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Lego and Formula 1 Roll Out Full Sets of Teams and Drivers

Lego and Formula 1 Roll Out Full Sets of Teams and Drivers

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If there’s one thing Lego is known for—besides the legendary clutch power of its immortal plastic bricks—it’s the company’s uncanny ability to pinpoint the Next Big Thing and immediately sign a licensing deal. After creating sets for the most legendary IPs to have ever existed (see: Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean), the Lego Group partnered with Formula 1 in 2024. Today, the two companies unveil new Lego F1 sets that launch in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of Formula 1. Starting on January 1, 2025, Lego fans can collect and build sets for all 10 F1 teams, in products that span Lego’s entire portfolio. Whether you have an enormous Lego City build in your basement, or your small child is just beginning to build with Duplos, you will be able to participate in a Formula 1 experience. Photograph: Lego Courtesy of Lego Perhaps the most exciting are the sets that will be part of the Lego Speed Champions lineup, which are realistic Lego models of popular sports car models from manufacturers like McLaren and …

We Tried the World’s Most Expensive Racing Simulator

We Tried the World’s Most Expensive Racing Simulator

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But to convince F1 teams to abandon their own super-expensive bespoke in-house simulators and also persuade car manufacturers to use Dynisma’s tech to hone potential road cars, Warne and his team had to develop a sophisticated driving simulator that could drastically reduce latency to a point where the brain cannot distinguish any lag at all. The Dynisma sim’s secret is a super-low latency of 3 milliseconds so it feels like you’re really racing. Photograph: DYNISMA Using, among other developments, super low-friction struts and motors, Dynisma’s has pushed its simulator latency down from the usual 50 milliseconds to as low as 3 milliseconds. The effect is that your brain feels things as they actually happen. Such speed also means that the sensation of road hits, such as kerb strikes, are provided faster than even 240Hz projectors are able to keep pace with. Bandwidth is the other major improvement for Dynisma. Aeroplane sims don’t require very high frequency inputs (unless the flight is going very wrong indeed), but cars encounter speed bumps, rumble strips, sawtooth kerbs, cat’s eyes, and so on. This …

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires | Motorsports News

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires | Motorsports News

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Sainz finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc after Red Bull’s Verstappen retired on the fourth lap with engine fire. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak by winning the Australian Grand Prix in a triumphant return to the circuit two weeks after appendicitis surgery, which kept him out of the previous race in Saudi Arabia. The Spaniard took advantage of Verstappen’s early retirement – his first in two years – due to a fiery mechanical failure. Sainz, who started on the front row alongside Verstappen, kept his place into turn one but passed the Dutchman on lap two at turn nine for the lead and took control once his rival retired two laps later with a fiery mechanical failure. Sainz was the only non-Red Bull driver to win a race last season. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain steers his car into pit lane as his teammates celebrate after winning the Australian Grand Prix [Scott Barbour/AP] In Melbourne, he held off teammate Charles Leclerc before a final-lap crash by Mercedes driver …

Red Bull investigate allegations against F1 team boss Christian Horner | Motorsports News

Red Bull investigate allegations against F1 team boss Christian Horner | Motorsports News

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The Formula One team is investigating a complaint of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ against its team principal. Red Bull are investigating a complaint of alleged “inappropriate behaviour” against their Formula One team boss, Christian Horner, the Austrian energy drink company says in a statement without giving any details about the allegations. The Briton presided over the most dominant season in Formula One history last year with Max Verstappen taking his third title in a row and the team winning 21 of 22 races. “After being made aware of certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent investigation,” Red Bull said on Monday. “This process, which is already under way, is being carried out by an external specialist barrister. The company takes these matters extremely seriously and the investigation will be completed as soon as practically possible. “It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.” The Times newspaper reported Horner, 50, had been accused of inappropriate behaviour by a female colleague, who complained to the team’s parent company. There was no comment from the team, …

‘Roborace’ car makes street track debut in Marrakech

‘Roborace’ car makes street track debut in Marrakech

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Story highlights Driverless electric racer completes successful track test in Marrakech, Morocco Planned Roborace series will see autonomous cars compete at Formula E ePrix weekends CNN  —  It is a car kitted out with technology its developers boldly predict will transform our cities and change the way we live. The autonomous “DevBot #1” took a giant leap forward in Morocco recently, making its debut on a street track at the Formula E Marrakech ePrix. The battery-powered prototype is being tested for Roborace – a proposed race series where driverless cars will compete on temporary city circuits. “It’s the first time we’ve run the Devbot in driverless mode on a Formula E track in the middle of a city street,” Roborace’s Justin Cooke told CNN. “It’s so exciting for the team who put hours and hours of work in. These guys were up to 1-2 a.m. in the morning developing a technology that no one else in the world is able to do at this speed and in these complicated environments.” Read: Electric race car showcases …