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5/04/2015

Peru, Bolivia, And Argentina Will Host The 2016 Dakar Rally

The 2016 Dakar Rally will start in Lima (Peru), go through Bolivia, and finish in Rosario (Argentina). Peru will host 4 stages, Bolivia 2 stages, and Argentina 8 stages (including a rest day in Salta). This is the 2016 Dakar Rally schedule:

Peru
Jan 3: Lima-Pisco
Jan 4: Pisco-Nazca
Jan 5: Nazca-Arequipa
Jan 6: Arequipa-Lake Titicaca

Bolivia
Jan 7: Lake Titicaca-Oruro
Jan 8: Oruro-Uyuni

Argentina
Jan 9: Uyuni-Salta
Jan 10: rest day in Salta
Jan 11: Salta-Belén
Jan 12: Belén-Belén
Jan 13: Belén-La Rioja
Jan 14: La Rioja-San Juan
Jan 15: San Juan-Villa Carlos Paz
Jan 16: Villa Carlos Paz-Rosario

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The Peruvians are very happy to host the Dakar Rally again.

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4/21/2015

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Is Dominating This F1 Season

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the Chinese Grand Prix. He was followed by Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). The Bahrain Grand Prix was also won by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). He was followed by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrrari).

These are the current standings of this year´s F1 Drivers World Championship:

1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	93
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	66
3	Sevastian Vettel	Ferrari	65
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	42
5	Felipe Massa	Williams	31

These are the current standings of this year´s F1 Constructors World Championship:

1	Mercedes	159
2	Ferrari	107
3	Williams	61
4	Red Bull	23
5	Sauber	19

Statistics courtesy of http://www.bbc.com/

The next race will be the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona on May 10Th.

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4/10/2015

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Was The Fastest Driver In The Chinese Grand Prix´s Practice

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) is favorite to win the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai this Sunday. He was the fastest driver on Friday´s practice. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) were the second fastest drivers, and Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) was the third fastest driver. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was in the top five fastest drivers, and He had a better tire performance than the other drivers. ¡Enjoy the race this Sunday!

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3/30/2015

It Is Going To Be A Battle Between Mercedes And Ferrari To Be Number 1 In F1 This Year

The Australian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), followed by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). The Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), followed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). These are the current standings of this year´s F1 Drivers World Championship:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 43
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 40
3. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 33
4. Felipe Massa (Williams) 20
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) 12

These are the current standings of this year´s F1 Constructors World Championship:

1. Mercedes 76
2. Ferrari 52
3. Williams 30
4. Sauber 14
5. Toro Rosso 12

It looks like it is going to be a battle between Mercedes and Ferrari for this year´s F1 Drivers and Constructors World Championships. The next race will be The Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai on April 12Th.

Picture courtesy of http://www.bbc.com/sport

3/11/2015

These Are The New Cars For This Year´s F1 Championship

This weekend starts this year´s F1 season with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. These are the new cars for this year´s F1 championship:

Williams:
Drivers: Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa.

Lotus:
Drivers: Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado.

McLaren-Honda:
Drivers: Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button.

Ferrari:
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.

Sauber:
Drivers: Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr.

Toro-Rosso:
Drivers: Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.

Red Bull:
Drivers: Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat.

Mercedes:
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Force India:
Drivers: Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez.

Manor:
Drivers: Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi.
Engine: Ferrari

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1/26/2015

Nasser Al-Attiyah With His Mini Won The Dakar 2015 Rally

The Dakar 2015 rally came to an end. These are the final standings of the Dakar rally:

Cars (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
301	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MINI	40:32:25	-	00:02:00
303	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	TOYOTA	41:07:59	00:35:34	-
307	HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA)	MINI	42:04:26	01:32:01	-
314	VAN LOON (NLD) ROSEGAAR (NLD)	MINI	43:34:17	03:01:52	00:40:00
310	VASILYEV (RUS) ZHILTSOV (RUS)	MINI	43:45:06	03:12:41	-

