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‘I’m probably gonna say something stupid’- ‘P***d off’ Shane Lowry snaps at reporter’s Rory McIlroy question at Masters
SHANE LOWRY hit out at reporters after being asked about Rory McIlroy’s chances of winning The Masters.
McIlroy leads ahead of the final day after hitting six under in the third round.
But his close pal Lowry is within touching distance of the lead, sitting on five under after day three – seven shots behind McIlroy.
So he was not too pleased when reporters asked him his thoughts on McIlroy‘s likelihood of wearing the Green Jacket come the end of play, reminding the media that he is still trying to win too.
Lowry said: “I’m not gonna stand here and talk about Rory for ten minutes. I’m trying to win the tournament as well.
“I know that is what you all want me to talk about but I’ve just had a s*** finish. I’ve got a chance to win The Masters tomorrow so I’m gonna hit some balls.”
Lowry shot 35 from his front nine and was going strong with a birdie on hole 14 leaving him seven under.
But he bogeyed the last two holes and admitted he was annoyed and not in the right head space to speak to media so soon after finishing his round.
He continued: “I think we need time. I need a half an hour now to sit there and gather my thoughts.
“I can’t be coming to talk to you guys straight away. it shouldn’t be happening, I don’t agree with it.
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“Tennis players have to talk to the media but they have half an hour, an hour before they have to do it.
“I think we should have the same thing. I’m probably going to say something stupid, I probably have already said something stupid because I’m p****d off right now so I’m just going to leave.”
Lucy Letby bombshell as new email from sole medical witness casts doubt on prosecution claim she was caught ‘red-handed’
A BOMBSHELL email has appeared to cast doubt on prosecution claims that Lucy Letby was caught “red-handed”.
Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.
Letby lost two attempts to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal last year.
Now, a new email – sent on May 4 2017 to colleagues at the Countess of Chester Hospital – appears to cast significant doubts over the chronology of events.
The memo, revealed yesterday, is a significant boost to Letby’s legal fight to overturn her convictions.
Dr Ravi Jayaram is the only hospital staff member to have claimed to see Letby act suspiciously and link her behaviour directly to babies’ deaths.
He testified that the nurse was seen standing over Baby K’s cot as the infant’s condition deteriorated.
Taking the stand, the doctor said Letby failed to call for help as the newborn’s condition declined, insisting the nurse had virtually been caught “red handed”.
But prior to the start of the police investigation, Dr Jayaram wrote in an email to colleagues: “At time of deterioration … Staff nurse Letby at incubator and called Dr Jayaram to inform of low saturations.”
The revelatory memo appears to contradict previous testimony, with the evidence not making it into documents handed to cops before the start of the investigation.
In the newly released email, Dr Jayaram also suggested Baby K’s fragile premature condition was instead the cause of death, saying: “Baby subsequently deteriorated and eventually died, but events around this would fit with explainable events associated with extreme prematurity.”
The note sees him suggest that the baby’s death was explained by issues associated with extreme prematurity.
Appearing at the 2024 trial, the doctor framed her behaviour as suspicious, telling the court: “Lucy Letby was stood next to the incubator.
She wasn’t looking at me. She didn’t have her hands in the incubator.
Asked by prosecutor Nick Johnson KC whether he had “any call for help from Lucy Letby?”, he replied: “No, not at all.
“I was surprised that the alarm was not going off, although my priority was (Baby K) and I didn’t question it at the time.’In retrospect, I was surprised that help was not called, given (Baby K) was a 25-week gestation baby and her saturations were dropping.”
However, at the recent Thirlwall Inquiry, the doctor expressed regret at not raising the alarm over the nurse’s behaviour sooner
He explained: “I lie awake thinking about this … I should have been braver.”
Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal, in May for seven murders and seven attempted murders, and in October for the attempted murder of a baby girl which she was convicted of by a different jury at a retrial.
Lady Justice Thirlwall is due to publish in November the findings from the public inquiry into how the former nurse was able to commit her crimes.
In written submissions to the inquiry, Richard Baker KC, said families of Letby’s victims were concerned that medical evidence was being presented at press conferences.
Cheshire Constabulary is continuing a review of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neonatal units of the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital during Letby’s time as a nurse from 2012 to 2016.
It comes as a panel of medical experts concluded that “no criminal offences had been committed” in the case of child killer Lucy Letby.
The 14-strong panel has provided alternative causes of death.
