Webber Won At Monaco

It was a great victory for Mark Webber at the Monaco Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg came in second, and Fernando Alonso came in third.  The current standings for the F1 Drivers' World Championship are:

1. Fernando Alonso     76 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel       73 Points
3. Mark Webber           73 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton       63 Points
5. Nico Rosberg           59 Points

The current standings for the F1 Constructors' world Championship are:

1. Red Bull-Renault          146 Points
2. Mc Laren-Mercedes      108 Points
3. Ferrari                            86 Points
4. Lotus-Renault                86 Points
5. Mercedes GP                 61 Points

As you can see it is a close race between Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault).  The next race will be the Canadian Grand Prix on June 10th.

Picture courtesy of www.car-life.co.za

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!

The Peruvian Police And Judges Have To Work Better To Catch Delinquents In Lima

Lima is becoming an insecure city.  The other day My Family and Me were assaulted by armed delinquents in a street near the beach.  Four armed robbers attacked everybody in my car, and then  attacked everybody in a restaurant.  Fortunately nobody was hurt, but everybody was very scared.  The robbers took money and cell phones.  The Peruvian Police and the Peruvian Judges have to work better to catch these delinquents.

Vettel Won In Bahrain. The Lotus Team Did Great

The Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel, followed by Kimi Raikkonen, and Romain Grosjean.  The Lotus-Renault Cars came in second and third place.

Picture courtesy of  http://theformula1.com

The next race is the Spanish Grand Prix at Montmelo (11-13 May).  These are the current standings:

F1 Drivers World Championship

1. Sebastian Vettel     53 Points.
2. Lewis Hamilton      49 Points.
3. Mark Webber       48 Points.
4. Jenson Button        43 Points.
5. Fernando Alonso   43 Points.


F1 Constructors World Championship

1. Red Bull-Renault          101 Points.
2. McLaren-Mercedes       92 Points.
3. Lotus-Renault                57 Points.
4. Ferrari                           45 Points.
5. Mercedes GP                37 Points.

The Lotus team are improving a lot with Kimi Raikkonen.

Rosberg Won The Chinese Grand Prix In Shanghai. Mercedes GP Is Improving

    After the Chinese Grand Prix which was won by Nico Rosberg followed by Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, the F1 Drivers World Championship became a closer competition with the McLaren-Mercedes drivers taking the top two places.  These are the current standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton     45 Points.
2. Jenson Button       43 Points
3. Fernando Alonso  37 Points
4. Mark Webber      36 Points
5. Sebastian Vettel    28 Points

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

1. McLaren-Mercedes     88 Points
2. Red Bull-Renault          64 Points
3. Ferrari                         37 Points
4. Sauber                         31 Points
5. Mercedes GP              26 Points

     Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button continue to be the favorites to win this year's F1 Championship, and the Mercedes GP team is improving a lot.

Picture courtesy of  http://mercedes-benz-blog.blogspot.com
 

The Dakar 2013 Will Start In Lima And It Will Have 5 Stages In Peru

Excellent news for Peru, The Dakar rally 2013 will start in Lima and It will have 5 stages.  This is the description of the route:

Peru, Episode II (Grand start + 5 stages)
The discovery of Peru thrilled everybody who reached this stage of the rally in 2012. This time, all the riders, drivers and crews will be able to test their mettle on the largest chains of dunes crossed on the continent since 2009. The Dakar has never before started in the middle of the desert in its history. Whilst the dosage of difficulties will decide just how and when the pressure rises, there will be no room for improvisation in 2013.


Argentina And Its many Facets (5 stages + rest day)
Once it crosses the Andes Mountains, after a first visit to Chile, the rally will encounter a different face of South America: one that guarantees a broad range of terrains which smile primarily upon flexibility. In Argentina, the capacity to adapt will be vital to switch from one type of riding and driving to another and between different methods of managing the race. Although the ration of sand will be less dense, the visit to Gaucho country will nevertheless finish with a major test in which only genuine experts in desert riding and driving will be at ease.


Chile:A double and capital dose (4 stages + finish)
Two distinct sequences will be played out in Chile and each of them will be decisive. The return to the Atacama corresponds with the phase of the Dakar where competitors navigate in the domain of extreme endurance. As a challenge of ultimate resistance, the sessions in the dunes will continue up to the day before the finish. Before reaching Santiago, the competitors will have to tame difficulties of the highest order right up to the end.

Courtesy of http://www.dakar.com

     The rally will start in Lima on January 5th. and arrive to Santiago on January 20th.  Enjoy the Dakar!