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- Motor racing: Renault’s Magnussen feels the heat30 September 2016, 12:02 pm
By Abhishek and Takle SEPANG, Malaysia, Sept 30 (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, ... 
- Hamilton fights back in Malaysia GP second practice30 September 2016, 11:20 am
Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on world championship leader Nico Rosberg, giving himself a badly-needed boost with the fastest lap in second free practice Friday for the Malaysian Grand Prix. With the sun heating the newly-laid track to a blistering 58 degrees Celsius (136 Fahrenheit), Hamilton proved most adept at getting the best from his tyres in the harsh conditions. After losing more than half of his set-up time to mechanical problems in practice two weeks ago in Singapore, Hamilton was d...
- Hamilton finds groove in Malaysia practice30 September 2016, 9:04 am
By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton outpaced his championship-leading Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, the Briton topping the timesheets with the fastest lap of the day. The defending Formula One champion finished behind Rosberg in the morning but found his groove around a resurfaced Sepang circuit in the afternoon to set a benchmark time of one minute, 34.944 seconds. Hamilton trails Rosberg by eight points after the G...
- Motor racing-Hamilton finds groove in Malaysia practice30 September 2016, 9:01 am
(updates after second session) * Magnussen's Renault catches fire in first practice * Mercedes duo lead way in Malaysia By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton outpaced his championship-leading Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, the Briton topping the timesheets with the fastest lap of the day. The defending Formula One champion finished behind Rosberg in the morning but found his groove around a resurfaced Sepang ci...
- Formula One - Hamilton fights back in Malaysia30 September 2016, 8:29 am
- Lewis Hamilton turned the tables on world championship leader Nico Rosberg, giving himself a badly-needed boost with the fastest lap in second free practice Friday for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rosberg has been in dominant form over the past three races, winning them all to turn a 19-point deficit into an eight-point lead in the title race. But his Mercedes team-mate and the reigning world champion Hamilton lapped the 5.543km of the Sepang circuit in 1min 34.944sec on his soft-tyre qualifying ...
- Rosberg tops Malaysian GP practice, Magnussen catches fire30 September 2016, 8:17 am
By Abhishek Takle SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg set the timesheets ablaze in Friday's opening practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix, but it was Kevin Magnussen's fiery Renault that stoleall the attention. The Dane was being wheeled into his garage having just come into the pits following an installation lap seven minutes into the 90-minute session when his car was engulfed in a blaze, forcing him to hot foot it out of the car. Renault mechani...
- Motor racing-Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd free practice session30 September 2016, 7:38 am
Sept 30 (Gracenote) - 2nd Free Practice Session from the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Friday 1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:34.944 2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:35.177 3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:35.605 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:35.842 5. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:36.037 6. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes 1:36.284 7. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:36.296 8. Daniel Ricciardo (Au...
- Magnussen in race for Malaysian GP second session after fire30 September 2016, 5:13 am
Renault said they were working frantically to get Kevin Magnussen out for a second free practice after a dramatic pit lane fire at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday. Magnussen, who had returned with smoke coming from his engine cover after just one lap of the morning's first practice session, was forced to leap to safety when fire broke out outside the Renault garage. Renault technical chief Nick Chester said his mechanics were pushing to prepare the car -- which amazingly was not badly da...
- Formula One - Rosberg quickest in fiery Malaysia practice30 September 2016, 4:09 am
- Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg struck the first blow of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend with the fastest lap in free practice on Friday, almost half-a-second quicker than Lewis Hamilton. On new rubber, however, Rosberg was unbeatable, scorching round the 5.543km of the Sepang circuit in a best of 1min 35.227sec, 0.494sec ahead of Hamilton. Hamilton had to endure a monster brake lock-up that flat-spotted his front left tyre at turn nine, and Rosberg slewed off into the grav...
- Motor racing-Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix 1st free practice session30 September 2016, 3:42 am
Sept 30 (Gracenote) - 1st Free Practice Session from the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Friday 1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:35.227 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:35.721 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:36.315 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1:36.331 5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:36.510 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:36.753 7. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 1:36.973 8. Nico Huelkenber...
- Takata's potential suitors offer to invest $1-2 billion, report says30 September 2016, 12:45 pm
Takata received offers for initial investment of $1 billion to $2 billion from each of the five suitors seeking to buy the troubled airbag maker, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg....
- Mitsubishi Motors to resume sales in Japan after scandal30 September 2016, 11:37 am
Mitsubishi Motors plans to resume sales of eight vehicle models in Japan on Saturday, the company said today, after correcting overstated mileage readings in its second cheating scandal this year....
- FTC charges Sage Auto Group with deceptive, unfair sales and financing29 September 2016, 9:10 pm
The Federal Trade Commission today charged Sage Auto Group with using deceptive and unfair sales and financing tactics, including so-called 'yo-yo' financing....
- Audi Q5 gains size, power29 September 2016, 9:00 pm
Audi aims to retain its leadership position in luxury crossovers with a second-generation Q5 that adds size, technology and power to the outgoing model....
- Automakers see high-stakes mobility as an opportunity29 September 2016, 8:56 pm
The stakes are high for automakers in the future of mass transportation....
- Infiniti crossover concept signals a QX50 play29 September 2016, 7:12 pm
Infiniti showed a zealous new commitment to one of its oldest and most underperforming models, spotlighting a concept that will be the template for the next QX50 crossover....
- U.S. auto sales expected to fall in Sept. for second straight month29 September 2016, 5:48 pm
U.S. new-vehicle sales are projected to decline for a second consecutive month, even as incentive spending reaches a record high....
- Ford picks former 3M exec to lead mobility unit29 September 2016, 5:24 pm
Former 3M executive Rajendra Rao today was named CEO of Ford's mobility services subsidiary as the company looks to expand its business beyond auto manufacturing....
- Ram packs Rebel with supercharged, 575-hp V-829 September 2016, 5:00 pm
Fiat Chrysler's Ram brand introduced a high-powered, off-road concept version of the Ram Rebel, dubbed the Rebel TRX, Thursday at the State Fair of Texas. The concept pickup features a 575-hp, 6....
- 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor's V6 will generate 450 horsepower29 September 2016, 4:00 pm
The twin turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine in the second generation of Ford's over-the-top off-road performance truck, the F-150 Raptor, generates 450 horsepower and 510 pounds-feet of torque, Ford said today at the State Fair of Texas....