An international panel of medical experts provided case summaries on all 17 babies who featured in the 10-month trial of Lucy Letby.
Also passed to the CCRC, which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, was a separate report from seven medics which claims the results of insulin tests on two infants, which a jury concluded Letby poisoned, were unreliable.
The charges Letby was convicted on in full
Child A, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby injected air intravenously into the bloodstream of the baby boy. COUNT 1 GUILTY.
Child B, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby attempted to murder the baby girl, the twin sister of Child A, by injecting air into her bloodstream. COUNT 2 GUILTY.
Child C, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said Letby forced air down a feeding tube and into the stomach of the baby boy. COUNT 3 GUILTY.
Child D, allegation of murder. The Crown said air was injected intravenously into the baby girl. COUNT 4 GUILTY.
Child E, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby murdered the twin baby boy with an injection of air into the bloodstream and also deliberately caused bleeding to the infant. COUNT 5 GUILTY.
Child F, allegation of attempted murder. Letby was said by prosecutors to have poisoned the twin brother of Child E with insulin. COUNT 6 GUILTY.
Child G, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby targeted the baby girl by overfeeding her with milk and pushing air down her feeding tube. COUNT 7 GUILTY, COUNT 8 GUILTY, COUNT 9 NOT GUILTY.
Child H, two allegations of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby sabotaged the care of the baby girl in some way which led to two profound oxygen desaturations. COUNT 10 NOT GUILTY, COUNT 11 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child I, allegation of murder. The prosecution said Letby killed the baby girl at the fourth attempt and had given her air and overfed her with milk. COUNT 12 GUILTY.
Child J, allegation of attempted murder. No specific form of harm was identified by the prosecution but they said Letby did something to cause the collapse of the baby girl. COUNT 13 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child K, allegation of attempted murder. The prosecution said Letby compromised the baby girl as she deliberately dislodged a breathing tube. COUNT 14 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child L, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said the nurse poisoned the twin baby boy with insulin. COUNT 15 GUILTY.
Child M, allegation of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby injected air into the bloodstream of Child L’s twin brother. COUNT 16 GUILTY.
Child N, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby inflicted trauma in the baby boy’s throat and also injected him with air in the bloodstream. COUNT 17 GUILTY, COUNT 18 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT, COUNT 19 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child O, allegation of murder. Prosecutors say Letby attacked the triplet boy by injecting him with air, overfeeding him with milk and inflicting trauma to his liver with “severe force”. COUNT 20 GUILTY.
Child P, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said the nurse targeted the triplet brother of Child O by overfeeding him with milk, injecting air and dislodging his breathing tube. COUNT 21 GUILTY.
Child Q, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby injected the baby boy with liquid, and possibly air, down his feeding tube. COUNT 22 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
The Sun revealed last month what Letby’s own parents, Jonathan, 79, and Susan Letby, 65, said about the case.
Statistical misrepresentation consultant, Professor Richard Gill, is among an increasing number of supporters who believe the ex-nurse is innocent.
He has been pushing for a retrial and even joined protesters outside Liverpool Town Hall, where the inquiry was being held, last week.
Professor Gill has previously helped free multiple medical professionals wrongfully convicted of killing patients, including Dutch nurse Lucia de Berk and Italian nurse Daniela Poggiali.
He wrote to the couple and received a personal response from the usually fiercely private pair.
In one correspondence, seen by The Sun, Letby’s parents reveal they “firmly believe” their daughter’s convictions will be “the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history”.
They thank Prof Gill for his work in support of their daughter’s cause – and that they are pleased “public opinion is beginning to sway” in her favour “at last”.
Medical experts provided case summaries on all 17 babies from the Letby trial
An international panel of medical experts has provided case summaries on all 17 babies who featured in the 10-month trial of Lucy Letby.
The 14-strong panel concluded that no criminal offences had been committed at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016 and instead provided alternative causes of deterioration:
– Baby 1 (known as Child A in the trial): The prosecution said the boy was murdered by an injection of air into the bloodstream which caused an air embolism where bubbles form and block the blood supply. The panel found no evidence of air embolism and said the child had died from thrombosis, where a blood clot forms in a vessel.
– Baby 2 (Child B): The prosecution said Letby attempted to murder Child A’s twin sister by also injecting air into her bloodstream. The panel found no evidence of air embolism and said the child had collapsed from thrombosis.
