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- Motor racing-Hamilton hopes to agree new deal this year24 July 2014, 9:48 pm
By Alan Baldwin BUDAPEST, July 24 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton hopes to agree a new deal with Mercedes this season even though his current contract still has more than a year to run. Mercedes has been my family since I started Formula One so I don't see that changing any time soon." Hamilton has won five of the 10 races so far this year but is still 14 points behind German team mate Nico Rosberg, who has four wins to his credit, ahead of Sunday's race. "I've made no secret to both (technical direc... 
- Rosberg, Hamilton in delicate balancing act24 July 2014, 7:39 pm
Nico Rosberg on Thursday addressed the delicate balancing act he and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton face in fighting their duel for the drivers’ title but at the same time racing for the same employer. As Hamilton, seeking to complete a hat-trick for a record fifth win in the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, rejected all suggestions that he would start the race as favourite, Rosberg was in full diplomatic mode....
- Motorsport - Hamilton relaxed about his future24 July 2014, 7:34 pm
- Lewis Hamilton was relaxed and philosophical on Thursday amid reports that his Mercedes team have considered approaching four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel to join them. According to the Formula One 'silly season' rumour mill, the German manufacturer has sounded out Vettel about his future and may wish to line the German up alongside compatriot Nico Rosberg. Briton Hamilton, keen to regain some momentum in his duel with Rosberg by completing a hat-trick of wins in Sunday's Hungarian Gra...
- Motorsport - Rosberg, Hamilton in delicate balancing act24 July 2014, 7:33 pm
- Nico Rosberg on Thursday addressed the delicate balancing act he and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton face in fighting their duel for the drivers’ title but at the same time racing for the same employer. As Hamilton, seeking to complete a hat-trick for a record fifth win in the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, rejected all suggestions that he would start the race as favourite, Rosberg was in full diplomatic mode....
- Hamilton relaxed about his future24 July 2014, 7:18 pm
Lewis Hamilton was relaxed and philosophical on Thursday amid reports that his Mercedes team have considered approaching four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel to join them. According to the Formula One 'silly season' rumour mill, the German manufacturer has sounded out Vettel about his future and may wish to line the German up alongside compatriot Nico Rosberg. Briton Hamilton, keen to regain some momentum in his duel with Rosberg by completing a hat-trick of wins in Sunday's ...
- Perez certain Mexico will go ahead next year24 July 2014, 6:15 pm
Sergio Perez said on Thursday that he is certain that the Mexican Grand Prix will not drop off the 2015 Formula One calendar as it did for 2014. Mexico is due to return as a host venue next year after a 23-year absence, following an announcement made in Mexico City on Wednesday. Perez, who races for Force India, said: "I am 100 per cent sure that we will go to Mexico next year. "I was unlucky to not be in a race in Mexico and I think it will be quite different....
- Motorsport - Ricciardo ready to ditch 'nice guy' image24 July 2014, 6:15 pm
- Daniel Ricciardo is shedding his image as a nice guy with a big smile and earning respect as a hard racer – and he is enjoying it, the Australian said on Thursday. Speaking at the Hungaroring circuit on the eve of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the 25-year-old Red Bull driver said he felt he had 'come of age' with his praised performance in a battle against Spaniard Fernando Alonso during last Sunday's German Grand Prix....
- Massa disappointed at standard of stewards24 July 2014, 6:07 pm
Felipe Massa on Thursday expressed his disappointment with the current standard of stewarding in Formula One after rookie Kevin Magnussen was cleared of all blame in their collision at the German Grand Prix last weekend. After the collision at the opening corner on lap one, Brazilian Massa squarely blamed Dane Magnussen of McLaren and warned other inexperienced drivers to be less reckless....
- Marussia appoint U.S. driver Rossi as F1 reserve24 July 2014, 5:50 pm
The Russian-licensed Marussia Formula One team appointed American driver Alexander Rossi on Thursday as their official reserve for the rest of the season. Marussia said in a statement at the Hungarian Grand Prix that the 22-year-old, who was previously reserve at rivals Caterham, had joined with immediate effect. "Alexander will be an integral part of the team, immersing himself in our engineering activity so that he is fully prepared should he ever be required to deputize for one of the race dr...
- Forget 2009, Massa more vexed by recent crashes24 July 2014, 5:47 pm
By Alan Baldwin BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Five years after a freak Hungarian Grand Prix accident that left him in a coma with near-fatal head injuries, Felipe Massa returns this weekend looking to put much more recent crashes behind him. The 33-year-old Brazilian remembers nothing of that 2009 drama, when he was hit on the helmet - on the corner of the visor - by a bouncing spring shed from compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn in front during qualifying. "I hope none of these things happen...
- ZF's pursuit of TRW may spark wave of mergers in supply chain25 July 2014, 5:01 am
The biggest auto-parts deal since 2007 may be just the start of consolidation, with Autoliv and Visteon among the next potential targets, analysts say....
- GM may put Brazil workers on paid leave25 July 2014, 2:21 am
GM wants to put nearly a fifth of its workers at a factory in Brazil on paid leave, an auto workers union says, amid falling output in Latin America's largest economy....
- Gentex Q2 net income grows 47 percent24 July 2014, 8:19 pm
Automotive mirror supplier Gentex reported $76.7 million in net income with total revenue of $338.4 million for the second quarter....
- Fiat and PSA dismiss latest tie-up report24 July 2014, 8:15 pm
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Fiat Chrysler denied a report that the companies were preparing a merger to create the world's fifth-largest carmaker....
- Acura NSX prototype bursts into flames during testing24 July 2014, 6:42 pm
An Acura NSX prototype burst into flames today while testing in Germany, but Acura says the futuristic sports car is continuing "progress toward its highly anticipated launch."...
- GM is 'paying for past sins,' analyst says24 July 2014, 5:33 pm
A sampling of what analysts and others are saying about GM's second-quarter financial results released today:...
- Bentley may add a fifth model after SUV launch24 July 2014, 2:51 pm
Bentley may add a fifth model to its lineup after it launches an SUV in 2016, CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer said. The new model could be a two-seat sports car or a larger model slotted between the Continental GT coupe and Mulsanne sedan....
- Group 1 Q2 profit tumbles 55% on Brazilian problems24 July 2014, 2:47 pm
Group 1 Automotive today said its second-quarter net income tumbled 55 percent from a year earlier to $16.9 million, dragged down by a struggling economy in Brazil which accounts for 8 percent of its revenue....
- GM's quarterly profit plunges on recall costs24 July 2014, 12:36 pm
The heavy cost of General Motors' unprecedented slew of safety recalls during the second quarter wiped out most of its profits, erasing the fruits of strong truck pricing in North America and sales growth in China....
- Ford Q2 earnings rise on N.A. record, first European profit in 3 years24 July 2014, 11:45 am
Ford posted a second-quarter pretax profit of $2.6 billion, bolstered by a record performance in North America and its first quarterly profit in Europe in three years....
