Grand Prix of Great Britain F1 2011: a significant victory for Fernando Alonso

Spectacular the race at Silverstone, starting with the uncertainty at the time of departure by the situation of the track (dry in one hand, very wet elsewhere) and continuing with the development of a test in which there have been quite a few surprises. Fernando Alonso has today been factors in favour and has achieved an overwhelming victory. He has shot very quickly, a second faster than Vettel at the end of the race. Even Massa was second pilot faster at end of race. Errors of the RedBull in boxes have the lace to the race, but it must be said that today, the pace of Ferrari was incredible.
At Silverstone, where last year hit rock bottom in a matter of results and radically changed the orientation of the season. It is very significant and gives insurance much morale to the team and Fernando Alonso. The victory has finally been bulging while behind it attached "in joke" Vettel and Webber (who have not stopped advancing), and be attached in serious Hamilton and Massa.

The focus of attention now is that Fernando Alonso and Ferrari, and Felipe Massa and Ferrari. The two have had a very good rhythm this race, what happens is Massa not him have left things as well, and since then at the end of the race we have seen how passing Lewis Hamilton and he returned the play with a little more strength.
Both Vettel Webber well started the race, Vettel exit was done with the first position while Webber had to settle for second place containing a little to the Ferrari Alonso. Hamilton went very well and Button maintained with options until a nut let him out of the race. Over the course of the laps and towards the end of the test, Webber was going much faster than Vettel and have simply not made advance. Embarrassing, really.
Soon we will review in more depth the race, the different fronts of the race, but for now we are left with this: Fernando Alonso WINS at Silverstone, the circuit where in 2010 bottomed in athletic performance. Soon we are back with more analysis on this great career which brought us a victory that we expected this year.

The rain is the victory of Bruno Spengler at Norisring

 Water last Sunday for the pilots of the DTM Norisring circuit. The rain has blurred completely one of the best races of the season and has made provisional race gave ended when Bruno Spengler was in the first place .
The Canadian managed to beat Jamie Green despite losing considerable time in boxes, while Martin Tomczyk Audi managed to finish in the third step of the podium. Timo Scheider finished fourth, while that Mattias Ekstrom, who was found in second position for most of the race, lost long time to try to advance his second tenure in boxes to get the lead.
For its part, Miguel Molina couldn't pass the twelfth position final after a difficult race in which touch the accelerator was the most important thing when it comes out of the slow fork which flows into the goal line.

Jochen Hahn more leading and Javier Mariezcurrena gets his first victory

 Magnificent results those achieved last weekend by the Spanish pilots in the fourth event of the Truck Racing Europe Championship, ETRC, disputed in the circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro. That Yes, in what regards Antonio Albacete, despite the achieved three podiums and they will consolidate in the second position in the general classification, is a little further away from Jochen Hahn. Hahn is the strongest opponent this season and in Nogaro won the victory in races 1 and 3, which delivered more points.
But beyond of the roosters in the Championship, the appointment of the past weekend it will be recalled by the landmark in another of the Spanish teams, Navarra Truck competition. Starting from the pole, Javier Mariezcurrena took his first championship win in the fourth race of the weekend. An unprecedented success with the added value of being a private team that developed the truck with which they compete.

The Saturday began with the domain of Jochen Hahn in the Superpole. Domain to become the first victory of the weekend ahead of Uwe Nittel. Unable to overcome "their" partner within the MAN Truck Sport Lutz Bernau, Antonio Albacete had to settle for the top step of the podium.
In the second race, with the first eight classified invested in the grill, Antonio Albacete was quickly positions to place just behind David Vrsecky. The who endured attacks from the Spanish and achieved victory. Second position for Albacete escorted by Jochen Hahn who again signed a great career. For its part, Mariezcurrena signed two tenth positions that allowed him to score two points.

Sunday things would continue in the same directions for Spanish driver. In the Superpole again was do with Hahn achieved the best time and again on race was an insurmountable wall for Albacete. As it happened in the first race on Saturday, 1-2-3 MAN already that Uwe Nittel he finished in third position. Eighth in this race, Mariezcurrena added three points and achieved the pole for the final race.
In the fourth and final race of the weekend, again with the grid inverted, Javier Mariezcurrena made good his pole and despite having behind the three Renault Lacko MKR, Bosiger and Oestreich managed to achieve his first victory in the Championship. For its part, Albacete had to settle for fifth place, just ahead of Hahn.