– Baby 3 (Child C): The prosecution said the boy was murdered with air forced down his feeding tube and into his stomach. The panel said the child died following ineffective resuscitation from a collapse after an “acute small bowel obstruction” that went unrecognised.
– Baby 4 (Child D): The prosecution said the girl was murdered by an injection of air into the bloodstream. The panel found no evidence of air embolism and ruled the child died of systemic sepsis, pneumonia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (blood clotting). Issues with failures to give relevant antibiotics were also identified.
– Baby 5 (Child E): The Crown said Letby murdered the twin boy with an injection of air into the bloodstream and she also deliberately caused bleeding to the infant. The panel said there was no evidence of air embolism and bleeding was caused either by a lack of oxygen pre-birth or a congenital blood vessel condition.
– Baby 6 (Child F): The prosecution said Letby attempted to murder Child E’s twin brother by administering insulin. The panel ruled that the child’s insulin levels and insulin/C-peptide ratio did not prove that exogenous insulin was used and were within the norm for pre-term infants. It added that there was poor medical management of the child’s prolonged hypoglycaemia.
– Baby 7 (Child G): The prosecution said Letby attempted to murder the girl by overfeeding her with milk and forcing air down her feeding tube. The panel said there was no evidence to support air injection into the stomach or overfeeding. The infant’s vomiting and clinical deterioration was due to infection, it found.
– Baby 8 (Child H): Jurors cleared Letby of one count of attempted murder and failed to reach a verdict on a second count. Prosecutors said the nurse sabotaged the girl’s care in some way which led to two profound oxygen desaturations. The panel said the deteriorations were due to medical mismanagement of a tension pneumothorax where air is trapped between the lung and chest wall.
– Baby 9 (Child I): The prosecution said Letby murdered the infant by injecting air into her bloodstream and stomach. The panel said it found no evidence of air injections and that the baby died of breathing complications caused by respiratory distress syndrome and chronic lung disease.
– Baby 10 (Child J): Jurors could not reach a verdict on an allegation of attempted murder. No specific form of harm was identified by the prosecution but they said Letby did something to cause the collapse of the girl. The panel said the deterioration was caused by sepsis and there was no evidence to support malicious airway obstruction.
– Baby 11 (Child K): The prosecution said Letby attempted to murder the girl by deliberately dislodging her breathing tube. Among its findings the panel said there was no evidence to support a dislodged endotracheal tube (ETT) and the clinical deterioration was caused by use of an undersized ETT.
– Baby 12 (Child L): The Crown said the nurse poisoned the boy with insulin. The panel said the infant’s insulin-related levels were within the norm for pre-term infants and there was no evidence of deliberate administration.
– Baby 13 (Child M): Prosecutors said Letby attempted to murder Child L’s twin brother by injecting air into his bloodstream. The panel said there was no evidence of air embolism and his collapse was caused by sepsis or a heart problem.
– Baby 14 (Child N): The Crown said the boy was the victim of attempted murder by inflicted trauma in his throat and an air injection into his bloodstream. The panel said there was no air embolism and it was likely his blood oxygen levels dropped due to his haemophilia condition or routine cares, which was “exacerbated” by repeated attempts to insert a breathing tube.
– Baby 15 (Child O): The prosecution said Letby murdered the triplet boy by injecting air into his bloodstream and inflicting trauma to his liver. The panel said he died from liver damage caused by traumatic delivery, resulting in bleeding in the abdomen and profound shock.
– Baby 16 (Child P): Prosecutors said Letby murdered Child O’s brother by injecting him with air. The panel said there was no evidence to support that mechanism and that he died from a collapsed lung that was “suboptimally managed”.
– Baby 17 (Child Q): Jurors could not reach a verdict on an allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby attempted to murder the boy by injecting liquid, and possibly air, down his feeding tube. The panel said there was no evidence to support air injection into the stomach and the child deteriorated because he had early symptoms of a serious gastrointestinal problem, or sepsis.
The deadly ‘Z drugs’ sparking misery in UK town as junkies terrorize shops & locals warn kids young as TWELVE addicted
TWO decades ago, boxer Shaun James had his sight set on Olympic gold and becoming king of the ring.
But today, the homeless 49-year-old is wandering the streets while in the grip of an addition to dangerous ‘Z-drugs’.
Zopiclone, which has flooded the streets of Stockton-on-Tees, is prescribed legally by doctors for insomnia.
However, the tablets – a class of non-benzodiazepine drugs known collectively as Z-drugs – are also available on the black market, where often-contaminated batches from China are sold online and on the street.
