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- Motor racing-Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying session 21 October 2016, 9:46 am
Oct 1 (Gracenote) - Qualifying session 2 from the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Saturday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:33.046 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:33.609 3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:33.775 4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:33.888 5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:33.903 6. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:33.972 7. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes 1:34.422 8. Jenson Butto... 
- Motor racing-Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying session 11 October 2016, 9:26 am
Oct 1 (Gracenote) - Qualifying session 1 from the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Saturday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:34.444 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:34.460 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:34.556 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:34.557 5. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 1:34.827 6. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1:35.068 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:35.079 8. Valtter...
- Formula One - Hamilton warning for Rosberg before qualifying1 October 2016, 8:35 am
- World champion Lewis Hamilton delivered a warning to Nico Rosberg in emphatic fashion ahead of qualifying with a blistering lap in final practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton continued his return to form at the Sepang circuit by scorching to the fastest time of the week as championship leader Nico Rosberg was comfortably out-paced and relegated to third behind teenager Max Verstappen's Red Bull....
- Hamilton warning for Rosberg before qualifying for Malaysian GP1 October 2016, 8:21 am
World champion Lewis Hamilton delivered a warning to Nico Rosberg in emphatic fashion ahead of qualifying with a blistering lap Saturday in final practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton continued his return to form at the Sepang circuit by scorching to the fastest time of the week as championship leader Nico Rosberg was comfortably out-paced and relegated to third behind teenager Max Verstappen's Red Bull. Hamilton had proved quickest in Friday's practice and showed that was no...
- Hamilton fastest in Malaysia final practice1 October 2016, 8:05 am
By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, gunning for his 50th win this weekend, set a dominant pace to top the timesheets in the final practice session for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver's benchmark was 0.445 seconds quicker than the best managed by Max Verstappen, whose late flying lap vaulted him up to second for Red Bull, splitting Hamilton and his championship-leading team mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton's pace w...
- Motor racing-Hamilton fastest in Malaysia final practice1 October 2016, 8:02 am
By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, gunning for his 50th win this weekend, set a dominant pace to top the timesheets in the final practice session for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver's benchmark was 0.445 seconds quicker than the best managed by Max Verstappen, whose late flying lap vaulted him up to second for Red Bull, splitting Hamilton and his championship-leading team mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton's pace was nearl...
- Motor racing-Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix 3rd and final free practice session1 October 2016, 7:07 am
Oct 1 (Gracenote) - 3rd and Final Free Practice Session from the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Saturday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:34.434 2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:34.879 3. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:35.053 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:35.150 5. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:35.170 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:35.461 7. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes...
- Motor racing-Rallying France leg 1 classification30 September 2016, 6:18 pm
Sept 30 (Gracenote) - Leg 1 Classification from the Rally of France on Friday 1. Sebastien Ogier (France) Volkswagen 1:37:52.800 2. Thierry Neuville (Belgium) Hyundai +00:44.000 3. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finland) Volkswagen 00:58.000 4. Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen 00:59.300 5. Craig Breen (Ireland) Citroen 01:18.700 6. Hayden Paddon (New Zealand) Hyundai 01:26.200 7. Eric Camilli (France) Ford 02:00.700 8. Elfyn Evans (Britain) Ford 02:36.300 9. Daniel Sordo (Spain) Hyundai 02:39.100 10. ...
- Auto - Title-chasing Ogier dominant in Corsica30 September 2016, 4:39 pm
- World championship leader Sebastien Ogier closed in on a fourth consecutive world title by setting the pace in the first four specials at the Rally of France in Corsica. The Volkswagen driver looked primed to clinch the overall title come Sunday night with three races to spare after taking control early under bright blue skies compared to last year's heavy rain. The French driver has a 59-point lead on teammate Andreas Mikkelsen of Norway in the standings. ......
- Motor racing: Renault’s Magnussen feels the heat30 September 2016, 3:28 pm
By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Not even the blaze that engulfed his Renault could melt Kevin Magnussen’s Scandinavian reserve in Friday’s opening practice for the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix, though he certainly felt the heat. The 23-year-old Dane was being wheeled into his garage after completing two installation laps when his car suddenly burst into flames seven minutes into the morning’s 90-minute session. Magnussen wasted no time in fleeing the blaze, rapidly undoi...
- PSA will dip toes in N.A. with mobility1 October 2016, 5:01 am
PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares told reporters during the Paris auto show that PSA will first offer mobility services as part of a 'step-by-step' plan to return to North America over the course of 10 years....
- Zetsche, Ghosn bullish on pickups1 October 2016, 5:01 am
Dieter Zetsche has big plans to put Mercedes-Benz into the premium pickup business, and he is relying on Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to help make it happen....
- Delphi to expand driverless-taxi test1 October 2016, 5:01 am
Delphi Automotive wants to expand its road test of driverless taxis - scheduled to debut next year in Singapore - to other cities....
- California proposes giving more freedom to test self-driving cars1 October 2016, 3:57 am
California will allow companies more leeway in testing self-driving cars on public roads while restricting how the nascent technology is advertised under revised draft regulations....
- Volkswagen will pay $1.2 billion to settle U.S. dealer claims1 October 2016, 12:09 am
Volkswagen AG confirmed late Friday it will make $1.21 billion in payments to 652 U.S. brand dealers as part of a $16.5 billion diesel emissions settlement. VW dealers will receive an average of $1....
- BMW expands vehicle connectivity with Amazon's Alexa30 September 2016, 8:39 pm
BMW will offer voice connectivity on new vehicles using Amazon's Alexa home wireless service. The upgraded BMW Connected smartphone app using Alexa will be available in the United States in early October, the company said....
- Michigan group leads $2.5M stake in cybersecurity firm targeting driverless cars30 September 2016, 7:37 pm
Fontinalis Partners of Detroit has led an investment of $2.5 million in Karamba Security, a company based in Hod Hasharon, Israel, that makes cybersecurity solutions for connected and autonomous vehicles....
- Audi opens Mexico plant to build Q530 September 2016, 7:06 pm
Audi on Friday inaugurated its new $1.3 billion plant in Mexico, where it will build the redesigned Q5 crossover. The plant near the central city of Puebla will have production capacity of 150,000 cars a year....
- BMW plans electric Mini, X3 to counter Mercedes30 September 2016, 5:34 pm
BMW AG will roll out the first battery-powered model of its urban Mini brand as part of a broader push to make electric cars more mainstream and counter ambitious plans from rivals....
- Nissan plans Rogue limited edition for Star Wars promotion30 September 2016, 4:23 pm
Nissan said today it will design a 2017 Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition to go along with the latest Star Wars movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which arrives in theaters Dec. 16....
