Raikkonen's First WRC Stage Win In Germany

     Kimi Raikkonen got his first World Rally Championship stage win at the Rallye Deutschland.  He finished the rally in the 7th. position with a total time of 4:08:28.8;  Sebastien Loeb finished first with a total time of 3:59:38.3.  Kimi said the following after wining the final stage in Germany:  "It’s a nice feeling, definitely, Maybe this stage was a bit more like a racing circuit! But it’s a sign that we’re moving in the right direction and learning all the time. Our work with the pace notes in Germany, for example, was nearly perfect".  This is the video of his perfect driving at the final stage in Germany:

     Raikkonen is considering his future for next year. He said “Nothing is decided yet, but I’m enjoying myself here.  I also think that we’re making progress. Rallying is all about experience, so I think it would be good if we could use this experience next year”.  If he stays in rallying with the Citroen Junior Team next year he would drive the new DS3 WRC: the same car as Sebastien Loeb.

Weird Maneuvers In F1.

     There has been some weird car maneuvers during this F1 season, Michael Schumacher, and Sevastian Vettel were involved in those.

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     The car maneuver shown in the picture above was made by Michael Schumacher during the Hungarian Grand Prix, as you can see He put Rubens Barrichello to great danger by almost pushing him into the pit wall.  Because of this, Schumi was penalized a 10-place grid penalty at the race in Belgium.  After reviewing the incident, 41-year-old Schumacher said: "I have got to say that the stewards are right with their judgment: the manoeuvre against [Barrichello] was too severe.  I obviously wanted to make it difficult for him to overtake me and I also showed him clearly that I did not want to let him past, but obviously I did not want to endanger him with my manoeuvre".  Lets hope that Schumi learned from his mistake, and stop this kind of driving.  He is a good driver.  We know that He is not having the best of seasons.  We wish Him the best.

     Sevastian Vettel touched his teammate Mark Webber during the race in Turkey.

 
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     Webber was leading from Vettel on lap 40 when the German, while attempting an overtaking manoeuvre, collided with his team-mate and crashed out of the race. David Coulthard who is a Red Bull Racing consultant gave the following opinion: "As for the crash, who was to blame? Webber held his ground, which he was perfectly entitled to do, and Vettel steered sharply towards the racing line once he felt he had cleared Webber’s car. Webber could have given him more room and Vettel could have kept going in a straight line towards the braking point.  Both could have done more to avoid it. But one small problem, they are competitive animals". 

     Michael Schumacher is currently on the 9th. position with 38 points and Sevastian Vettel is on the 3th. position with 151 points.  The leader is Mark Webber with 161 points.

Strong Road Safety Ads. Be Aware Of Road Safety

I was navigating trough the Internet and found a very interesting article titled "40 years of road safety adverts". It's about the history of hard-hitting and thought-provoking adverts from the Britain's Department of Transport that stretch back over 40 years. The article finished by saying that the most recent campaigns which warns drivers to kill their speed or live with the consequences are very strong as well, but focuses on the grief and guilt of a man who has killed a young child in an accident. Reactions indicate that the powerful message has reached the intended audience. During these years with road safety ads, Road Deaths in Britain fell to under 3,000 in 2007 (lowest in 80 years.) In 1941 9,169 people were killed on British roads, with a fraction of the traffic on the roads as there is today. Finally it says that the importance of road safety advert is as clear as ever. To read the complete article click on this link: http://motortorque.askaprice.com/news/auto-0902/40-years-of-road-safety-adverts.asp

These are some very strong road safety ads from Britain:

Don't let any of these 3 ad stories happen to you or anybody you know. Please remember to always drive safely, obey all traffic rules, and pay attention to cars on the streets. Help all the People involved in traffic accidents. Save lives, be aware of road safety!