Denny Hamlin gets his first victory of the year in Michigan

The past year, denny hamlin was maximum favorite to win the nascar Sprint Cup until the final race. Although it was closer than anyone in recent years, joe gibbs racing driver could not stop with the reign of Jimmie Johnson. And that despite the eight victories of Hamlin. But after the magnificent season in 2011, Denny Hamlin had not begun with the same freshness. They have had to spend 15 races until the Virginia pilot get his first winding of the season.
At Michigan International Speedway, Hamlin did not reach the top until the end of the race. In the last period of caution caused by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin took the lead and he beat Matt Kenseth. Kyle Busch again was third while Paul Menard was fourth, his best finish of the season. Leader Carl Edwards fifth at Michigan, extends his lead at the head of the classification.
After the bad race on Sunday, Jimmie Johnson drops three positions in the general. For its part, Kevin Harvick ascends to second place, 20 points behind Edwards. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch are third and fourth respectively. With his victory, Hamlin school among the top ten, which would allow him to fight for the title in The Chase.

New victory for Martin Tomczyk. This time at the Eurospeedway Lausitz

For the first time in the recent history of the DTM, a pilot with a car for a year (taking into account that the newest version of the Championship is still the 2009) grinds out two victories in a season. And they might not be the only ones. In the past, Jamie Green, in 2010 and 2010 Norisring and Gary Paffett in Oschersleben 2007 had achieved that milestone.
After the victory achieved in the Bull Ring network, in the day yesterday, Martin Tomczyk took the win at the Eurospeedway Lausitz without that no one could stop them. Third on grid, German climbed a position at the exit to deal the final blow to Bruno Spengler during the first round of stops. The Canadian first entered something that advantage Tomczyk to continue shooting and trying to get the necessary distance. A wonderful move of refueling and change of wheels of the team of Tomczyk, 3.2 seconds by the 3.7 of Spengler, allowed producing change in the leadership.
From there, and with free land by delanta, Martin Tomczyk was the direct and no one could or coughing you. Not even Timo Scheider. The two-time (2008 and 2009) started from the ninth position but a strategy with a very long first stop and a second very short allowed to ascend to the second position ahead of Spengler. Finally the Canadian was third in 14 seconds! Winner Tomczyk.
For its part, very unlucky of Miguel Molina. The Spanish was gradually ascending positions to sixth position. A result which would have allowed it to achieve the first points of the season. A broken dream. The clutch problems ended his career. A new zero for Molina but that is partly rewarded for the good words had Wolfgang Ullrich to the after the race.
In general, Martin Tomczyk is the new leader with 30 points, one more than Bruno Spengler while that Timo Scheider amounts to the third position of the general with 19. Next appointment in the mythical urban layout of Norisring.

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: there is no penalty for Jenson Button and preserves victory

After the meeting of the Commissioners at the end of the Grand Prize of Canada, they have believed appropriate that Jenson Button is not sanctioned as a result of the incidents which starred in during the race. First had an encounter with Lewis Hamilton and then another with Fernando Alonso. In both cases his rivals were forced to abandon the career.
The Commissioners have indicated that in his opinion no two actions is subject to sanction, allowing you to preserve the achieved victory in extremis a few hours ago. Therefore the two incidents by Button are simple lances of career. A decision that comes later than ideal, but that, at least to me, I think of the logical
In the clash with Lewis Hamilton is likely to not even see coming to his teammate and continued drawing as you would normally. How was he going to think that his partner would try strain through this hollow mninimo? Hence I believe that Hamilton sin of optimistic trying to get where there could be no. There was no physical space for your car.
With regard to the touch with Fernando Alonso, simply got inside and ran out of room for manoeuvre. The Spanish drew on the exterior by pulling towards the apex and there was Button. This little could do to avoid the collision with the Ferrari.