Bikes (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
1	COMA (ESP)	KTM	46:03:49	-	-
7	GONCALVES (PRT)	HONDA	46:20:42	00:16:53	00:17:00
26	PRICE (AUS)	KTM	46:27:03	00:23:14	-
31	QUINTANILLA (CHL)	KTM	46:42:27	00:38:38	-
18	SVITKO (SVK)	KTM	46:48:06	00:44:17	-

Quads (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
251	SONIK (POL)	YAMAHA	57:18:39	-	00:15:00
261	GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	60:13:29	02:54:50	-
283	NOSIGLIA (BOL)	HONDA	61:01:35	03:42:56	00:20:00
256	SANABRIA GALEANO (PRY)	YAMAHA	61:28:36	04:09:57	00:01:30
260	DECLERCK (FRA)	YAMAHA	63:07:19	05:48:40	-

Trucks (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
507	MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS)	KAMAZ	42:22:01	-	-
502	NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	42:35:53	00:13:52	-
500	KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS)	KAMAZ	43:13:01	00:51:00	00:01:00
503	LOPRAIS (CZE) MARCO ALCAYNA (ESP) VAN DER VAET (BEL)	MAN	44:18:38	01:56:37	-
520	SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS)	KAMAZ	44:46:33	02:24:32	00:02:00

Statistics courtesy of http://www.dakar.com/

These are the best videos of each category. Enjoy!

The best Peruvian car was driven by Ferrand Malatesta and Ferrand Del Busto (Volskwagen), and finished in the 47th. place; And the best Peruvian biker was Vellutino (KTM), and finished in the 61st. place.

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

1/15/2015

The Dakar 2015 Rally At Stage 11

These are the current standings of the Dakar Rally after stage 11 (Salta - Termas De Rio Hondo):

Cars (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
301	AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA)	MINI	37:12:47	-	00:02:00
303	DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU)	TOYOTA	37:41:48	00:29:01	-
307	HOLOWCZYC (POL) PANSERI (FRA)	MINI	38:41:36	01:28:49	-
314	VAN LOON (NLD) ROSEGAAR (NLD)	MINI	40:06:56	02:54:09	00:40:00
309	LAVIEILLE (FRA) MAIMON (FRA)	TOYOTA	40:17:08	03:04:21	-

Bikes (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
1	COMA (ESP)	KTM	41:43:03	-	-
7	GONCALVES (PRT)	HONDA	41:48:15	00:05:12	-
26	PRICE (AUS)	KTM	42:14:46	00:31:43	-
31	QUINTANILLA (CHL)	KTM	42:16:18	00:33:15	-
18	SVITKO (SVK)	KTM	42:31:10	00:48:07	-

Quads (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
251	SONIK (POL)	YAMAHA	52:07:58	-	00:15:00
261	GONZALEZ FERIOLI (ARG)	YAMAHA	54:57:59	02:50:01	-
283	NOSIGLIA (BOL)	HONDA	55:50:01	03:42:03	00:20:00
256	SANABRIA GALEANO (PRY)	YAMAHA	56:24:25	04:16:27	00:00:30
260	DECLERCK (FRA)	YAMAHA	58:14:53	06:06:55	-

Trucks (Top Five):

N°	Name	Mark	Time	variation	Penalty
507	MARDEEV (RUS) BELYAEV (RUS) SVISTUNOV (RUS)	KAMAZ	38:24:13	-	-
502	NIKOLAEV (RUS) YAKOVLEV (RUS) AKHMADEEV (RUS)	KAMAZ	38:35:24	00:11:11	-
500	KARGINOV (RUS) MOKEEV (RUS) LEONOV (RUS)	KAMAZ	39:11:57	00:47:44	00:01:00
503	LOPRAIS (CZE) MARCO ALCAYNA (ESP) VAN DER VAET (BEL)	MAN	39:46:06	01:21:53	-
520	SOTNIKOV (RUS) DEVYATKIN (RUS) AFERIN (RUS)	KAMAZ	40:48:29	02:24:16	00:02:00