Surprising Victory By Pastor Maldonado in Barcelona

     Pastor Maldonado won in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona followed by Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.  It was a surprising victory.  These are the current standings of the F1 Drivers World Championship:

1. Sebastian Vettel     61 Points

2. Fernando Alonso   61 Points

3. Lewis Hamilton      53 Points

4. Kimi Raikkonen     49 Points

5. Mark Webber        48 Points

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

1. Red Bull-Renault          109 Points

2. McLaren-Mercedes       98 Points

3. Lotus-Renault                 84 Points

4. Ferrari                            63 Points

5. Mercedes GP                 43 Points

The next Grand Prix will be the Monaco Grand Prix in Montecarlo on May 27th.

Picture courtesy of http://www.elmundo.es

It was a surprising victory by the Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado with his Williams-Renault.  He became the 5th. different winner this season, as you can see it is a very open race  for the F1 Drivers World Championship.

  

A Closer Look At The 2013 Dakar Rally

     Take a closer look at the 2013 edition of the Dakar rally.  This is a more specific map:

Map courtesy of www.dakar.com

The rally starts in Lima and goes through the following Peruvian cities:  Pisco, Nazca, and Arequipa.  Then it goes through the following Chilean cities:  Arica, and Calama.  Then it goes through Argentina (Salta, San Miguel De Tucumán, Córdoba, La Rioja, and Fiambalá);  Then it returns to Chile going through the following cities:  Copiapó, La Serena, and Santiago.  It starts in Lima on January 5th. and arrives to Santiago on January 20th.  The route has more than 8,000 kilometers.  Enjoy the Dakar!