Grand Prix of Europe F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel WINS and Mark Webber makes him a favour covering the shoulders

 The European Grand Prix has been slightly more entertaining than previous years, although rather than true career has been in the pit stops. Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso have not been too far for a large part of the test. In the end Sebastian Vettel achieved victory in Valencia Street Circuit, which is the sixth test to win the eight we carry this 2011. In the other two, signed two separate posts seconds.
The German Red Bull driver takes 186 possible 200 points, a staggering 93 per cent of the total. So there will not be who put in doubt that defended its world title. We have not passed the equator of this 2011 and it is only 70 points which earned in 2010. Very ugly you have to put everything that Sebastian Vettel will not become world champion. All this Fernando Alonso was second and Mark Webber third in the race.
The start, once again, was quiet for Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber was not started well but he was allowed to retain his position favored because Lewis Hamilton fell asleep. Fernando Alonso tried to plug holes with those who came behind arrimando is the McLaren of the English, but Felipe Massa passed as an arrow between the two putting third momentarily. Momentarily because Spanish in a hurry of braking master rose from fifth place to third. He played the all and went it well.
A. from there Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso started a nice duel remained almost until the end of the race. In a very nice move inside the Spanish managed to overtake the Australian. False alarm, because he returned the play boxes. It gave the impression that Alonso was going to have to settle for third place.

His opportunity came in the last pit stop. Webber changed the tire half a lap before Alonso, what it took to teeth, stay on track and try to get out in front of his rival. This time the move went well and the Spanish stood in front of the Australian, but without options versus Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber had slowed lot Fernando Alonso, and the difference between the German was unable to cut. The pace of Ferrari was quite good during the entire race.
The cross was for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton had many problems with the compounds of Pirelli and ended more than 46 seconds of Sebastian Vettel. Jenson Button, for its part, ended a minute for the winner. The Valencia circuit is choked and both McLaren MP4-26.
Jaime Alguersuari completed a great Sunday finishing eighth, same position where the Grand Prize of Canada equaled his best result this season. Sergio Perez returned to surprise friends and strangers making just one stop on the Valencia Street Circuit, something that almost all were impossible.
The DRS has little helped to facilitate overtaking the Valencia Street Circuit. Very few and very tight. The designed urban layout blessed by Hermann Tilke is boring most of the current schedule of formula one. Up in the Monaco Grand Prix I remember more overtaking than in the European Grand Prix.

Rally of Argentina 2011: Sébastien Ogier makes a serious mistake and gives the victory to Loeb

 If I were now Sebastien Ogier would give me your head against a wall until the next Acropolis Rally. Young French star has again demonstrated that there are still many situations does not control, and the get to the last day with a solid advantage seems to be one of them. Argentina Ogier was again leading to the final stage and a turnaround in the first special has graced victory rally.
And that already from the first moment he has been in a very nervous Ogier. In the first leg cut too a curve and its Citroen DS3 WRC dumps returning to track very touched and the severely damaged power steering. Loeb and Hirvonen that at a stroke cut more than 20 seconds in a stretch that despite its length, was the longest of the rally, not brought too much complexity took advantage of that situation.

The second tranche has also helped Loeb placed in second position and cutting the distance to Ogier in more than 8 seconds leaving an almost little difference between the two teammates. Mikko Hirvonen for its part also took advantage of the still leader ran the sections without power steering and reduced the advantage quite.
After a stretch in which again were Loeb and Hirvonen benefited by the problems of Ogier, arrived at the last special, the live stage power. Solberg has flown it, but the main attraction came in the first three times. Loeb has done enough to win the rally and has marked the third time of the special, while that Mikko Hirvonen also exceeded in extremis to an Ogier that enough I had to take the car to finish in third position.
1 4: 03: 56 9 S. LOEB 0.0
2. M. HIRVONEN 4: 03: 59 3 + 2.4
3 S. OGIER 4: 04: 04 2 + 7.3
4 P. SOLBERG 4: 04: 29 5 + 32.6
5. M. OSTBERG 4: 09: 13 7 + 5: 16. 8
6 F. VILLAGRA 4: 10: 45 AM 4 + 6: 48. 5
7 J. LATVALA 4: 15: 31 4 + 11: 34. 5
8. M. WILSON 4: 17: 29 6 + 13: 32. 7
9 H. PADDON 4: 29: 40 7 + 25: 43. 8
10 P. FLODIN 4: 37: 31 1 + 33: 34. 1