Grand Prix of Canada F1 2011: Wild River of Jenson Button victory

The output of the Grand Prize of Canada occurred behind the safety car due to the large amount of water that had fallen on the asphalt of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. All this with a rain that would not cease to annoy all up after two hours and a half and then gave truce at times, but in the end ended up disappearing from the map. When every now and then resumed the race, he had to leave the safety car. Not narrowly led more laps than Sebastian Vettel testing.
Surprisingly the victory took which is usually the smartest under changing conditions, Jenson Button. The English beat the German in a final return to remember, derrapaje of the Red Bull through. And to thank you for not losing control in a more committed place. Finally win for Jenson Button, second place for Sebastian Vettel, third for Mark Webber. Fourth ended Michael Schumacher, fifth sixth Felipe Massa and Vitaly Petrov.
The reigning world champion controlled the race from start to finish. Its only moon was the last restart of the race behind the safety car. Michael Schumacher was second, with Jenson Button fourth and Mark Webber third. The young German thought that he fell asleep a little. Button took party in the duel between Schumacher and Webber to placed second and go as an exhalation forward.
In the absence of two laps was to kick of Vettel and thus activate the DRS. In the first attempt he was unsuccessful. It gave the impression that Vettel would win another race, the umpteenth this season. It wasn't like that. Button was the shadow of the German, waiting for a failure or the latest activation of the DRS. It did not lack. Red Bull kb7 skidded on a curve, instantly took advantage of the McLaren to be leader and win the test. Luckily, because Vettel was lucky to have such fright in a clear place and without walls in sight. Could you pressure at the Red Bull?
The race has so many things that comment that there is not enough space on this entry. Very good race Michael Schumacher and Kobayashi, pena Martinez de la Rosa could not open up step up points, and bad luck of Fernando Alonso, who had a touch with Jenson Button, the winning dessert, which left him with the car run aground on a piano.
Finally, not miss the opportunity to comment on the shame of this great prize of Canada waiting forever for the resumption after the red flag. LaSexta advertising, better not to speak. Instead of a retransmission of formula one with advertising cuts, it seems a retransmission of ads with cuts of formula 1.
We look forward to the possible changes that might be in the classification as a result of all investigations in course of the FIA. It should not be forgotten that one of the investigated is Jenson Button.

Canada F1 2011 Grand Prix: best time of Fernando Alonso, who was postulated as candidate to victory

The first surprise gave us Sauber, putting on Pedro de la Rosa in his second car, before Sergio Perez was not found either. In principle it played throughout the weekend. In terms of results, the best time in the second session of free practice has been for Fernando Alonso, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
In addition, Felipe Massa was third, which makes it very clear that the Ferrari works. After the first three, both McLaren and the surprise of the session, Paul di Resta with sixth position. Mark Webber was seventh, and the two Lotus Renault Grand Prix and Rubens Barrichello completed the top ten. A curious meeting, with the Mercedes extremely far from the head.
Little more than half an hour to the end, and to complete a weekend complicated for Sauber, Kamui Kobayashi has hit the barrier, shattering his single-seater. That has caused a red flag, and has been just at that moment, when Pedro de la Rosa has already sitting in his new car, to out to shoot, for the first time in a week-end of career from Italy last year.
Unfortunately, after little, Jerome D'Ambrosio has suffered an accident at the same point that Kobayashi. In the end, has not been able to shoot or twenty minutes, although it is clear that with his experience, the little time that has been tested will have been very useful, and will know you to glory, even by problems of health of Sergio Perez, who hope he recovers as soon as possible.
De la Rosa has achieved the eighteenth position, ahead even of the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher, after just fifteen minutes from time on the track. Jaime Alguersuari, for its part, has finished in the fourteenth position, again just behind Sebastien Buemi; something that is certainly not very positive for their aspirations for the future.
By the way, it seems that, according to the latest weather, both morning and Sunday could rain. In fact, in the paddock of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve almost ensures that the two days that are Grand Prize will be past by water. We'll see; until that I do not see it, not me so I creere, although the Atlantic climate is easier to predict than the Mediterranean.
We'll see what happens tomorrow, with the excitement added that, as already happened in 2010, we will have three pilots of House that follow. Also for tomorrow we will have many and varied unknowns; see what can be done Peter, see if it rain, if the performance of the Ferrari is good really, and if the Mercedes with the potential to be, among other things.

