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A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Nyck de Vries insists he is happy with his current situation, despite failing to score a single point on his return to Formula E following his sacking by AlphaTauri

Nyck de Vries insists he is happy with his current situation, despite failing to score a single point on his return to Formula E following his sacking by AlphaTauri

The reigning world champion delivered a dominant display to reel off the fastest times in all six of Friday's stages to open up a commanding 56.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans.Rovanpera's most impressive drive arrived in stage four where he was 11.1s faster than nearest rival Hyundai's Ott Tanak, who retired from the day two stages later. Tanak had managed to stay within 18.6s of the ... Keep reading

It was previously revealed that the turbocharged, 1.6-litre V6 internal combustion engine element of the power unit is being reduced from 550-560kW down to 400kW (535bhp), and that the battery element will jump from 150kW up to 350kW (470bhp) to replace that power loss despite the eradication of the MGU-H.The latest draft of the 2026 power unit regulations has been unveiled by the FIA and ... Keep reading

The Briton claimed his first win in the all-electric championship for more than two years in the Sao Paulo E-Prix with a last-lap overtake for the lead, which also marked McLarens maiden victory in Formula E.But ahead of the first Formula E race in Japan, Bird was quick to dismiss that he and McLaren would now be able to challenge for wins at every race going forward.Podiums at some point ... Keep reading

After an 11-year stint at the Repsol Honda team that yielded six titles but no victories since 2021, Marquez moved to Gresini this year in order to get his hands on a more competitive Ducati bike.The Italian, family-run outfit is a world away from the more corporate Honda operation, creating a more convivial environment for Marquez to thrive on after a decade working for a factory.Consequently, it ... Keep reading

Last year's Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi's team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season.Di Giannantonio's VR46 reprieve came amid a substantial form jump that led to his first top five, podium and win results in the premier class.As such, more was expected of di Giannantonio coming into his third year in MotoGP in ... Keep reading

Toyotas Rovanpera was among the fortunate to enjoy a clean run through a gruelling and incident-filled Saturday morning loop of stages, to open up a 1m27.9s lead over Hyundais Neuville, who leapt from fourth to second.Neuville took advantage of a chaotic loop for Evans and Katsuta, who were delayed by double punctures. Katsuta ended the morning in third, where he started the day, albeit ... Keep reading

Larson, who was fastest in Saturdays practice, went out early in the final round of Saturdays qualifying and paced the session with an average lap speed of 120.332 mph.Elliott, who went out last of the 10 cars, went second-fastest on his first of two laps (120.321 mph), but couldnt gain any speed on his second lap leaving him sharing the front row with Larson.The pole is Larsons first ... Keep reading

Given the restrictive nature of the ethos of stock car racing, which originally was aimed at taking cars straight out of the showroom and on to the racetrack, crew chiefs and mechanics have toiled to find ever more ingenious ways of making their cars run faster.The penalty handed out to Team Penskes Joey Logano, fined $10,000 for wearing webbed gloves to restrict air coming into his ... Keep reading

"This is just one more instance of folks who do not know how to lead us trying to divide us," said the Georgia Democrat about the House speaker.

After all the expectations surrounding the new Ferrari F2002, Michael Schumacher and his team demonstrated that their decision to debut the new car at the Brazilian Grand Prix was right, with the German taking a moral victory, beating the tough opposition from the Williams drivers. As usual, the story was much more complex than that.Both Ralf Schumacher and Ron Dennis claimed after the Brazilian ... Keep reading

A Guiness Book Of World Records entry could be on the cards for Summerveld trainer Mike Miller who only has Paul Lafferty and Justin Snaith standing between himself and victory in the opening race at Hollywoodbets Scottsville

After giving up on a promising tennis career, Piquet rose through the single-seater ranks following the advice of another Brazilian great, Emerson Fittipaldi, and came to Europe to follow his F1 dream.After hard-fought battles in British Formula 3 against Derek Warwick, Piquet made his first F1 starts with Ensign and McLaren machinery in 1978, before finding a home at Brabham in 1979.There ... Keep reading

Evans started Saturday sitting in second trailing leader Kalle Rovanpera by 56.9s but ended the morning loop in fifth [+3m34.2s] after picking up punctures in stage eight [Soysambu] and 10 [Sleeping Warrior].Read Also: WRCWRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans Evans picked up a left-rear failure in the days opening test before losing the ... Keep reading

Reigning world champion Rovanpera was one of the few to avoid punctures or mechanical issues to complete the days six stages with a 2m08.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport Fords Adrien Fourmaux third [+3m13.3s].Read Also: WRCWRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans WRCEvans: Costly WRC Safari Rally punctures a ... Keep reading

After building up a sizeable lead through Friday and Saturday, Toyotas Rovanpera could afford to take a measured approach, completing the trio of stages with a 1m53.5s rally lead over team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport-Fords Adrien Fourmaux third [+2m57.4s].Evans maintained fourth position [+4m51.1s] sitting 0.3s behind Tanak in the Sunday classification, where a maximum of seven ... Keep reading

Larson dominated the first part of the race from pole position before a mid-race caution gave control toTruex..Later on, the battle for the win appeared as if it was going to be between Truex and Larson, with Larson beating him out of the pits during the final cycle of green-flag stops. However, Truex quickly fought back, while Larson faded down the running order.Although Joey Logano and Denny ... Keep reading

The challenging 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit saw the bow-tie brand put together a 1-2-3-4 sweep, led by Team Penskes Josef Newgarden, who led 92 of 100 laps from pole to seize the victory.The outing showcased significant improvements for Chevrolet, who claimed the 2023 manufacturers title despite only winning five races to rival Hondas 12. Most of its success came on ovals ... Keep reading

A new front wing contributed to a good performance from Valtteri Bottas in the Melbourne race, although a pit stop delay meant that it wasnt converted into points as he slipped back to 13th.At the next event in Suzuka, the team will have another upgrade package which will be its third in four races as it tries to find an edge in the tight midfield pack."Of course we know that this ... Keep reading

It marked the maiden grand prix starts for Stefan Bellof, Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle as well as the less heralded Philippe Alliot and Francois Hesnault.Of the bunch, Senna qualified highest the future three-time world champion taking 17th on the grid, albeit over 5s off the pole time, but ahead of Toleman-Hart teammate Johnny Cecotto.Brundle, whom Senna had beaten to the 1983 ... Keep reading

The WRC points leader climbed to second position across Saturday morning, benefitting from punctures delaying his Toyota rivals Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.However, Thierry Neuvilles bid for a podium was dashed when his i20 N struggled for power, and he was forced to stop on several occasions before ending the stage in EV mode.Neuville was unable to fix the problem that Hyundai stated was ... Keep reading

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