Last summer, one man died in the town and seven others were rushed to hospital after taking pills from a bad shipment.
Zopiclone produces feelings of euphoria and tranquility and is also known among users as zimmers. It’s understood to sell for between £1 to £5 per 7.5mg tablet.
Now, as part of The Sun’s investigation series Hooked, which examines the drug problems afflicting towns up and down the country, we spoke to users of the dangerous street pills and the proud community members fighting back.
Shaun said: “I am a slave to crack cocaine, Zopiclone and Pregabalins.
“I get my drugs from the same person in China. I have them posted, and I know it is good stuff.
“If people pay cheap prices, they are going to get s***. It’s like anything. If you pay more you get better product.
“One time I bought Spice which wasn’t in a packet. It was loose. I took it and immediately knew it was wrong.
“I walked around the street for 24 hours in my bare feet and I got beat up.
“I suffered a bleed on my brain and my heart stopped five times.
“Thankfully someone called an ambulance and I was saved.”
Death hotspot
Shaun says he became seriously addicted to drugs after he was released from a long prison sentence. He had nowhere to go and fell in with the wrong crowd.
He added: “I boxed in Los Angeles and was looking at the Olympics, that’s when I screwed my life up.
“I smoked a bit as a teen but once I got out of prison I went downhill.
“I look at kids now and try get them into boxing but young people don’t listen.”
Stockton had the highest number of drug-related deaths in the region between 2020 and 2021.
The stats showed that 123 people lost their lives across the town and in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
Addict Lee Kent spends each day trying to find a place to lay his head.
The 45-year-old said: “It was heroin that got me to begin with.
The drugs took my life away
Lee Kent
“I was going to the chemist for years to get methadone and one day I decided to knock it on the head. That was the worst pain I’ve ever been in.
“I tried Zopiclone but now I am addicted to crack cocaine.
“People in Stockton are addicted to all sorts. The streets are riddled with contaminated drugs. They are all over.
“I used to live in Hartlepool but it is worse in Stockton. I was a joiner and I tried to run my business but I f***** it up.
“The drugs took my life away.”
Crack dens
Down the road, the scars of the town’s addition troubles are evident in the boarded-up windows of a recently shut drugs den, which had been at the centre of dealing and anti-social behaviour.
Stockton Council, working with Cleveland Police, secured a three-month closure order on the property on Durham Road at Teesside Magistrates’ Court earlier this month.
The court heard a constant stream of addicts were arriving at the house to buy drugs.
One local tells us: “It was blatant what was going on. People were turning up and asking for two bags for ten or two for 15.
“They would knock on the windows and leave. I think they were doing all sorts of drugs.
“I saw people smoking crack but they were selling Zopiclone and blue tablets.
“Police cars would be out the front while they would deal at the back, it was that bad.”
I see the dealing. They stand outside and do it, they don’t bother about hiding it anymore
Mohammed Anwar
The woman adds: “Stockton has had a problem for years but so has the North East in general.
“It makes you sad. People in the town are desperate to get money for a feeling that will last them 20 minutes.”
Stark warning
Nearby, Mohammed Anwar runs a convenience store.
The businessman is regularly greeted by the sight of dealers plying their trade in broad daylight outside his shop.
The 65-year-old said: “I see the dealing. They stand outside and do it, they don’t bother about hiding it anymore.
“They are not scared of anybody.
“People go in and out of certain houses and you know what they’re doing.
“Sometimes we get groups of four, five, or ten and they steal our stuff and run.
“The police come but they’re already gone and we lose out.
“There used to be lots of friendly older people living here but these days it’s all rental and it’s not nice people.
“I don’t know what it is they deal but you see users quickly put it in their pockets.
“They seem to smoke drugs and cigarettes.
“People fall down so many times on the street. Ambulances come and then they get taken to hospital.
“Kids as young as 12 years old come into the shop and are high.
There are so many who die from it. But it doesn’t stop
Mohammed Anwar
“They come in coughing and there’s nothing behind their eyes.
“It’s very sad. These are children.
“A few years ago a lady died from an overdose in a house along from the shop.
“There are so many who die from it. But it doesn’t stop.”
Police issued a stark warning on social media after one user died and seven more were rushed to hospital when they took Zopiclone from a contaminated batch last year.
Early reports suggested the drugs may have been contaminated, but no evidence was found on testing. It has been suggested that the varying strengths of batches could be contributing to overdoses.
