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Time of India
16 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans OTT Release Date - When and where to watch this feature-length documentary
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans OTT Release Date - There's something undeniably electrifying about the sound of a roaring stock car, the scent of burnt rubber, and the thunder of speedway glory. But now, that quintessential slice of American motorsport is going global, straight into the heart of endurance racing's elite battleground. American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans, the highly anticipated feature-length documentary, is set to drop on June 12, 2025, on Prime Video. The story that had to be told For decades, NASCAR has been defined by its homegrown heroes, beer-and-burgers attitude, and the unmatched intensity of American oval racing. Meanwhile, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, arguably the crown jewel of endurance racing, has been steeped in European tradition, pushing the limits of man and machine over a full day of hellish speed. So when NASCAR announced it was entering the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours with a modified stock car in the experimental "Garage 56" class, it raised more than a few eyebrows. Could a thunderous, V8-beating beast built for the banks of Daytona hold its own on the twisting, high-speed corners of Circuit de la Sarthe? American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans answers that question with grit, gasoline, and a whole lot of heart. What's in the documentary? This is a front-row seat to a racing revolution. The film dives deep into the garage, follows the team through sleepless nights, and captures the raw nerves of the drivers who strapped into the beast that shook France. The documentary chronicles Hendrick Motorsports' ambitious journey, backed by Chevrolet, Goodyear, and NASCAR itself, as they developed a special version of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The car was fine-tuned not for Talladega, but for Le Mans' punishing straights, chicanes, and night racing. Expect stunning behind-the-scenes footage, intense engineering debates, and emotionally charged moments as the Garage 56 entry goes from concept to the grid. Meet the people behind the wheel The film features commentary and interviews from some of the biggest names in racing. Behind the wheel of the car were three heavy-hitters: Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One World Champion Jimmie Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champ Mike Rockenfeller, a Le Mans veteran and former winner Also expect appearances from team engineers, pit crew members, and executives, such as Jim France (NASCAR CEO), who saw this moment as the culmination of a decades-long dream to bring NASCAR into the global spotlight.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
Thief who targeted Jenson Button's wife is illegal migrant
An Algerian migrant who stole a suitcase containing £250,000 of jewellery and luxury items from Jenson Button's wife, Brittny, was in the UK illegally at the time and is due to be deported after serving his sentence. Mourad Aid, 41, snatched the Goyard carry-on on Feb 13 outside St Pancras International station in London, as the Formula One champion and his wife returned from a trip to Paris. The Algerian national was sentenced on Friday at Inner London Crown Court to two years and four months in prison for two separate offences, including the high-profile theft. He will be deported after serving his sentence, British Transport Police said. Aid took the Goyard carry-on bag while Jenson Button had his back turned, helping a chauffeur with luggage. At the time, Aid was also in breach of bail conditions that prohibited him from entering Kings Cross. The suitcase contained jewellery from the couple's wedding, family heirlooms intended for their daughter, and two Hermès Kelly handbags worth around £70,000, none of which have been recovered. Aid pleaded guilty to the theft on Feb 19 at Westminster magistrates' court. He also admitted to handling stolen goods relating to a separate incident involving a silver Rimowa suitcase stolen on Nov 24 2024. The Buttons have since said they have no plans to return to the UK following the ordeal. The case was first reported by MailOnline. Kate Blackwell KC said during sentencing: 'You are 41 years of age. A man who came to the UK in 2019 on a six-month tourist visa and when it expired you stayed here illegally. You have never applied for asylum, but you never applied for benefit,' she said, according to MailOnline. 'As far as the court is aware you have never held lawful employment. 'Whilst passing the shortest sentence I can that is commensurate with my public duty, the sentence will result in your automatic deportation once it is served. 'I give you full credit for pleading guilty at the first opportunity. 'You have no convictions in the UK so I treat you as a man of previous good character.' Richard Sedgwick, prosecuting, said Aid had told a 'succession of lies' after being arrested by plain-clothes officers in the Hatton Gardens district four days after the theft. Aid claimed during police interviews to have been attending a funeral in Algeria on the day of the theft. He later admitted to stealing the Goyard suitcase, but claimed to have gifted it to charity. Remarking on his initial denials, the judge said: 'You proceeded to continue these lies, continuing to attempt to deflect responsibility onto anyone else but yourself.' 'Feels very dark and scary' In a victim impact statement, reported by MailOnline, Ms Jenson said the ordeal had left her and her husband with 'no interest' in returning to the UK. She said: 'When we first started dating we would go to London, and it was such like a nice place to be, and now it just feels very kind of dark and scary. 'My husband and I we really have no interest going back to the UK and it's a shame, because, you know, we will have to go back for family and work. 'It just feels so unsafe and doesn't feel how it once was, and it's just unfortunate because that's where my children's grandmother and aunts live.' A Home Office spokesman said: 'Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that we will do everything to make sure they are not free to roam Britain's streets, including removing them from the UK at the earliest possible opportunity. 'Since the election we've removed 4,436 foreign criminals, a 14 per cent increase on the same period 12 months prior.'
