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Getting to meet F1 drivers properly is not something I get to do very often. The days of being able to mill around the pits with them are long gone – these days you’re lucky to get a cursory glance and an unintelligible scrawl on your race day programme. But on the rare occasions I have got to exchange words with a driver I?������ve been reminded that it?������s a lot easier to dislike someone until you?������ve met them. Of the current grid I?������ve only seen a few of them ?����ǣ Mark Webber, Ralf Schumacher, Heikki Kovalainen and Nelson Piquet Jnr ?����ǣ and not really been in a position to strike up a conversation. Even so I was impressed by Piquet. I?������d not thought much of his rise through the junior formulae given that most (if not all) of his teams were backed by his dad. I?������d read journalists?������ descriptions of him as surly, but his gracious willingness to sign autographs for a friend of mine convinced me that I?������d been a bit harsh. Similarly … [Read more...] about It?������s hard to dislike drivers once you?������ve met them

As automakers shift to building electric vehicles, they are also working to clean up the manufacturing process. Brands big and small are pushing to decarbonize their factories, and that includes finding new, sustainable energy sources to power assembly lines. Stellantis is dipping its wheel into the space, announcing today that it has signed an agreement with Vulcan Energy Resources to explore supplying one plant with geothermal energy. This would be the automaker's first use of geothermal energy, but the project is still years away from fruition. The project's first stage at Stellantis' Rüsselsheim factory in Germany will include a pre-feasibility study alongside Vulcan constructing geothermal assets at the location. If this is deemed successful, the project's next phase will focus on drilling and advanced studies and development. The two have signed a binding term sheet for the endeavor. Stellantis, the conglomerate that combined PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles , … [Read more...] about Stellantis To Explore Using Geothermal Energy Source For German Factory

Listen to this article Following Citroen’s departure at the end of 2019, rallying’s top tier has been contested by three manufacturers in Toyota, Hyundai and Ford, although the latter is a semi works relationship with British squad M-Sport. This season marks the second year of the WRC’s Rally1 hybrid regulations which were originally conceived to attract fresh manufacturer interest, but has only so far only seen existing marques Toyota, Hyundai and Ford through M-Sport sign up to the current ruleset in place until the end of 2024. However, Skoda, Alpine and the Stellantis Group, which owns Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot and Vauxhall brands, have declared their interest in joining the WRC, if regulations are changed in the future. A tweaked set of Rally1 regulations is expected to be revealed in two month's time for 2025 onwards which is hoped to cement the WRC’s future in a bid to attract new brands, following … [Read more...] about FIA: WRC “house is not on fire” with only three manufacturers

Listen to this article The WRC has been working alongside the FIA to develop the future pathway for rallying's top tier ever since the launch of the Rally1 hybrid rules last year. This has included a series of discussions with manufacturers already involved in the discipline and other marques not currently competing, to understand the required ruleset for 2025 onwards that will attract new brands to Rally1. It is anticipated that this evolution of Rally1 regulations will be presented in two months' time. The regulations will build on the current Rally1 platform, which features cars built around tougher and safer space-frame chassis, and powered by a 1.6 litre turbocharged internal combustion engine coupled to 100kW hybrid unit, that can deliver 500 horsepower when hybrid boosts are engaged. The WRC has hinted that an expansion of the current hybrid unit is among its plans for the new regulations, given there is much more capacity in the system constructed by Compact … [Read more...] about WRC confident its 2025 Rally1 rules evolution can entice new brands