As recently as last month two others were found unconscious in separate incidents after taking pills from another bad batch of Zopiclone.
Jim Howes has lived in Stockton for 22 years.
The industrial town is famed for its engineering history and was home to the world’s first passenger railway, built in the 1800s.
But Jim, in his 50s, said: “I used to be proud of the area but nowadays, not so much.
“To walk past the house which has now been shut down was intimidating.
“You can tell when people are high on drugs.
“In Stockton, it used to be an occasional smell of cannabis but now there seems to be this new problem of lots of drugs.
It’s a vicious circle when people become unemployed and turn to drugs
Jim Howes
“Whatever these drugs are, it makes people aggressive, violent and intimidating.
“It’s often women in their 30s and 40s who you see high and sometimes they are upset.
“It’s a vicious circle when people become unemployed and turn to drugs.
“But once you’re on drugs you can’t get employed.”
Another local, who didn’t want to be named, told us she has twice had to resuscitate addicts on the street.
Rehab hope
But crucially, the town still has hope.
Last month, Stockton Council received a fresh £2.5million boost from the Government to help tackle the crisis.
The Moses Foundation is also a beacon of light and the charity currently has 16 of its users in rehab.
Tucked away behind a block of flats, you would never know of its existence, but behind its doors vital work is being done.
They have drop-in sessions Tuesday to Friday, and on Mondays they take recovering addicts on trips.
CEO Brian Jones, 72, says: “Our one and only aim is to try to change these people’s lives.
“We do different activities to take their minds off drugs and remove them from that environment.
“Two years ago I took two lads in their 40s to Saltburn. They had never visited the seaside in their lives.
“The main issue at the moment is the Zopiclone tablets going round.
“Spice is in the background but it’s mainly crack cocaine and tablets.
“There is Zopiclone and Pregablins which are the main tablets.
What is zopiclone?
The NHS bill for sleeping pills is £10million a year, and doctors are even described as ‘pushers’.
But they will only prescribe the ‘Z drugs’ for up to four weeks because of the risk of addiction.
Zopiclone
Zopiclone is a type of medication used to treat severe insomnia over the short term.
It aids in falling asleep faster and prevents nighttime awakenings by affecting the brain’s calming neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
Zopiclone is available in tablet form, and for those who have difficulty swallowing tablets, a liquid form is available but must be specially ordered by a doctor.
It is important to note that Zopiclone is only obtainable with a doctor’s prescription.
“These Zopiclone tablets are often contaminated because they are bought from China.
“The box and tablets look like the real thing but often are not.
“Doctors struggle to come up with detox plans because they don’t know what addicts are detoxing from.
“There was a faulty batch of Zopiclone and people were dying like flies not long ago.
“Sometimes the drugs are mixed with fentanyl, which is a killer too.
“The contamination comes from manufacturers in China.”
Brian added: “Stockton town centre is quite a poor place.
“There’s lots of hardship and people are coping with that by taking drink and drugs.
“We had the shipyard and British Steel but all that has now gone.
“Stockton is a funny place because on the outside there is wealth and million-pound houses.
“But the centre itself is bad and it struggles.”
Councillor Pauline Beall, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, said: “We know it is vital that residents receive the right support when dealing with complex issues such as addiction, and over the last few years, we have worked hard to increase access to drug treatment services.
“Increased staffing levels have created more avenues for referrals, for example through mental health support, outreach, hospital-based treatment and hostel-based treatment.
“The drug strategy grants provided by Government have helped boost our work alongside a range of partners like Change Grow Live, Recovery Connections, Cruse and Alliance Psychology to ensure high-quality support services are available for our residents in need of help.
“In fact, here in Stockton-on-Tees we are the national lead for reduced waiting times for assessments, with same-day assessments now in place.
“And of course we work alongside partners in neighbouring local authorities, the Police, substance use services, the NHS and local charities such as The Moses Project to warn people of the potential risks relating to street-bought tablets.”
A spokesman for Cleveland Police said: “All drug and alcohol related deaths are reviewed by the force and associated drugs are seized and tested for possible synthetic contamination. This testing process also takes place when concerns are raised with us regarding suspected contamination in drugs.
“We work closely with partners including Stockton Borough Council, the NHS, and charities to ensure that people are informed should there be potential contamination, and that warnings regarding the risks associated with street-bought tablets.”
