Traffic Jams

A big problem on roads in big cities like Madrid, Lima, Miami, Los Angeles, etc... is traffic jams (rush hours), and when you are stuck in one of these, you start looking at the time, and if you are in a hurry you transform yourself in an aggressive person. What should you do in this situation?

It is impossible not to stress in traffic jams, but then you have to calm yourself. My advice is to breathe calmly and relax, then tune in your favorite radio station, close all your windows and put your heat or air conditioning, that way you isolate yourself from all the noises from the outside world. Stop looking at the time every minute, and don't accelerate or drive like crazy. Always drive safely. Remember to take an alternative route the next day or give yourself more time the next time.

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Raikkonen's Best Performance, And Still Not Happening For Schumacher

It looks like success in the World rally Championship is starting to get to Kimi Raikkonen. He put a solid performance in the Rally of Turkey to finish fifth overall, his best result in the WRC. "The feeling is coming now, We weren't pushing too hard but We were still able to set times that were not so bad", said Kimi after the race. This is his 4th. rally this year.

On the other hand, Michael Schumacher is still having difficulties with his F1 car. He finished in the 10th. position in China after being overtaken by Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil and Felipe Massa. His teammate Nico Rosberg finished in the 3th. position and is getting strong results this season. This is Schumacher's 4th. race this season and has finished 6th., 10th., and DNF. in the previous 3 races. So far is not happening for Michael Schumacher. Maybe He will do better in Europe.

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David Coulthard Is Racing Again

The great David Coulthard who is working now for team RBR-Renault as a consultant is going to race again. He is going to drive for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship (DTM) this season. In the DTM He will join Michael Schumacher's brother Ralf. David said this to a BBC reporter: "I didn't actively look to race anything through 2009 but at the final race of the DTM season I really got the buzz and the tingle again for the competition. That led to a test with Mercedes, which led to me making the decision. The adrenalin is the thing I miss in everyday life".

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Coulthard is a great guy. I remember when He came to Lima Peru last year with the Red Bull F1 car and made a great demonstration in the streets of Lima showing the power of an F1 car for the first time in Peru. It was great. He said the He enjoyed his visit and liked the Peruvian food. He even drove a public transportation bus (check the pictures) . It was a fun and nice gesture, He is a great guy. Best of lucks to David.

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More Patience For Schumacher And Raikkonen

Raikkonen scored his first WRC points because He finished in the 8th. place after a mistake free performance. Know He is looking forward to the Turkish rally. This is what he said after the rally: "From the beginning my goal was to get to the end of the rally and I'm really pleased that we've been able to do that even though the conditions were difficult," said Raikkonen. "As the stages went on I've learned more and more, and my confidence has grown bigger as well. We came to Jordan with very little experience of the car on gravel and now we've practically doubled it. I'm getting to know the car better now, but the important thing as well is that I've really enjoyed these three days. We're making progress, which is why we are here, and hopefully this will continue on the next round in Turkey".


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In F1, Red Bull made an excellent performance in the Malaysia Race. The team already made the 3 pole positions in the first 3 races, and in this one they also won the race with Vettel in first place and Webber in 2nd. Third place was for Nico Rosberg who surprisingly is doing better than his team mate Michael Schumacher who had bad luck because He had to abandon the race because of a loose wheel nut in lap 10. I think that like Raikkonen in the World Rally Championship We also have to give more time to Schumacher to start winning races. We know what He can do, He just needs to adapt to the new F1 technology. Wait and see, He will start wining races.

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Raikkonen's Jordan Adventure

Kimi Raikkonen is ready for the Jordan Rally this Thursday, His main objective is to finish the rally and compare himself with the other drivers and from there try to reduce the time gap. We have to remember that the Jordan rally will be only Raikkonen’s fourth-ever world championship rally, and only his eighth-ever rally of any description. Like I said before we have to give him more time to adapt to the World Rally Championship. He is a brave person. He came from F1 champion to a novice rally driver. It looks to me that He chose what He likes to do over earning more money, and I like that way of thinking.

Kimi just tested his Citroen C4 WRC in the south of France for two days. He said after the test "The test went really well: we were able to have a bit more time in the car, which is what I need most. There was no real pain in the back and I’m feeling good: I’m looking forward to the rally. But Jordan is probably the most unfamiliar territory we will face so far".

Don't miss the Jordan Rally that starts this Thursday April 1st. You can follow it on http://www.wrc.com/

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Ferrari Is The Fastest. For Now

The Formula 1 season started and the Ferrari Team is running faster than anyone. They did a top two finish in Bahrain (Alonso first and Massa second). The other teams have to catch up with them, like McLaren-Mercedes (Hamilton and Button), Mercedes Benz GP Ltd (Schumacher and Rosberg), and RBR-Renault (Vettel and Webber).

Niki Lauda said this about Schumacher's performance "I’d suppose he needs about three races to get back up to the same level he was at. When you take all that into account, he did a superb qualification lap, even compared to Nico who was only three-tenths faster. My guess is that in Kuala Lumpur he will have regained that ability to switch on for a fast lap that every permanent driver has to have." Meanwhile Ross Brawn from the Mercedes Benz GP team said "We accept we were not competitive enough and we have work to do to close the gap to the leaders, We have a development plan that should bring the required improvements."

We will have to wait and see what happens in Australia next weekend. Enjoy this new season!

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We Will Be Much Stronger. Raikkonen Said After Mexican Rally

Sebastien Loeb with Citroen won the Mexican Rally and is the current leader of this year's World Rally Championship. After the Rally last stage Loeb said "I had a good advantage today and I wouldn't take any risks for being the first car to take the road. I drove calmly the last two stages, and tried to maintain the concentration."

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Kimi Raikkonen couldn't finish the rally because He had an accident in the first stage of the rally. He said after the accident "I had bad luck, the car came all the way trough a braking zone, We touch the border of the road and the car turned over several times" Then he said "I expected good things from this rally, but it is only my seventh race and I am still learning. It is normal that when you are learning something takes you by surprise, and that is what happened". Kimi felt sorry that He couldn't race more, but then He said "I am sure that in the next race We will be much stronger".

This is the video of Kimi's accident and what He said after the accident: