Fernando Alonso Is Driving Great In This F1 Season

     These are the current standings in the F1 Driver´s World Championship:

1. Fernando Alonso     164 Points
2. Mark Webber         124 Points
3- Sebastian Vettel      122 Points
4. Lewis Hamilton        117 Points
5. Kimi Raikkonen       116 Points


     These are the current standings in the F1 Constructor´s World Championship:

1. Red Bull-Renault          246 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes     193 Points
3. Lotus-Renault               192 Points
4. Ferrari                          189 Points
5. Mercedes GP               106 Points

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone was won by Mark Webber followed by Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel;  The German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was won by Fernando Alonso followed by Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen;  And the Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring was won by Lewis Hamilton followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

     Kimi  Raikkonen is doing an excellent job in the Lotus-Renault team.  He has finished in the top 3 in the last two races, and the Lotus-Renault team is only 1 point behind McLaren-Mercedes (currently in second place).  The next race will the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on September 2nd.

Picture courtesy of http://www.formula1onlive.com

Argentinian F1 Grand Prix 1998

In April 1998 I went to Buenos Aires to watch the Argentinian F1 Grand Prix.  I went with my brother and I remember the sounds of those big F1 engines.  It was impressive and you could listen them from several blocks away.  I wanted Jacques Villeneuve (Williams team) or Mika Hakkinen (McLaren Mercedes team) to win, but the great Michael Schumacher won the race.  The Argentinian driver Esteban Tuero (Argetinian´s favorite) made a pit stop during the race that took too much time.

Enjoy this video of the race and the video of Tuero´s pit stop.

Alonso Won The European Grand Prix. Schumacher Came In 3rd.

     Fernando Alonso won at Valencia, followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher.  It is the best result for Schumacher this season.

     The F1 Driver´s World Championship is as follows:

1. Fernando Alonso     111 Points
2. Mark Webber            91 Points
3. Lewis Hamilton        88 Points
4. Sebastian Vettel        85 Points
5. Nico Rosberg            75 Points


     The F1 Constructor´s World Championship is as follows:

1. Red Bull-Renault     176 Points
2. McLaren.Mercedes  137 Points
3. Lotus-Renault          126 Points
4. Ferrari                      122 Points
5. Mercedes GP             92 Points

The next race will be the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 8.

Lewis Hamilton Won At Canada. The Top Five Drivers Can Win the Championship

Lewis Hamilton won at Canada followed by Romain Grosjean and Sergio Perez.  The current standings of the F1 Driver´s World Championship are:

1. Lewis Hamilton     88 Points
2. Fernando Alonso   86 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel     85 Points
4. Mark Webber        79 Points
5. Nico Rosberg         67 Points

The current standings for the F1 Constructor´s World Championship are:

1. Red Bull-Renault     164 Points
2. McLaren-Mercedes  133 Points
3. Lotus-Renault          108 Points
4. Ferrari                        97 Points
5. Mercedes GP             69 Points

This is a very interesting championship because the top 5 drivers can win it.  The next Grand Prix will be at Valencia on June 24Th.

Picture courtesy of http://www.autoworldnews.com
 

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!