Claudia Winkleman reveals all on her biggest off-camera secret and what makes her angry ahead of The Piano’s new series
CLAUDIA Winkleman has opened up on her biggest off-camera secrets when it comes to filming The Piano.
The Traitors and Strictly Come Dancing star gets among the public for the hit Channel 4 show when she tours train stations across the country in order to find Britain’s best undiscovered piano players.
But whilst most of her time is spent chatting to music hopefuls on the station floor, the star has opened up about what she gets up too when she has some down time in a new interview with The Sun.
Claudia, and her co-star Mika, confessed they like to try all the food outlets that are available at each station.
She told The Sun: “Yes! We do [go to Greggs]. We always check out all of the eateries.
“We’ve been to all of them and now I know the menu’s off by-heart.”
Mika interjected: “Do you know how they have the guy for the Michelin stars who goes around and tests everything, well we could do our own version of the guides to the different stations across the country.”
Claudia then added: “I think the best for all the eateries is Liverpool.
“It has got a Krispy Kreme.
“But Manchester is amazing – Manchester has got a plethora!”
Elsewhere, Claudia confessed that the one thing that left her feeling angry about the show was being forced to film in stations whilst the train announcements are going off.
She revealed she hears the announcements in her sleep and even asked for them to be turned off during a visit to Brighton station.
The TV presenter added: “Some of the stations just can’t stop. I think it was Brighton.
“I was like, ‘guys, could you just… could you just… [mimics looking up in rage].”
Claudia hosts The Piano on Channel 4 which airs Sundays at 9pm.
World’s first car to drive UPSIDE DOWN is unveiled after 1,000bhp motor ‘sucked itself’ to ceiling & rotated 180 degrees
THE first car to drive upside down has been unveiled after smashing a world record.
The McMurtry Spéirling defied the laws of gravity thanks to a powerful fan system which allows it to “suck” itself to a surface.
Co-founder Thomas Yates showcased this world-first at McMurtry Automotive’s headquarters in Gloucestershire, calling it a “fantastic day in the office”.
The impressive motor is just one of 100 models that will be produced by 2026 – with many dubbing the Spéirling’s launch a “redefining” moment for the industry.
It even broke Top Gear’s 20-year lap record.
As a single-seater EV it weighs under 1000kg but creates more than 1000bhp in down force.
It can also hit 100mph in just 2.66 seconds.
Watching from the sidelines, McMurtry’s team cheered on as Thomas drove the car up a ramp onto the platform before being rotated by the custom-built rig.
Using nothing else but pure aerodynamic force, the car remained glued to the rig – with over 2000kg of suction at zero mph.
This 1000bhp EV moving upside down used the same technology that broke records at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Laguna Seca Hillclimb, California.
Defying gravity and suspended mid-air, the car’s sculpted body and matte black livery were then exposed giving semblance of the iconic Batmobile.
The iconic vehicle has been described as “unlike anything else on the road”.
Thomas told Interesting Engineering: “With a longer inverted track or a suitable tunnel, we may be able to drive even further.”
This is the incredible moment an AI-driven Maserati nearly hit 200mph, setting a new world record during a stunning speed test.
The new autonomous speed record, set by a robot-controlled car in Florida, U.S, reached a whopping 197.7mph on the Kennedy Space Centre runway.
Earlier this month, another record was broken when an AI-driven Maserati nearly hit 200mph.
Footage from inside the car, shows the vehicle starts cruising at around 20mph before hitting a rapid acceleration.
The streetcar can be seen racing up the runway – as if it’s about to take off – before it starts to gradually get to 197.7mph.
The rocket-like vehicle, painted in a gorgeous green and blue fade with an INDY Autonomous Challenge logo, hit the spectacular achievement without a human in the driver’s seat.
The speedy project, which saw an MC20 Cielo reach the record, was undertaken by experts from Maserati, the Indy Autonomous Challenge, the 1000 Miglia Experience Florida and Politecnico di Milano University.
The experts at Maserati have also attempted this daredevil endeavour before – previously reaching 192.8mph in a driverless IAC AV21 in 2022.
Scientific Director of the project Professor Sergio Matteo Savaresi said the incredible feat “demonstrates the robustness and reliability of the algorithms developed for autonomous driving.”
The convertible MC20 Cielo was specially fitted with Lidar camera and sensor technology.
The same model of this car also managed to complete the famously difficult 1000 Miglia road race in Italy without a driver in 2023.
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