24 hours of Le Mans 2011: Mazda celebrates the 20th anniversary of his victory restored the Mazda 787b

For 20 years, specifically in 1991, Mazda surprised friends and strangers to winning one of the victories out of prognosis in the history of the 24 hours of Le Mans. The first and only victory of a Japanese in the French test car and the most successful sport of Mazda in its history. The Mazda 787b also marks another milestone since its rotary engine also entered the annals of history the first victory of a proponent of this type and final since that beginning in 1991 he was banned.
The Mazda 787b got that reliability and regularity in addition to its lighter weight and better Centre of gravity of his propeller was imposed on the all-powerful Sauber-Mercedes C12 (with Michael Schumacher at the wheel of one of them), Jaguar XJR - 12, Peugeot 905 and Porsche 962. He says the legend, connoisseur of the reliability of the 787b, Takayoshi Ohashi, a simple slogan gave its pilots: attack as if proof was a race to 30 laps sprint. Almost everything said.
Upon completion of 24 hours, the 787b won ahead of three Jaguar XJR-12 with two rounds of advantage over the runner-up. The rest of competitors had been down the road. The Mercedes, large dominators of the edition of that year had suffered problems in the gearbox, the unity of Schumacher, while a water pump was left lying in the second unit, which was leading, in the absence of two hours.
Connecting rods and pistons and four-rotor connected directly to the transmission, without reducing the inconvenient inertia, the Mazda 787B's Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot completed 362 laps at the La Sarthe circuit, a total distance of 4.923,2 miles at a speed average of 205,333 km/h. A victory with an aura special in the history of motor racing. David was Goliath.
To celebrate the anniversary, Mazda has decided to restore completely the 787b and will be on view during this edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans. Some lucky ones can see it live once again.

Victory for Kevin Harvick in the Coke 600

BumpsNotes has returned and has seen fit to let us know of his return, so now our summaries of NASCAR will again have the important summary in pictures of Joseph Foster. Without a doubt, a great news for those who we were still their videos week after week.

In the Coke 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, the pilot with most fans of NASCAR, the universe was about to return to a victory over 100 runs after the last. I could not be. Junior was left with honey on the lips. The calculations of his team leader were erroneous and the # 88 ran out of fuel when it enfilaba the last line.

With Earnhardt grieving, was Kevin Harvick, who won the victory, the third of the season. Richerd Childress Racing driver is the driver with most WINS of the season, ahead of Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth. In the classification, Carl Edwards is a strong leader, with Harvick ascending up to the second and Jimmie Johnson third.

GP of Monaco F1 2011: Fernando Alonso Gets a second position that could have been a victory

Fernando Alonso has led so very remarkable to a second position that could have been a victory. The Grand Prize of Monaco of formula 1 2011 has been really chaotic, with moments of all kinds, and a way out of the safety car and a red flag that have changed the landscape of the race altogether.
But let's look at what has happened since the beginning. At the start, Fernando succeeded in overtaking Mark Webber, placing it in third place, and starting the fight with Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button that has lasted until the checkered flag. At the beginning, Vettel has escaped and the two pursuers have kept some distance away.
With time, the first stops in the pits and the first exit of the safety car, Fernando Alonso has been found with one blow in the second position, ahead of Jenson Button, when it had to stop for a second time. This left Alonso second and with options for attacking the German pilot of Red Bull.
But as they passed the laps, although Jenson Button seemed to have it well, because the logic dictated that Vettel and Alonso would need to stop again, what was seen on the track was very different. Fernando Alonso and especially Sebastian Vettel have decided to risk and staying on track until the end, in a very clear courage sample.
Fernando was dangerously approaching Vettel, while Button was approaching the duo head. There were some last laps exciting over not being able, with three pilots with three different tactics to fight for victory and with Asturian pilot with real options win in Monaco.
In the end could not be, and an accident multiple in the pool area has caused a red flag. If the safety car has helped Fernando, red flag he has hurt, because it has been decided finish the race, allowing the participants to change tyres; and the output has been behind the safety car.
A series of strange decisions that I have not finished to understand, because usually when a race has seen more than 75% of the laps contested, if there are red, flag it is terminated. It has not happened, and the final laps have served to little, Fernando Alonso, who has tried everything to attack Sebastian Vettel.

