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Alex Palou’s conditions to accept a starting seat in Formula 1

Alex Palou will combine IndyCar with his third seat in McLaren Formula 1 this coming season. So you could see another Spaniard in the ‘Great Circus’, although with permission from Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Indy champion, Palou is one of the most valued drivers in the motorsport world. And he does not rule out accepting a Formula 1 proposal as long as the right conditions are met. Speaking to ‘Ace’, he assures that he has already taken “the step”: “we have taken that step of going there and testing an F1. And if there is a good opportunity that interests us, with good conditions, everyone would goClear”. “At Indy we handle information that in F1 is about ten times more. They have a much larger budget, many more people… And it...

Ford Ka with heart of Audi S3, a true missile

The original Ford Ka has been around for many years, and although it didn’t quite like it at first, it turned out to be a classic, from its groundbreaking New Edge style, to its very fun dynamic performance. The small Ford model did not have extreme sports variants, there was only the 1.6 8V that with its almost 100 official Hp and in Europe the sportier SportKa was sold. If the manufacturer doesn’t do it, someone else takes care of it, although in this case it went much further. Ford Ka with platform and mechanics of S3 Conceived by Wayde Evans of Mohawk Customs in Cowbridge, UK, this Ka goes far beyond cosmetic changes, its chassis was changed to that of a first generation Audi S3 (PQ34). Although at first glance it ...

Registrations are still far from pre-pandemic figures

Enlarge christian garcia February 02, 2023 0 In the first month of 2023, just over 64,000 new passenger cars were sold, 51.4% more than in January of last year but 26% less than in January 2020. The employers’ association Anfac enlightens us for another month with the data of registrations for the first month of 2023, which left a total of 64,147 units sold. This translates into 51.4% more than in January of last year, but the figures are still far from close to those we registered just before the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, this significant increase compared to a year ago is largely due to two factors: first, the fact that the market volume in 2022 was at very low levels due to the microchip crisis and the bottlenecks in transport; and the second, because many of these units ...

Former F1 driver predicts a big battle between Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari

max verstappen He is the great favorite for 2023. The big question is if he will have a rival for the title. Will Mercedes and Ferrari reach their level? There are the names of Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc… and maybe the Spanish one Carlos Sainz. Juan Pablo Montoya, a former Formula 1 driver, believes that there may be a big battle between the two Ferrari drivers. “Honestly, I think Carlos Sainz can also do a great job if he has a good feeling in the car. If you look at the last year with the old cars, Carlos was regularly in front of Charles”he stated in ‘Motorsport’. “So it depends a lot on how comfortable the driver feels in the car. For example, Max wasn’t completely comfortable in the car at the start of last season, but Checo was able to h...

opening the doors to a convertible future

The future of Nissan will be fully electrified, that has been anticipated for several years. I know they have focused on crossovers since the unprecedented success obtained with the Qashqai and since the general public demands so much this type of bodywork. In fact, they have reduced their range by eliminating some sports models that had been niche. That does not mean that in the future they will not appear again, because now they present the Nissan Max Out Concept to show that electrification can also have a soul. It’s about a two-seater convertible prototype It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. The last model without a roof that Nissan had was the 370Z Roadster, which disappeared in 2019. Although the production of this prototype does not seem very feasible, the ...

Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso and Stroll gain experience

It might seem that Aston Martin it will take time to establish itself as a reliable team having barely two years of life in the new era of the Formula 1. However, this team hides a brilliant past in the Grand Prix, that laid the foundations for success. Within the grid, the pair of drivers with the most accumulated races are Fernando Alonso Y Lance Strollwhich accumulate a record of 478 grand prizes. The Asturian accumulates 356 runswhile his partner adds 122. Going into comparisons with the rest of the grid, this data gains even more strength, and it is that in Red Bull Y Mercedesthe immediate pursuers, have 80 and 88 runs less respectively. In addition to having the experience, the green team has also progressed in identification of technical deficiencies and in the factory restructuring...

It seems that Mercedes will remove almost everything that is not SUV from its range

Mercedes is one of the brands with greater extension of its range of models. They have copies in all body styles, from SUVs to sedans, through family members, coupes, minivans and even commercials. However, it seems that in the coming years it will change its strategy and will not cover as much field. In fact, the latest information suggests that Mercedes will remove almost everything that is not SUV of its vehicle offer, reducing the options available to customers by less than half. Since car&driver they spoke with several managers in two of their German headquarters (Untertürkheim and Sindelfingen) and the information they got was really interesting. The quick summary is that, of the 33 bodies currently available between Europe and the United States only 14 of them will survive. App...

A Norwegian shipping company will not transport electric cars due to their risk of fire

Enlarge CDA February 1, 2023 0 Neither electric cars, nor hybrids nor hydrogen. The Norwegian shipping company Havila Kystruten will not transport them due to their greater risk of fire, Havila Kystruten, one of the main Norwegian shipping companies, has announced that it will not transport electric, hybrid or hydrogen cars on board for security reasons: they have more risk of fires. “The decision was made after an external risk analysis carried out for us. The result of this analysis means that we have decided not to ship this type of vehicle for security reasons”, confirmed Lasse A. Vangstein, head of communication at Havila Kystruten. The main concern lies in the fact that a fire in a vehicle that does not use fossil fuels poses a threat to the safety of passengers, crew and the ship. A...

open the gateway to new teams in Formula 1

Officials have arrived. After weeks of speculation and controversy, the FIA ​​headed by its president, Mohammed ben SulayemThey have opened an application process for new equipment who want to enter the Formula 1. The FIA ​​intends to expand the ‘Gran Circo’ grid to 12 teams (24 single-seaters) and for this reason it has started this process that may allow the entry of one or two new teamsnever before 2025. However, the governing body of Formula 1 will “exhaustively” examine all proposals arrive to avoid cases as occurred in 2010, when they entered Caterham, HRT or Virginprojects that were not sustainable. “All applicants will undergo exhaustive due diligence. The evaluation of each application will cover in particular the technical capabilities and team resou...

Just the finish that the Japanese SUV lacked

Toyota has made the RAV4 family a bit more interesting by introducing the trim GR Sport. As you may well have guessed, this finish is inspired by that of the Toyota Gazoo Racing models, the sportiest of the family. Following in the footsteps of the Yaris, Yaris Cross, Corolla, C-HR and Hilux models, the Toyota RAV4 GR Sport It features cosmetic upgrades inside and out, as well as some modest mechanical upgrades. It is already available from 50,600 euros in Spain, although there are versions that will take time to arrive. In the exterior area, a new finish has the wheel arch moldings painted in a tone piano black, like the rest of the lower section of the bodywork. Likewise, the plastic bezel of the fog lights sports the same finish, as the grille. To differentiate the HEV version from the ...