Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), And Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) Are Driving Great.

     The Monaco Grand Prix was won by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), followed by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), and Mark Webber (Red Bull).  The Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona was won by Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), followed by Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), and Felipe Massa (Ferrari);  And The Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), followed by Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), and Romain Grosjean (Lotus).

     The current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship are:

1	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull	107
2	Kimi Raikkonen	Fin	Lotus	86
3	Fernando Alonso	Spa	Ferrari	78
4	Lewis Hamilton	GB	Mercedes	62
5	Mark Webber	Aus	Red Bull	57

     The current standings of the F1 constructors World Championship are:

1	Red Bull	164
2	Ferrari	123
3	Lotus	112
4	Mercedes	109
5	Force India	44

     The next Grand Prix will be The Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal on June 9Th.

Fernando Alonso Won In China

     Fernando Alonso won the Chinese Grand Prix followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton.  These are the current standings of the F1 Drivers World Championship:

1	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull	52
2	Kimi Raikkonen	Fin	Lotus	49
3	Fernando Alonso	Spa	Ferrari	43
4	Lewis Hamilton	GB	Mercedes	40
5	Felipe Massa	Brz	Ferrari	30

     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship:

1	Red Bull	78
2	Ferrari	73
3	Lotus	60
4	Mercedes	52
5	McLaren	14

     Kimi Raikkonen is doing great.  The next race will be the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 21St.

Picture courtesy of www.telegraph.co.uk
 

Vettel Wants To Win Everything

     Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) won the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang followed by Mark Webber (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). Vettel disobeyed team orders and passed Webber to win the race.

Picture courtesy of www.bbc.co.uk

     These are the current standings of the F1 Driver's World Championship:

	Driver	Country	Team	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull	40
2	Kimi Raikkonen	Fin	Lotus	31
3	Mark Webber	Aus	Red Bull	26
4	Lewis Hamilton	GB	Mercedes	25
5	Felipe Massa	Brz	Ferrari	22

     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship:

	Team	Points
1	Red Bull	66
2	Lotus	40
3	Ferrari	40
4	Mercedes	37
5	Force India	10

     The next race will be the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai on April 14Th.

It Is No Surprise That Raikkonen (Lotus) Won The Australian Grand Prix

     The Australian Grand Prix (first race of the season) was won by Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), followed by Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).

     These are the current standings of the F1 Driver's World Championship:

Driver	Country	Team	Points
1	Kimi Raikkonen	Fin	Lotus	25
2	Fernando Alonso	Spa	Ferrari	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull	15
4	Felipe Massa	Brz	Ferrari	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	GB	Mercedes	10

     These are the current standings of the F1 Constructors World Championship:

Team	Points
1	Ferrari	30
2	Lotus	26
3	Red Bull	23
4	Mercedes	10
5	Force India	10

     The next race will be the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on March 24Th.  Kimi Raikkonen can win the title this year.

Picture courtesy of www.bbc.co.uk

The Mercedes Team Has The Best Cars So Far For This Year´s F1 Championships

     These are the fastest lap times at Barcelona on the last day of the pre-season tests:

1. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 1:20.130
2. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:20.494
3. Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.444
4. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.541
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus-Renault 1:21.658
6. Paul di Resta (GB) Force India-Mercedes 1:21.664
7. Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams-Renault 1:22.415
8. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault 1:22.514
9. Vatteri Bottas (Fin) Williams-Renault 1:22.524
10. Giedo van der Garde (Ned) Caterham-Renault 1:23.115

     It looks like the Mercedes team has the best cars for this year's F1 Championships.

Picture courtesy of www.autoevolution.com

Niko Rosberg From Mercedes Is First in Barcelona's Testing

The testing of the F1 cars in Spain have already begun.  These are the top ten fastest cars in Barcelona so far:

1.  Niko Rosberg (Mercedes)
2.  Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault)
3.  Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
4.  Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
5.  Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault)
6.  Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso-Ferrari)
7.  Sergio Perez (McLaren-Mercedes)
8.  Paul Di Resta (Force India-Mercedes)
9.  Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber-Ferrari)
10.  Max Chilton (Marussia-Cosworth)

     Nico Rosberg being first is a good surprise and Kimi is doing very well like last year.  This year's first race is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 17Th.

Picture courtesy of m.guardian.co.uk

Dakar 2013 Video And It's Best Picture. Peruvian Ignacio Flores Finished 8Th.

The Dakar 2013 has just finished and We are already waiting for the Dakar 2014.  This is the Dakar 2013 summary video in the car category.  Enjoy!

     This picture is considered the best one taken during the rally and It was taken in Arequipa (Peru).  The biker is Olivier Pain and Frederic Le Floc´h took the picture.

The best placed Peruvian driver was Ignacio Flores who finished 8th. in quads.  This is Him at the podium in Santiago.