The final phase of qualifying was halted, with only Piastri and Haas' Nico Hulkenberg having set times, when Sainz slammed backwards into the barriers at the final corner as he prepared to start his flying lap.
Formula One's governing body put Ferrari, the sport's most successful team, in the spotlight along with Mercedes on Friday in an investigation into alleged breaches of the testing regulations.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday ruled out his resignation, following the Governor granting sanction to prosecute him, in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment 'scam', and said he had done no wrong to step down.
Tamil Nadu -- often dubbed as India's own Detroit due to its thriving automobile manufacturing ecosystem -- is in no mood to miss the EV bus either. Recent developments attest to it. Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast has promised a $2 billion plant in the southern state. And as promised earlier, the work on Tata Motors-JLR plant will kick off next week, on September 28, after the foundation stone laying ceremony.
German tyre company Continental is likely to pick up around 30 per cent stake in India's unlisted Metro Tyres Ltd with which it currently has a technology transfer and tyre and tube sourcing arrangement.
A Delhi-bound Air India flight on Sarturday made an emergency landing at Amausi airport in Lucknow after one of its tyre burst soon after it took off, officials said in Lucknow.
Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said they contacted FIA after receiving photographic evidence at the Hungarian Grand Prix.\n\n\n\n
On Monday, five Army personnel were killed and five injured when heavily armed terrorists hurled a grenade and opened indiscriminate fire on two army vehicles around 3.30 pm on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar mountainous road near Badnota village, about 150 km from the district headquarters Kathua.
Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company will invest $30 million to ease the debt burden of its Indian arm.
'There is no irrational exuberance when it comes to mainboard IPOs.' 'Most issues are by good quality businesses.'
A school was set on fire by a mob in Patna's Digha area on Friday after a four-year-old student was found dead on the campus, police said.
The market leader also cautioned that the tyre industry could be in red unless there is a substantial increase, a minimum of up to 10 per cent, in product prices.
TVS Motor Company has relaunched its popular electric scooter, the TVS iQube, in Maharashtra with new variants and colours.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intensified its campaign in Lebanon with targeted airstrikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, hitting key weapons depots and terror infrastructure overnight, according to a report by Times of Israel.
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Their only surviving immediate family member, son Adiryan (14), was not in the vehicle with them.
The pole was the 26th of Charles Leclerc's career, and third of the season.
Formula One's move to a single tyre supplier has hit champions Renault hardest, team boss Flavio Briatore said after Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
A minor issue in his car prevented Paul di Resta from doing the desired number of laps but the Sahara Force India driver said they have collected good information on the tyres on the second day of the pre-season winter testing in Barcelona.
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Presently, customs duty on natural rubber, the principal raw-material for tyres is 20 per cent, whereas the customs duty on tyres (the finished product) is 10 per cent, or even lower depending upon preferential/concessional tariff under various regional/bi-laterial trade agreements.
Tyre maker Apollo Tyres is set to expand its operations through a greenfield project in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 500 crore
The response was tepid in other parts of the country even as several INDIA bloc parties as well as other non-BJP outfits extended their support to the bandh.
The chargesheet submitted in a Raipur court on July 8 claimed the trio, who was in a truck, was chased by five accused in cars for 53km before they jumped off the bridge, the police sources said on Wednesday.
The Dutchman's run of nine successive wins was snapped as he broke down on lap four with a brake problem.
The seven-times world champion said he backed much of what the sport's governing body had decided for 2006.
Rule changes allowing pitstops for tyres and a reduction in engine size will make the sport safer, said the Ferrari ace.
The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year, according to people familiar with the matter. "We recently held a meeting with members of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). "The final regulations are likely to be issued in the next 10 days," a government source informed.
The Boeing 737-800 Air India Express flight LX536, which was scheduled to leave at 12.10 pm (local time) on Tuesday, was delayed by nine hours after the 'tyre glitch' forced the pilot to abort the take-off.
At least 12 people have been detained as police have formed a Special Investigation Team, while deputy commissioner Vishesh Paul Mahajan has assured the protesters that stern action will be taken against the accused.
'As the markets are expected to remain jittery in the near term, we advise investors to use this opportunity to enter quality largecaps from a long-term perspective.'
The Japanese company has been selected as Formula One's sole tyre supplier until the end of 2010.
FIA has invited tyre makers to tender for the right to become the sport's sole supplier for three years from 2008
Fernando Alonso blamed blistering tyres for keeping him off the podium in German Grand Prix.
In another instance of labour unrest in the automobile sector, Apollo Tyres today announced a lockout at one of its factories, in Kerala's Thrissur district, resulting in an estimated daily loss of Rs 3 crore. This unit constitutes a fourth of Apollo's total daily output.
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber could both be accused of losing their grip on Friday after the Red Bull duo launched scathing attacks on what they perceive as tyre wear becoming too dominant a factor in Formula One.
The shareholding of Apollo Tyres Limited promoter Onkar S Kanwar will come down by 6.54 per cent to 37.33 per cent after preferential allotment of 14.90 per cent of the company's existing shares to French Tyre major Michelin Group.
Apollo Tyres on Monday decided to offer 14.9 per cent stake to Michelin for Rs 129 crore (Rs 1.29 billion) and to set up a joint venture, which would be 51 per cent owned by the French firm, while the former would have 49 per cent holding.
The last batch of quarterly earnings, global trends and trading activity of foreign investors will guide the equity market movement in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Volatility may continue amid investors' cautious approach in the election season. Markets will remain closed on Monday due to the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai.
