Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Russell and Mercedes find speed while rivals look ahead

Grand Prix

In a strong headwind, George Russell was fastest in Saturday’s free practice as champions Mercedes recovered from a catastrophic first day at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In the other Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest as the team took advantage of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari’s warmer dry conditions. Mercedes ‘underperformed as a … Read more

Inside a confiscated £550,000 Mercedes armoured limo that can withstand a BOMB strike owned by a Putin ally and ex-Arsenal shareholder

Mercedes

A £550,000 SANCTIONED oligarch’s armoured limo has four-inch thick glass and can resist a bomb assault. In reaction to Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, officials on the Italian island Sardinia impounded a Mercedes Maybach S650 Guard VR10 belonging to ex-Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov. The black supercar, which weighs five tonnes and has a bombproof floor formed … Read more

Electric vehicle Beyond the hype

electric vehicles

KARACHI: The use of electric vehicles by countries vary worldwide, as the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles is affected by the consumer demand, market prices, availability of charging infrastructure, and government policies. The electric vehicles had already caught the interest of a large population of the developed countries and Pakistani public also awaits with excitement. … Read more

Drama in Abu Dhabi as Verstappen ends Hamilton’s F1 supremacy

Verstappen

Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen became Formula One world champion for the very first time after a stimulating end to the 2021 season which was held over nine months and 22 different races. The 24-year-old’s triumph in Abu Dhabi came in a nail-biting last-lap contest with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. However, there were different turns of … Read more

Mercedes F1 team end controversial deal with Kingspan

Formula One

Formula One team Mercedes announced on Wednesday they had ended their controversial sponsorship deal with a firm linked to the 2017 Grenfell Tower blaze in London, which killed 72 people. The logo of Kingspan, whose products were used in the building, appeared on Lewis Hamilton’s car at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday. British … Read more

Hamilton not ‘playing fair’ with title rival Verstappen: Ecclestone

Bernie Ecclestone

Title challenger Max Verstappen has been bullied by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team this season, former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told AFP. Verstappen and Hamilton are tied on points heading into the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and Ecclestone believes the pressure of Mercedes’ “psychological game playing” … Read more

Bottas quickest ahead of Gasly in Qatar practice

Bottas quickest ahead of Gasly in Qatar practice

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes set the fastest time in free practice Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix as the Formula One title fight enters the final three races of the season. Bottas, set to leave for Alfa Romeo next year, was 0.209 seconds quicker than Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly, with championship rivals Max Verstappen and … Read more

Mercedes’ Brazil Grand Prix appeal rejected

Mercedes' Brazil Grand Prix appeal rejected

Formula One officials have rejected the request by Mercedes for a review of Max Verstappen’s driving during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, motorsport’s governing body said on Friday. Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes wide but the FIA said the team’s appeal failed to raise significant new evidence in the case. After the incident, … Read more

By 2035, Europe will be emission-free for new cars, according to a report

New cars

Mercedes just announced that it would accelerate its electric vehicle plans this morning, and now, according to a new report, the European Union is considering doing the same.  The European Commission aims to require emissions from new vehicles and vans to decline by 65 percent by 2030 and by 100 percent by 2035 compared to … Read more