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Aston Martin unveils electric concept Rapide; possible commercialization in 2 years

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Aston Martin unveiled a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports sedan outside Lancaster House in London—the venue for a meeting between Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

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Could Solar Energy Cool Aston Martin Racing Drivers In Future?

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This past weekend, race teams competed in the 82nd running of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, one of the oldest--and toughest--events in motorsports. For future iterations of Le Mans, and other endurance events, Aston Martin''s factory team is investigating a green way to keep its drivers cool under pressure--literally.

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F1 Drama After Whistleblower Accuses FIA President of Shenanigans

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The alleged action was attributed toward influencing the results of the Formula 1 event. A 10-second penalty was issued when the Aston Martin crew touched Alonso’s car while it was enduring a separate 5-second penalty in the pit lane — something that is explicitly against the rules.

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Yokohama Tire providing tires using sustainable materials for Pikes Peak Climb

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Supplying these tires for use at this year’s event will provide Yokohama Rubber with new knowledge about the tires’ performance in harsh hill-climb conditions and further accelerate its development of technologies that will reduce tires’ burden on the environment. competing in the Pikes Peak Open Division.

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You Just Got Beat by a Civic

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Nevertheless, measures of a car’s sporting prowess are often arbitrary – look at the quarter mile, for instance, and even the ubiquitous horsepower unit itself is rooted in a very random series of events. Check out this video to see what we mean.

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Drayson Racing To Launch Le Mans Prototype One (LMP1) Program at Petit Le Mans

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88 in the remaining events this season. 87 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 in the two remaining European Le Mans Series events (23 August at Nürburgring and 13 September at Silverstone). The progression into the LMP1 class, often referred to simply as P1, will necessitate a number change for Drayson Racing.

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Satisfied? All F1 Teams Have Been Cleared of Cost Cap Malfeasance

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& With the resulting Daytona and Superbird (below) dominating NASCAR events from 1969-1970, there was a lot of supposition about how Chrysler had broken the rules. & Now, the FIA is saying that all teams have been investigated and cleared of having exceeded the cost cap going into this year’s events. million budget cap.