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Career criminal who swiped £250k from Jenson Button's wife is jailed after CCTV showed shocking heist
Mum claimed she is too 'traumatised' to return to London RAID HORROR Career criminal who swiped £250k from Jenson Button's wife is jailed after CCTV showed shocking heist A CAREER criminal who swiped £250,000 from Jenson Button's wife has been jailed after the terrifying heist was caught on camera. Mourad Aid, 41, stole Brittny's carry-on, which contained lavish jewellery and designer handbags, from St Pancras station. Advertisement 5 Jenson Button's wife was robbed at St Pancras station Credit: Getty 5 Mourad Aid stole a red suitcase containing £250k of goods Credit: British Transport Police 5 Brittny later said she did not want to return to the UK Footage showed Formula One driver Button stood with his back turned as he helped a chauffeur load his belongings into a vehicle. Aid was then filmed running through the busy station and past the British Library while wheeling the red suitcase. He has now been two years and four months after pleading guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' court. The Algerian national will be automatically deported once he has served his sentence, Mail Online reports. Advertisement Brittny revealed the bag had more than £250,000 worth of items, including countless sentimental objects and antique jewellery from her wedding and the birth of her daughter. The suitcase also contained two Kelly bags, which together are worth a whopping £70,000. Ex-Playboy model Brittny said she would normally not carry such sentimental items but was travelling for a Valentine's trip to Paris. Many of the stolen goods were listed online following the theft - although these were later tracked down. Advertisement Brittny, now an interior designer, says the experience left her "traumatised" and cast a dark cloud over their getaway. She also revealed the couple have "no interest" in flying back to the UK from California, where they currently live. The mum added: "It definitely was shocking that I just didn't think. "I'm normally pretty cautious when I'm out in public and travelling, but I just didn't think that there were gangs literally just waiting for people and watching." Advertisement Aid was arrested by plain clothes officers on February 17 - four days after the couple were targeted. British Transport Police Detective Sergeant Marc Farmer said: "This was a brazen and opportunistic theft by a man who took advantage of the victim and her husband having their backs turned for a matter of seconds while loading up their car with luggage. "He was able to quickly swipe the suitcase without them even noticing, which hammers home just how sneaky these sorts of criminals really are and why it's so important to keep one eye on your belongings at all times. "While the incident wasn't captured on CCTV, we were still able to trace Aid through other investigative opportunities, and he was arrested by our plain clothes officers just days later." Advertisement 5 The thief has been jailed for two years Credit: British Transport Police
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Career criminal who swiped £250k from Jenson Button's wife is jailed after CCTV showed shocking heist
A CAREER criminal who swiped £250,000 from Jenson Button's wife has been jailed after the terrifying heist was caught on camera. Mourad Aid, 41, stole Brittny's carry-on, which contained lavish jewellery and designer handbags, from St Pancras station. 5 5 Footage showed Formula One driver Button stood with his back turned as he helped a chauffeur load his belongings into a vehicle. Aid was then filmed running through the busy station and past the British Library while wheeling the red suitcase. He has now been two years and four months after pleading guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' court. The Algerian national will be automatically deported once he has served his sentence, Mail Online reports. Brittny revealed the bag had more than £250,000 worth of items, including countless sentimental objects and antique jewellery from her wedding and the birth of her daughter. The suitcase also contained two Kelly bags, which together are worth a whopping £70,000. Ex-Playboy model Brittny said she would normally not carry such sentimental items but was travelling for a Valentine's trip to Paris. Many of the stolen goods were listed online following the theft - although these were later tracked down. Brittny, now an interior designer, says the experience left her "traumatised" and cast a dark cloud over their getaway. She also revealed the couple have "no interest" in flying back to the UK from California, where they currently live. The mum added: "It definitely was shocking that I just didn't think. "I'm normally pretty cautious when I'm out in public and travelling, but I just didn't think that there were gangs literally just waiting for people and watching." Aid was arrested by plain clothes officers on February 17 - four days after the couple were targeted. British Transport Police Detective Sergeant Marc Farmer said: "This was a brazen and opportunistic theft by a man who took advantage of the victim and her husband having their backs turned for a matter of seconds while loading up their car with luggage. "He was able to quickly swipe the suitcase without them even noticing, which hammers home just how sneaky these sorts of criminals really are and why it's so important to keep one eye on your belongings at all times. "While the incident wasn't captured on CCTV, we were still able to trace Aid through other investigative opportunities, and he was arrested by our plain clothes officers just days later." 5 5
