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F1 / Round 20: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix – Max Verstappen Wins in Mexico Again

At the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, the start is like a drag race as the first turn is 800 metres away. So being in pole position, as Max Verstappen was, did not necessarily mean having a great advantage but he was not too concerned since his car had an edge over the Mercedes-AMG of George Russell on the straights anyway.

So on lights out, the Red Bull driver got ahead, with Russell and Lewis Hamilton getting in behind him. Verstappen’s team mate, Sergio Perez, was watching for an opportunity but with Russell in his line, he was impeded a bit. Nevertheless, he pushed on the second corner and Russell had to go wide (with what seemed like a slight contact) and got ahead to emerge third after the corner.

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Ferrari Returns To WEC Prototype Class In 2023 With New 499P

The 499P is the new Le Mans Hypercar with which Ferrari will tackle the World Endurance Championship in the elite class from 2023. It pays homage to the Ferrari endurance tradition, re-establishing a historical connection 50 years after the 312 P made its last appearance in world endurance racing’s premier class.

The designation follows Ferrari’s practice where prototypes were identified by the letter ‘P’, frequently preceded by the number of the engine’s displacement. The 499P is no exception, but its powertrain is significantly different from past racing cars. The 499P’s hybrid powertrain combines a mid-rear power unit with an electric motor powering the front axle. The internal combustion engine (ICE) has a maximum regulation-limited output to the wheels of 500 kW (680 ps) and is derived from the road-going twin-turbo V6 family.

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Togg Completes Pre-Production Units of Turkiye’s First National Car, To Go On Sale in 2023

Turkiye (formerly spelt as Turkey) will soon have its first car developed and built by a domestic company as pre-production units have been completed this week at a new factory in Gemlik, 128 kms south of Istanbul. They are products of Togg or Turkiye’nin Otomobili Girisim Grubu (Turkish Automobile Joint Venture Group) which is a consortium of 5 companies for the automotive project.

Togg aims to serve as the backbone of the Turkish mobility ecosystem with 100% Turkish intellectual and industrial property. It is Europe’s youngest electric manufacturer with the aim of producing a million vehicles in 5 different segments by the end of this decade.

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Lotus Elan – The Car For The Swinging Sixties

Sixty years ago, at the 1962 British Motor Show, Colin and Hazel Chapman presented their new Lotus model – a small sportscar called the Elan which was ultra modern, lightweight and promised to be fun to drive. It was a contrast to other sportscars that had come out around the same time, like the Jaguar E-Type, AC Cobra and Ferrari GTO.

What drew the media to Lotus – which had been only in business for just 10 years – was the fact that its racing team had already won eight F1 races and several times at Le Mans. And just as the Mini was attracting celebrities, so too did the new Elan. Culturally, it was an icon as the Swinging Sixties embraced cool new design.

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F1/Round 20: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Preview & Starting Positions

**Race starts at 2 pm in Mexico/ 4 am (Monday) in Malaysia**

Following a dramatic race in at the US GP in Texas last weekend, Round 20 of the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship continues in the western hemisphere in Mexico City, the 22^nd time a F1 round has been held in Mexico. Every race in the country has been held at the circuit now known as the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, named in honour of the country’s racing drivers, Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez.

This circuit in particular is special to Honda because it was the first Japanese team to win a Formula 1 race in the 1965 event. While it did not participate as a factory team later on, it was an engine supplier and contributed to the victories of Williams (1987) and McLaren (1988-1989) in the Mexican rounds of the championship. And it is also associated in the same role with Red Bull Racing, which will be the 2022 World Champion.

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series To Return in 2023

After a 3-year forced absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia series will return for the 2023 season. The intercontinental one-make series is run in 3 regions; besides Asia, it is also run in Europe and North America. It is organized by Lamborghini Squadra Corse and teams use the Huracan Super Trofeo Evo model.

The 2023 season will be the ninth in the series and participants will travel to 5 countries across the Asia Pacific region before reuniting with the European and North American championship for the Lamborghini Grand Finals.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia And Stelvio Refreshed For 2023

Though introduced in 2016 and 2017, Alfa Romeo’s Giulia and Stelvio – which share the same platform – continue to soldier on into 2022. While the China versions received updates in 2020, the new 2022/2023 versions get exterior changes that create a strong family resemblance with the Tonale.

At the fronts of the new Giulia and Stelvio, the front grille, where the logo is positioned, and the lower grilles of the two main air ducts have been given a unique finishing which provides a contemporary reinterpretation of the famous and distinct Trilobo grille. The headlight units are entirely new in with ‘3+3’ lights that are the Full-LED Adaptive Matrix type.

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Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo Now Available For Racing Teams

An updated Toyota GR Supra GT4 racing car for the 2023 season is now available, offering enhanced braking, handling and engine performance. The new car has been developed by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing drawing extensively on customer and driver feedback since its first full racing season in 2020.

To date, the GR Supra GT4 has won championships in three regions (Japan, USA and Europe) and has earned over 100 podium finishes. More than 50 GR Supra GT4s have been running in national and international GT4 championships and in August this year, the sportscar celebrated its 50th class win in a major championship.

With competition within the popular GT4 category intensifying, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has carried out further development of the GR Supra GT4 to offer an EVO update for the coming season. Close cooperation with its GT4 teams and drivers helped set specific targets for the upgrade. From the feedback and inputs, the engineers focused their efforts on three key areas: brakes, handling and engine.

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Barbie x Maserati Collaboration Produces Pink Grecale For Neiman Marcus Catalogue

Barbie, the American fashion doll which has had over a million clones worldwide since being ‘born’ in 1959 had an Austin Healey as her first car. But as she got older, she had a liking for Chevrolet Corvettes (typically pink) and also had many sportscars as well as a Rolls-Royce. She’s no stranger to Italian cars either, having had a Ferrari 328GTS in her garage.

Now she’ll also have a limited edition Maserati Grecale in her name and there will be only three real units of the new SUV. The Barbie Maserati Grecale is the result of an unconventional collaboration between the Italian sportscar maker and Mattel, the brand owners of Barbie.

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The most powerful Honda Civic Type R ever

2023 is the 50^th year of the Honda Civic and it has also been 25 years since the brand’s iconic high-performance Type R model stormed into the market. To mark this significant milestone year, Honda has launched the new Civic Type R as the most powerful Type R ever.

Based on the latest 11^th generation Civic hatchback version, the new Civic Type R has advancements and application of motorsport-derived technologies that allow it to exceed the capabilities of even the stripped-out, lightweight version of the previous model.

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F1 / Round 20: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix – Max Verstappen Wins in Mexico Again

Ferrari Returns To WEC Prototype Class In 2023 With New 499P

Togg Completes Pre-Production Units of Turkiye’s First National Car, To Go On Sale in 2023

Lotus Elan – The Car For The Swinging Sixties

F1/Round 20: 2022 Mexican Grand Prix Preview & Starting Positions

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Series To Return in 2023

Alfa Romeo Giulia And Stelvio Refreshed For 2023

Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo Now Available For Racing Teams

Barbie x Maserati Collaboration Produces Pink Grecale For Neiman Marcus Catalogue

The most powerful Honda Civic Type R ever

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