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- IndyCar - IndyCar opener in Brazil cancelled30 January 2015, 5:46 am
- The IndyCar racing league said an apparent decision by a promoter to cancel the season-opening race scheduled for March 8 in Brazil has left them stunned and disappointed. US media reported the race was cancelled because a major financial backer had pulled out of the event. "IndyCar had received every indication that the race was already a success," IndyCar said in a statement Thursday night.... 
- Formula One - Snow halts Mercedes shakedown30 January 2015, 12:21 am
- World champions Mercedes gave their 2015 car a filming run at Silverstone Thursday before snow and ice brought an early end to the action for shivering drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg....
- Burgess named in England Saxons team29 January 2015, 10:39 pm
Rugby league convert Sam Burgess will make his international debut on Friday after being named in the second-string England Saxons team to face the Irish Wolfhounds in Cork. Burgess will partner Elliot Daly at centre and Saxons coach Jon Callard says he has been impressed by what he has seen from the 26-year-old Bath player so far. Burgess only joined Bath from South Sydney Rabbitohs last October, but has been tipped to stake a claim for a place in England head coach Stuart Lancaster's squa...
- Hamilton and Rosberg give new Mercedes a first run29 January 2015, 8:30 pm
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg gave their 2015 Mercedes race car a 'shakedown' test at Silverstone on Thursday before a snowstorm forced an end to proceedings. Mercedes said the F1 W06 hybrid car, due to be formally unveiled at the first pre-season test in Jerez on Sunday, took to the track in icy conditions for a limited mileage promotional event. "Driven first by Nico Rosberg, then Lewis Hamilton, the car completed a total of 18 laps (47.2 km) before a bli...
- Motor racing-Hamilton and Rosberg give new Mercedes a first run29 January 2015, 8:23 pm
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg gave their 2015 Mercedes race car a 'shakedown' test at Silverstone on Thursday before a snowstorm forced an end to proceedings. Mercedes said the F1 W06 hybrid car, due to be formally unveiled at the first pre-season test in Jerez on Sunday, took to the track in icy conditions for a limited mileage promotional event. "Driven first by Nico Rosberg, then Lewis Hamilton, the car completed a total of 18 laps (47.2 km) before a bli...
- F1 team McLaren unveil Honda-powered MP4-3029 January 2015, 4:09 pm
McLaren unveiled their new car, the MP4-30, which will be piloted by former world champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in 2015, in an online presentation on Thursday. The British marque will be running Honda engines for the first time since 1992 and they hope that Alonso and Button will help them end two years in the Formula One wilderness. "Although our renewed alliance began again many months ago, the launch of the McLaren-Honda MP4-30 marks the start of a lengthy journey," sa...
- Motorsport - McLaren unveil Honda-powered MP4-3029 January 2015, 2:32 pm
- McLaren unveiled their new car, the MP4-30, which will be piloted by former world champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in 2015, in an online presentation on Thursday. The British marque will be running Honda engines for the first time since 1992 and they hope that Alonso and Button will help them end two years in the Formula One wilderness....
- Motor racing-Alonso ready to write a new chapter at McLaren29 January 2015, 1:33 pm
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso said he was ready to write a fresh chapter at McLaren as his new Formula One team unveiled their 2015 car on Thursday at the start of a new era with engine partners Honda. "My motivation could not be stronger for the new season," said the double world champion, who has returned to McLaren from Ferrari, after the MP4-30 car was revealed in an online presentation. "I’ve done a lot of training during the winter break, to reach my p...
- Schmidt success no surprise to Scotland rugby coach Cotter29 January 2015, 4:58 am
Scotland coach Vern Cotter has said the success of his one-time protege Joe Schmidt was no surprise to him. Cotter is now preparing for his first Six Nations Championship and his presence means that 50 percent of the head coaches involved are from New Zealand, with Schmidt in charge of defending champions Ireland and Warren Gatland at the helm with Wales....
- Afghanistan, Ireland handed 2019 World Cup boost29 January 2015, 12:00 am
Afghanistan and Ireland's hopes of reaching the slimmed-down 2019 World Cup were given a massive boost Wednesday when they were placed amongst the 10 Test-playing nations in a revised qualifying system. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said the two nations will now join the 10 Full Members in the rankings-based qualification system for the 2019 tournament. The top eight-ranked sides as at September 30, 2017 will qualify automatically, while the bottom four will play in a 10-team Worl...
- New crash death may be linked to Takata airbag29 January 2015, 11:21 pm
American Honda has alerted federal safety regulators to another fatal crash involving the possible rupture of an airbag inflator made by Takata, the embattled supplier whose airbags are behind the recall of some 24 million vehicles worldwide....
- Fiat Chrysler to air 3 Super Bowl ads29 January 2015, 9:21 pm
Fiat Chrysler says it will air three Super Bowl commercials during Sunday's game. The first ad is slated to air as the first commercial after the two-minute warning in the second quarter....
- Group 1 and Prestige settle Fla. buy-sell dispute29 January 2015, 8:50 pm
A dispute between Prestige Motor Car Imports and Group 1 Automotive over a buy-sell deal in Florida gone wrong is settled and the deal is back on -- for now, both sides said....
- Kia to unveil off-roader concept at Chicago show29 January 2015, 8:34 pm
Kia Motors will unveil a rugged concept car with electric all-wheel drive at the Chicago Auto Show, the automaker said today as it released a teaser image....
- U.S. driver death rates fall more than a third in 3 years, IIHS says29 January 2015, 7:40 pm
After the year of the recall, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shared some positive news about vehicle safety: The likelihood of driver deaths in late-model vehicles has fallen more than a third in the US in three years, IIHS said in a......
- U.S. safety regulators seek Takata whistleblowers29 January 2015, 7:10 pm
Federal safety regulators want to find whistleblowers with knowledge 'of possible defects or any wrongdoing' by Takata, stepping up pressure on the airbag maker whose products are linked to five deaths and dozens of injuries....
- GM's lease incentive move to captive unit surprised, angered Ally's chief29 January 2015, 4:40 pm
General Motors' recent move to steer 100 percent of its Buick, Cadillac and GMC lease incentives in the US to captive finance company GM Financial took Ally Financial by surprise, Ally CEO Michael Carpenter said during a conference call today....
- Toyota recalls 52,000 Avalons to fix potential wiring fire hazard29 January 2015, 3:13 pm
Toyota Motor Sales USA said it plans to recall about 52,000 Avalon sedans from the 2011-12 model years for wiring that could cause a fire....
- Autoliv sees 2015 growth, better margins as Q4 beats forecast29 January 2015, 12:25 pm
Auto safety products supplier Autoliv today said it saw slightly higher margins in 2015 as it posted fourth quarter earnings above market expectations, helped by strong sales in Europe and lower costs for raw materials....
- Ford's 2014 profit fell 56 percent amid new-product blitz29 January 2015, 12:00 pm
Ford posted a drop in fourth-quarter profit and said earnings fell 56 percent in 2014 as it introduced 24 vehicles worldwide while US market share declined. CFO Bob Shanks predicted "a lot of strong growth numbers from Ford in 2015."...