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Prolific thief who targeted Jenson Button's wife and stole her suitcase containing £250,000 of lavish goods is jailed
A prolific thief who stole a suitcase carrying £250,000 worth of luxury items and jewellery from Jenson Button's wife Brittny has been jailed for two years and four months. Mourad Aid, 41, nabbed Mrs Button's Goyard carry-on filled with antique jewellery from the birth of her child and her wedding, as well as two Kelly bags worth around £70,000 on February 13, 2025. The criminal swooped and dashed away with the suitcase while the Formula One driver had his backed turned as he helped a chauffeur load a vehicle outside St Pancras International Station in London. The 41-year-old had pleaded guilty to theft at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 February, 2025, five days after the initial incident. Today he was sentenced to X at Inner London Crown Court after stealing Brittny's valuable items outside of the busy London station. It comes shortly the crime was exclusively revealed by MailOnline as Button's American wife said she nor her husband had any interest in returning to the UK following the ordeal. Last February, as Button briefly turned his back to Brittny's carry-on Aid ran off into the busy station with sentimental items the model hoped to one day pass on to her daughter. 'He had his back on mine, and a guy just came and swooped it. We didn't even see him do it,' she added: 'So they were probably watching us. 'We had no idea until Jenson went, "Wait where is your bag" and he raced off trying to find it, but he [the thief] was already gone.' The interior designer burst into tears following the 'traumatising' ordeal which cast a dark cloud over their getaway, as quickly heading to the airport to return to their home in California. 'I just started crying, I was a little upset with Jensen because I felt like he kind of dropped the ball a little but its not his fault someone was watching us,' she said: 'He also did get his bag stolen a few months ago in a car park in London. 'It definitely was shocking that I just didn't think. I'm normally pretty cautious when I'm out in public and travelling, but I just didn't think that there were gangs literally just waiting for people and watching.' The mother-of-two will likely never retrieve her stolen items, which where listed online only days after the incident, serving another blow following the California wildfires that threatened their home alongside countless others earlier this year. Recalling the heartbreaking moment, when she saw the bags listed online, she said: 'Unfortunately, I saw the shady looking photos of these guys holding my bags on their lap. '[And] I knew I was probably never getting them back, and who knows how many hands it had touched - at that point I was not really interested. I wasn't going to send anyone to meet with these people. 'I knew they were mine, because one of the Kelly bags was missing a strap, which I had left it in LA.' She added: 'A lot of people assume, "Your husband bought you those" but actually I bought about half of them and I worked really hard and to have someone come up to me and take them from me - it's just frustrating. 'And I know people are going to say, first world problems, but whether you're getting robbed of something that's not worth a lot of value. If it's sentimental, its sentimental. 'My dad was a police officer, so I was raised not to steal from people. I would rather have less and feel good about myself than steal from people and take what isn't mine.' The interior designer had hoped to pass on the valuable bags onto her daughter, and that she also considered them to be a long-term investment for her children. 'I was planning to pass down to my daughter. It's just crazy,' she said: 'I don't really have many things from my parents.' The former Playboy model said the ordeal has marred her view of the UK, as she previously revealed London 'doesn't feel the same' as when she started dating the Forumla One driver 10 years ago. Jenson who is believed to be worth around £123million, according to The Sun, met in 2016 after being introduced by friends in Los Angeles. Prior to his relationship with his current wife the F1 star was married to Jessica Michibata. 'I've heard countless stories,' she said: 'When we first started dating we would go to London, and it was such like a nice place to be, and now it just feels very kind of dark and scary. 'My husband and I we really have no interest going back to the UK and it's a shame, because, you know, we will have to go back for family and work 'It just feels so unsafe and doesn't feel how it once was, and its just unfortunate because that's where my children's grandmother and aunts live.' British Transport Police Detective Sergeant Marc Farmer previously said: 'This was a brazen and opportunistic theft by a man who took advantage of the victim and her husband having their backs turned for a matter of seconds while loading up their car with luggage. 'He was able to quickly swipe the suitcase without them even noticing, which hammers home just how sneaky these sorts of criminals really are and why it's so important to keep one eye on your belongings at all times. 'While the incident wasn't captured on CCTV, we were still able to trace Aid through other investigative opportunities, and he was arrested by our plain clothes officers just days later. 'Anyone who witnesses or is a victim of theft on the railway network is able to text us for free on 61016.'
