualifying on Friday he was not able to get past Q2, marking the twelfth fastest time. The same happened with the ‘sprint shootout’, that is to say, the classification for the sprint race, in which the French driver failed to find the rhythm and could not get past thirteenth position, qualifying behind the McLaren of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Ocon has not managed to find the rhythm throughout the weekend, which has resulted in repeated complaints to the team via radio. After qualifying for the sprint race, the French driver met with his engineers and made a drast...
What’s going on? The Saturday race called “Sprint” in Formula 1 does not quite convince everyone, and it is a race that does not take place in all circuits of the F1 season. In this case it was the first of the 2023 season, it can even be considered an event apart from the important race that is held as is tradition on GP Sunday. The sprint is only 17 laps, it took place on the Saturday before the GP and the starting order was as follows: 1.Charles Leclerc (1:41:697) 2. Checo Perez 3. max verstappen 4. George Russell 5. Carlos Sainz 6.Lewis Hamilton 7.Alex Albón 8. Fernando Alonso 9. Lance Stroll 10. Lando Norris 11. Oscar Piastri 12.Nico Hulkenberg ...
Updated: 29 Apr 2023 | 4:47 p.m. 29 Apr 2023 | 4:10 p.m. Again Fernando Alonso. It didn’t matter if his Aston Martin had DRS problems. It did not matter how difficult it was to warm up the tires. The Asturian always has magic in his hands. He showed it again in Baku, used to doing magic on this circuit. He started eighth… and finished sixth. he went on to albon in the first corners and then attacked lewis hamilton. Again the fight between the two champions, who were teammates at McLaren many years ago. The one from Aston Martin won the game over Mercedes. A master movement to take that sixth position. Position that he was able to maintain because the DRS finally did open up. His teammate, Lance Stroll, he finished eighth just behind Hamilton. A good result for the two green car...
General Motors announced in its call for investors that it will stop manufacturing the Chevrolet Bolt and the Chevrolet Bolt EUVits two best-selling electric models and those that today are the most accessible in the US electricity market. Why did GM decide to discontinue these models? because it is reconfiguring its plant in Michigan, which until now has been producing the Bolt, to manufacture two pick-ups there, the GMC Sierra and the Chevrolet Silverado. According to GM CEO Mary Barra, that decision is progress: “We have made so much progress that now is the time to plan for the end of production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV.” The idea behind this decision is that the brand knows that it is more profitable for them to produ...
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Updated: 29 Apr 2023 | 18:00 29 Apr 2023 | 16:26 Yuki Tsunoda has been the unfortunate protagonist of the sprint race of baku. the pilot of AlphaTauri he hit the wall on the first lap after losing control of his car, knocking out his right rear wheel. The tire was thrown across the trackgenerating a dangerous situation that forced the race management to bring out the safety car. The Japanese driver went into the pits to replace the tyres, but upon returning to the track it didn’t take him long to realize that something was wrong. The suspension of the wheel he had hit was broken, so the car was going completely sideways. The mechanics did not realize the severity of the blow and They took the car back to the track. Despite the damage being evident, the Japanese driver did a full lap ...
After overtaking lewis hamilton at the start, Fernando Alonso met with Carlos Sainz. But she had no room to pass him. Something that Aston Martin will “study” in case there could be a sanction. It was Fernando himself who commented on it at the end of the sprint. “We have added points today, we are going to see if we get fifth because Carlos has taken me against the wall in turn 2which has been a surprising movement”, has released the Asturian. And Sainz responded: “I don’t have the movement in my head… I think it was when I was defending myself from Hamilton at the restart. I was doing what I can to stay ahead of Lewis and Fernando surprised me. I have made myself as wide as I could make myself. It is what it is…”. Regarding the DRS an...
8 photos Enlarge CDA April 28, 2023 0 The Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 is debuting and what better way to celebrate it than to see its creator driving it and enjoying it. After months of preparation, Gordon Murray Automotive has finally kicked off its T.50 hypercar and Gordon Murray himself has driven it to celebrate it. Born with the fame of being a worthy successor to the McLaren F1 (Murray has been in both projects) and its manager has shown all the enthusiasm one could wish for before his new creature. Just 100 units at 2.7 million euros per copy «This is really the next F1, and that was my intention. The T.50 had to offer everything that car had to offer, but better, and that’s what it does. It’s an exciting, driver-focused car.” And as for the V12 engine, all I can...
After almost a month of hiatus, the Formula 1 has returned to activity on the streets of Baku (Azerbaijan) with the fourth round of the championship, the first with the new sprint format. As a result, the teams have had a very busy weekend with no time to work on the cars, which has upset many teams. The one that seemed to best adapt to this new format has been charles leclerc. The Monegasque was the fastest in the two qualifying sessions and claimed both pole positions. It was of little use to him in the sprint, because despite being fast in one lap, the problems of the Ferrari in long run they still do not disappear. He finished second in the sprint, although in the long race the ’16’ has assumed that the two Red Bulls will end up overtaking him except by surprise. Despite st...
Enlarge see cars chance see cars new CDA April 29, 2023 0 BYD has just introduced its BYD DiSus Intelligent Body Control System, which even allows driving with just three wheels. The Chinese manufacturer BYD has just presented a new active suspension system for its future electric vehicles that draws attention for its ability to circulate only with three wheels. The system, formally known as BYD DiSus Intelligent Body Control System, it is similar to active suspension systems such as Porsche’s Dynamic Chassis Control or Mercedes-Benz’s Magic Body Control. However, BYD maintains that its DiSus is the first such system to be developed by a Chinese automaker and, like existing systems, actively adjusts to nullify body roll And it can lower the car at certain speeds to reduce drag ...
Dani Pedrosa aroused the nostalgia of all the fans of MotoGP when he announced his return to MotoGP with a ‘wild card’ in Jerez. After five years retired (although he already made another participation in Austria 2021), he returned to the grid of the premier category of motorcycling, but not even the most optimistic expected the great performance that the ’26’ is taking shape. The KTM test rider already surprised everyone on the first day. In the first free practice session, Pedrosa marked the best time, leaving the entire grill speechless. In the second free practice session he was unable to improve his time, but the one he had set in the morning was only surpassed by Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales, leaving the Catalan as the third best of the day. In qualify...
The Bak Grand Prix promises a show. It is a mixture of a wide, open, narrow and twisty circuit and any mistake is expensive given its urban profile. Updated Saturday, April 29, 2023 – 20:57 The Bak Urban Circuit, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, has a length of 6,003 kilometers and it is one of the longest urban circuits in the world. The track runs through the streets of the city between historic buildings in the old town and its monuments such as the ‘Maiden Tower’, one of the castle towers through which the race goes through, barely 7 meters wide between its walls and through where they will have to maneuver cars almost three meters wide. the circuit of Bak is famous for his long straightsnarrow and its sharp curves, which makes it a challenge for pilots. Sect...