Lewis Hamilton finished second, with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull – the top three covered by just 0.058s. In bright conditions at Imola, the majority of the pack headed out early on in the one-hour session, with several drivers enjoying time in the top spot during a frenetic opening 15 minutes. Ocon set the initial fastest time at 1m26.246s, but the benchmark was quickly lowered as the drivers explored the 3-mile track on the hard tyres. Valtteri Bottas's 1m20.345s lap on the hards was the first real flying lap of FP1, but that was soon beaten by Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen before the Mercedes driver reclaimed the top spot with a 1m19.312s. Perez then lowered the first-place benchmark to 1m19.205s before Ferrari's Carlos Sainz beat that with a 1m18.764s on the white-walled hard rubber. Hamilton used the same tyres to briefly claim first place with a 1m18.257s before Sainz again improved as his run continued with two new fastest laps that took the P1 time down … [Read more...] about Emilia Romagna GP: Bottas leads Hamilton in disrupted FP1
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Jaguar considers all-electric future following I-Pace success
The British carmaker might also migrate all mainstream models to a single flexible platform in preparation for electrification of their entire model range While Jaguar is in a hole these days – mostly of its own making – the company is looking at an electrified future to turn the tides. The company posted a series of quarterly losses with the latest revealed on February 7th with £273 million in the latest three-month period. To add insult to injury, there was an additional whopping asset write-down, of £3.1 billion. In turn, the immediate aftermath produced a rippling effect across the board. The shares in its parent company, Tata Motors, which is the carmaking arm of the Indian conglomerate, collapsed by 18 percent and have now fallen by 60 percent in the past year. To make matters even more compelling, Jaguar Land Rover accounts for about 80 percent of the total sales and all of its profits for the Indian company, making us believe a big change is coming behind the scenes. … [Read more...] about Jaguar considers all-electric future following I-Pace success
Jaguar Land Rover finally posts a profit
All is not good for the British firm though. There's finally some good financial news to report regarding Jaguar Land Rover . The beleaguered British manufacturer has just turned its first profit in a year. It had a net income of £119 million in the first quarter of this year, with its pre-tax profit being £269 million. However, for the last full financial year as a whole, Jaguar Land Rover posted a loss of £3.6 billion. More on Jaguar Land Rover No, PSA is not buying Jaguar Land Rover from Tata Motors Jaguar Land Rover looking to the US for positivity amid struggles After a raft of cost cutting measures and an anticipated increase in Chinese demand, Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata expects the business to return to profitability by the end of the current financial year However, that increase in Chinese demand hasn't been achieved yet, with sales in the country dropping by 46 percent last month, raising questions over whether Jaguar Land Rover would … [Read more...] about Jaguar Land Rover finally posts a profit
Hyundai Aura Updated In India: New Prices & Features
Home Four wheelers lekhaka-Athul z By Athul Z Updated: Friday, April 16, 2021, 11:09 [IST] The Hyundai Aura has been updated for the Indian market. Hyundai has silently updated some features of the Aura, and announced a slightly revised pricing for 2021. The new revised pricing makes all Hyundai Aura models more expensive by Rs 4,000, except for the entry-level E Variant. The E variant still retails at Rs 5.92 lakh ex-showroom. The Hyundai Aura has been around for a while now. Based on the i10 Grand NIOS, this compact sedan was expected to bring in great sales numbers. However, the Aura didn't sell as much as it was expected to and Hyundai has now updated the model and has brought in a few changes. As part of the update, all models except the ‘E' variant get an integrated bootlid spoiler as standard fitment. However, the top-end SX and SX(O) variants miss out on the Arkamys audio system as part of the new update and … [Read more...] about Hyundai Aura Updated In India: New Prices & Features