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Jules Bianchi is no longer in Japan, his family announced on Wednesday. The Frenchman, who crashed during the Japanese grand prix early last month, has until now been in a critical condition in the Mie hospital not far from Suzuka. But the 25-year-old's parents announced on Wednesday that "Jules has made an important step". While "still unconscious", Bianchi is "no longer in the artificial coma", they said. "He is breathing unaided and his vital signs are stable, but his condition is...

Former Dakar winner and Olympic medallist Nasser Al-Attiyah will continue his partnership with Red Bull next year to contest the 36th Dakar Rally in a MINI ALL4 Racing, run by the X-Raid team as part of Red Bull’s ‘Desert Wings’ programme. The Qatari finished on the Dakar podium last year with the four-wheel drive MINI ALL4 Racing, despite a last-minute decision to contest the event that meant he embarked on the world’s most arduous rally with no testing. This time, the 43-year-old Red...

One of the most iconic performance Mustang nameplates of all time is returning with the reveal of the all-new Shelby GT350 Mustang. The new GT350 builds on Carroll Shelby’s original idea – transforming a great every-day car into a road racer – by taking advantage of a dramatically improved sixth-generation Mustang to create a truly special driving experience. “Everything we changed on GT350 is purely functional-driven design, with the goal of improving the overall performance of the car,”...

Caterham has bucked expectations and arrived in Abu Dhabi for the 2014 finale. After a two-race absence and with administrators raising money through crowdfunding, scarcely a soul in the Interlagos paddock truly believed the green team would make the trip to the United Emirates Capital. Indeed, there was still scepticism mere days ago, when the team announced its comeback and signed up Kamui Kobayashi to race. But on Tuesday at the Yas Marina circuit, Caterham is definitely among the...

Nicolas Amiouni and Red Bull have parted ways after two successful years together, including a victory at the 37th Rally of Lebanon this past September and the Group N title in the Lebanese Rally Championship.   Amiouni made the announcement on his official Facebook page and personal profile, he stated the following: “For sure this will be a bit of a shock for my motorsport fans and followers, but I would rather think of it as a positive experience and an important chapter of my career. My...

Fernando Alonso has made what might be his last PR appearance for Ferrari in the lead-in to this weekend's 2014 season finale. The Spaniard and the Italian team are expected to shortly confirm their contractual split after a five-year partnership, as Alonso heads to McLaren-Honda. "Fernando Alonso, the last act," read the headline at Spain's sports daily Diario Sport. Having holidayed and cycled last week in perhaps his favourite vacation destination - Dubai, where he has a house -...

Harvick wins at Homestead; Newman finishes second in thrilling Chase finale Chevrolet driver Kevin Harvick won Sunday afternoon’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and with it the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. It was the fifth victory this year for the newcomer to Stewart-Haas Racing and the 28th of his career. The championship was Harvick’s first and the second for team owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, coming after Stewart’s championship in 2011. Harvick,...

We've all become accustomed to our cars' dashboards warning us of an impending calamity, be it low fuel, low tire pressure or even the dreaded nonspecific "check engine" light. But what if your car could tell you specifically that your alternator is going, or that your water pump is about to fail? That technology is coming, says General Motors’executive vice president of global product development,Mark Reuss. In a Thursday media luncheon, Reuss confirmed to us that GM is working on the...

Even when meeting former presidents, Boston-area dealer and Subaru distributor Ernie Boch dresses like a rock star. And sure enough his long hair and leather pants raised eyebrows recently at the Kennedy Library, where about 200 clients of financial firm UBS met Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. "They talked about everything from ISIS to Ebola to the economy," said the CEO of Boch Enterprises and Subaru of New England. "It was amazing, and there was no filter." Boch, 56, was among a small...

Bugatti has opened their first "lifestyle boutique" in London. Located in the exclusive Knightsbridge district, the store features an assortment of men's clothing from the Ettore Bugatti and Bugatti Performance Luxury collections. The store also offers "a Tailor Made / Bespoke range exclusively for Bugatti customers, along with limited-edition capsule collections, such as the recent Bugatti Legends collection." Since the store is designed to appeal to wealthy consumers, it has an upscale...