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Oscar Piastri crashes out before Australian Grand Prix start
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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri was unable to start his home Formula 1 race at the Australian Grand Prix after crashing during reconnaissance laps. The incident occurred around 40 minutes before the race, destroying the front end of his car. Piastri attributed the crash to a combination of cold tyres and an unexpected power spike from his engine.
Mick Schumacher suffered a bitter debut in the IndyCar series with an early rear-end crash in St. Petersburg. The 26-year-old exited innocently in the first lap after colliding with Santino Ferrucci's car. His team confirmed no injuries were found.
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A US federal judge has rejected Tesla's request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict related to a 2019 fatal crash involving the company's Autopilot feature. The ruling holds Tesla partially responsible for the incident that killed one person and injured another. Tesla is expected to appeal the decision.
The family of Jeffrey Nissen Jr., a 28-year-old motorcyclist killed in an April 2024 collision with a Tesla Model S using Autopilot, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. They allege misleading marketing led to over-reliance on the system, seek damages and a sales halt, amid updates that the driver will face no criminal charges. The case underscores ongoing scrutiny of Tesla's autonomous tech.
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In the November 2024 Piedmont, California Cybertruck crash—profiled in Bloomberg's probe into 15 Tesla door-related deaths—firefighters faced 'poor access' to the burning vehicle, whose electronic doors and stainless-steel exoskeleton trapped occupants, contributing to three fatalities. Families of victims Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara have sued Tesla over design flaws, intensifying scrutiny on emergency egress amid ongoing door failure reports.