Formula E race inquiry creates ruckus in the Assembly as BRS raises strong protest

BRS MLAs protest demanding discussion on the Formula-E race issue in the assembly in Hyderabad on Friday (December 20, 2024). | Photo Credit: PTI The State Government’s decision to order an inquiry into alleged irregularities in hosting the Formula-E car races disrupted the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly for over four hours on Friday (December 20, 2024). The opposition BRS…

Formula E champion Wehrlein to make Daytona 24 debut in Porsche LMDh

Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein will join Porsche customer JDC-Miller for his maiden outing in the Daytona 24 Hours next month. The factory Porsche driver will share the #85 963 LMDh with Tijmen van der Helm and Bryce Aron in the blue riband round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship on 25-26 January, 2025. The announcement follows Wehrlein making a…

Formula E race case: BRS leader KTR Rao receives interim protection from arrest till December 30 | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA KT Rama Rao sighed in relief after the Telangana High Court granted interim protection from arrest in the Formula E race case. Telangana High Court had granted the inteim protection till December 30. KT Rama Rao’s quash petition is listed next on December 27, Bar and Bench reported. The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)…

Which Formula 1 team has the strongest driver line-up for 2025? · RaceFans | Motorsport

In 2023 Red Bull were so dominant they would have won the constructors’ championship as a one-car team – providing the car was driven by Max Verstappen. But last year their rivals were much closer and suddenly the gulf in performance between Red Bull’s two drivers cost them dearly. Verstappen clinched the drivers’ title again but the team fell to…

BRS MLAs slam Congress for avoiding Formula-E discussion in Assembly-Telangana Today

Former Ministers G Jagadish Reddy, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, and Talasani Srinivas Yadav said the government was using false allegations against Rama Rao to divert attention from its unfulfilled promises to the public Updated On – 20 December 2024, 06:37 PM Hyderabad: BRS leaders launched a scathing attack on the Congress government for filing baseless cases against the…

ED files money laundering case against KT Rama Rao in Formula-E case | Latest News India

Dec 20, 2024 09:07 PM IST Telangana ACB registered a case against KTR over alleged payments to conduct a Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a money laundering case against BRS leader KT Rama Rao in connection with a case linked to payments made for the formula-E race in Hyderabad. KTR…

We never objected to the case, only sought debate on Formula-E: Harish Rao

BRS leader T. Harish Rao speaking on the Formula-E race issue in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has reiterated that the party has never asked the government to not book a case on the Formula-E race issue but has only been insisting upon a debate in the Assembly. “However, the ruling…

ED set to begin probe into Formula-E race payment

– Advertisement – Hyderabad– The Enforcement Directorate (ED) appears set to begin an investigation into the Formula-E race case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and former Telangana minister K. T. Rama Rao. The ED on Friday wrote to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), seeking a copy of the First Information Report (FIR) and other documents related to the case….

ED likely to commence probe into the Formula E case soon

BRS working president KTR. (X) The Enforcement Directorate, which has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against former Telangana Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao, is expected to begin its investigation into the alleged irregularities in the Formula E case soon. The ED, on Friday, 20 December, registered the case against Rao, special chief secretary Arvind Kumar, and the…

Caption Competition 255: Looking ahead · RaceFans | Motorsport

What have former Mercedes team mates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spotted in the distance – or their futures? Both are on the move for next year. Ferrari-bound Hamilton is leaving Mercedes while Bottas will return as their third driver after being dropped by Sauber. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion…

Hyundai in talks with McLaren over Formula E entry

Will Hyundai follow up its recent sportscar expansion with a move to Formula E? The manufacturer has talked at length recently with several existing Formula E teams about a potential partnership should it enter as a manufacturer in the near future. And while The Race can reveal that those discussions, which are ongoing, are unlikely to result in a manufacturer…

How Colapinto vindicated Vowles’ decision to give Sargeant his marching orders · RaceFans | Motorsport

Logan Sargeant’s crash in final practice for the Dutch Grand Prix broke many parts on his recently-upgraded Williams FW46. It was also the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back for team principal James Vowles. Williams were already suffering through a particularly attrition-heavy season. They had weathered a tough start to the season in which they accumulated broken carbon fibre…

HC relief for KTR in Formula-E race case; rejects plea for quashing of FIR | Latest News India

The Telangana high court on Friday refused to quash the first information report (FIR) registered by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and MLA KT Rama Rao in the case pertaining to alleged financial irregularities to the tune of ₹55 crore in the conduct of Formula-E car race in Hyderabad, people familiar with the matter…

Decode Politics: Why KTR is under the scanner over Hyderabad Formula E race | Political Pulse News

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed an FIR accusing the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS)’s working president K T Rama Rao or KTR of alleged financial irregularities in bringing the Formula E racing event to Hyderabad in February 2023. While KTR was named the prime accused, former Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) principal secretary Arvind Kumar was named the…

After HC relief, ED case against KTR for Formula-E irregularities | India News

The Enforcement Directorate Friday filed a money laundering case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K T Rama Rao and some others in a case linked to alleged payment irregularities during the Formula-E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said. An Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) – the ED’s equivalent of a First Information Report (FIR) —…

Saved 500cr From Formula E Funding ‘Scam’: CM | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said the state govt has saved 500 crore by refusing to release the amount for the Formula E race. This decision was taken after a representative from the Formula E Organisation (FEO) met him in Dec 2023, shortly after the Congress govt assumed power. The CM said the representative, claiming an agreement…

“What goes around comes around” after helping McLaren FE team-mate Barnard

Sam Bird believes “what goes around comes around” after supporting McLaren team-mate Taylor Barnard’s quest for a maiden Formula E podium in Sao Paulo. McLaren left the Brazil season-opener earlier this month with a double points finish as Barnard became the youngest podium finisher in the all-electric championship’s history in third, one spot above Bird. The British duo had considerably…

Telangana HC provides relief to K.T. Rama Rao; no arrest till December 30 in Formula E race case

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao | Photo Credit: ANI The Telangana High Court has passed an interim order not to arrest former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao till December 30 in a case of corruption registered by Telangana ACB over release of funds for Formula-E Race during BRS government. In a relief…

Isack Hadjar to replace Liam Lawson at RB to add to 2025 rookies | Motorsport

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will replace Red Bull-bound Liam Lawson at RB in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related French driver Hadjar, 20, will step up to partner Yuki Tsunoda at the junior team. Lawson’s move to the senior Red Bull team as the replacement for the outgoing Sergio Perez was confirmed by the team on Thursday. His arrival completes…

2025 F1 grid is complete as Racing Bulls hand Hadjar his debut · RaceFans | Motorsport

Isack Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda’s new team mate at Racing Bulls, the team which competed as RB this year. He will move into the seat vacated by Liam Lawson following his promotion to Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. Hadjar said he was “very excited” by the announcement. “This is huge for myself,…

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