Red Bull pit stops also makes a difference

The design of the Red Bull kb7 is today the reference to continue in formula one. Some teams took borrowed certain ideas, as it is the case with the new exhaust of McLaren. It is what has to be the example to follow in a demanding competition, whilst Adrian Newey not you feel too well that rivals can copy their designs and then have the possibility to beat you with them.
Hegemony displayed by the Austrian team not only is rests in his single-seater and its cuidadisimo design, but also in the work of the mechanics on pit stops. The changes of Red Bull tires were the more quick in the Grand Prize of Turkey. It is this kind of small details that make the difference when everything is so close.
However, comparing the stops in boxes of different teams, and such and as they have said many readers in other entries, surely not all the advantage is attributable to the mechanics. Watching the video on these lines, gives the impression that Red Bull kb7 much better than the McLaren MP4-26 tracciona. From that withdrawing the cat and the single-seater plays the soil, is fired. Other cars on the other hand takes a little more.
Maybe it is not because traction, but a mechanism which allows them to accelerate as the single contact with the ground. Some have commented that they may have a special stops engine map, made that could confirm to see how Red Bull kb7 skating just to boot into boxes. It is another option. It seems that Red Bull have found something that allows them to boot more quickly.
All of the above obvious watching the table on these lines. Adding all the variables in play, the team of beverages energy is the fastest pit stops, but that more. Made eight stops, seven of them Red Bull took less than 21 seconds. Fernando Alonso on the other hand not even approached that record, passing through the fastest pitlane was 21,308 seconds, more than 1.2 seconds slower than the best of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.
If we do not have the problematic third stop of Lewis Hamilton, McLaren edged almost 4 tenths to Ferrari in boxes. In Ferrari should try to reduce their time, because apparently seen are at a clear disadvantage with respect to their direct rivals. These seconds that lose to competitors then you have to get back them on track, no easy task given the existing formula equal.
If to this we add that they were made four stops in the Grand Prize of Turkey, the advantage is clear that successful. Alonso lost almost 4 seconds on Webber in boxes, 4.5 seconds for Vettel and slightly less than 1.5 seconds with Nico Rosberg. In so tight races, it is a very valuable time and that is worth its weight in gold.
Now Red Bull has a fearsome set. A single-seat very fast in career, aerodynamics unique allowing them to abuse the DRS in classification, a pilot who is showing intractable and a stops at feten boxes. What more can ask?

Víctor García leaves go Indy. Another Spanish that makes Americas

 If last year were Adrian Campos Jr. and Carmen Jorda two young pilots who crossed the pond to compete in the USA, in 2011 to both Valencian drivers they join another compatriot. Victor Garcia has confirmed that it will participate in the Indy Lights with Team Moore Racing, the same team that fields Jr participated last season. Madrid driver coindira with an old acquaintance, Colombian Gustavo Yacaman who already shared computer, Tec Auto in the Spanish F3 in 2008.

In this way, Victor Garcia becomes one of the Spanish pilots with more experience in cars. Spanish F3, British F3, F3 Euroseries, Formula 3.5 World Series by Renault Championship and now the Indy Lights. As she could not otherwise, and so has stated it, on the horizon of Garcia are the IndyCar Series and of course the 500 miles from Indianapolis.

It is a new challenge. Formula one is always the objective, but now the situation for young drivers is complicated because it needs lots of money on sponsorship. My goal is to know circuits in 2011 and skip next to the IndyCar Series year. It makes me very excited to participate in the Indianapolis 500