We cannot know insurance if we would have been able to advance to Sebastian Vettel, but he was prepared to try. I was sure that he would have problems in the final laps, and our plan was to attack at the end. But then he turned the red flag, and we found without space or time. In Monaco can always spend everything. In fact, us us has been very good the first safety car, and very poor second. In the end, seconds out rooms is a great result, which helps the morale of the team and now are very beautiful races in Valencia, and Canada where we will try to return to fight for the podium. The important thing is that Petrov is well.

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

GP2 Series Monaco: perfect race and victory for Davide Valsecchi

Davide Valsecchi has made a perfect career which has earned a victory in the first race of the GP2 Series at Monaco. It is clear that the events on this track are different, and sometimes have results like this. Valsecchi perhaps not clear was the candidate to fight for the title, but after this race, his "actions" go up in price.
But let's go to the race itself. Valsecchi was dating from the second position, behind Sam Bird. The British had stalled his car, and that has prevented him from fighting for the front positions. Valsecchi was leading a group of cars attached to its tail, which suggested that his career was in jeopardy, threatened by rivals.
Nothing further from the truth. From lap six, the pilot of the Team Air Asia has increased his pace and it has managed to consistently maintain a second and a half ahead of Alvaro Parente, who has finished second. The performance of the pilot of Racing Engineering, replacing Christian Vietoris since the appointment of Spain, is extraordinary.
Good GP2 fans will remember that last year entered the Coloni in Belgium team, replacing Alberto Valerio, and he achieved two podiums in its first weekend of the GP2 for the year. This time has cost him a week-end relatively fair in Spain to adapt to the new car, but is already on the podium again.
Worst luck has had his teammate, Dani Clos. It already came from a delayed position, after problems with the classification, and after a career of comeback, a flat tire has ended his career in the curve of the Grand Hotel, formerly known as Loews, and more previously "Ecoeficientes de la gare", as was the railway station.
In third position is over Luca Filippi, in a demonstration of intelligence or proper use of the strategy, has risen from 11th to the third step of the podium, just to stop pit later than others. But without a doubt, one of the protagonists of the day has been Romain Grosjean, who came from the last position of the grid are output.
The pilot of DAMS has used the same tactic that Filippi, in addition to daring overtaking House brand, clear. Completing the points, we have had to Stefano Coletti, Josef Kral, Max Chilton and Charles Pic. Sam Bird, for its part, has been forced to leave after a touch with Marcus Ericsson, which has ended with both drivers out of the race.
In fact, neither of them has abandoned at the time. Bird has done so after little by the damage received, while in the case of Ericsson has been more spectacular. The Swede has lost the rear wing in the tunnel, causing an accident without consequences, although it has led to the exit of the safety car.
In addition, Jules Bianchi and Giedo van der Garde returned to collide, this time in the chicane after the tunnel of the Monaco circuit. It seems that these two have a special "appreciation". Tomorrow, Pic will come out from the pole, with Chilton in the second position, so the French do well tomorrow. He has been lucky, because Oliver Turvey, who was seventh, was penalized for failing to comply with a drive through.
1. Davide Valsecchi AirAsia 1h00m23.957s
2. Alvaro Parente Racing Engineering + 1. 471s
3 Luca Filippi Super Nova + 2. 199s
4 Romain Grosjean DAMS + 4. 219s
5. Stefano Coletti Trident + 14. 023s
6 Josef Kral Arden + 14. 467s
7 Max Chilton Carlin + 16. 0.072s
8 Charles Pic Addax + 19. 524s
9 Fabio Leimer Rapax + 19. 934s
10. Kevin Mirocha Ocean + 26. 692s
11. Kevin Ceccon Coloni + 27. 315s
12 Esteban Gutierrez ART + 33. 0.383s
13 Michael Herck Coloni + 44. 243s
14. Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova + 1 lap
15 Oliver Turvey Carlin + 15. 057s (penalized)
Drop-outs:
Julian Leal Rapax 35 laps
Jolyon Palmer Arden 33 laps
Sam Bird iSport 30 laps
Marcus Ericsson iSport 30 laps
Giedo van der Garde Addax 22 laps
Dani Clos Racing Engineering 21 laps
Rodolfo Gonzalez Trident 19 laps
Luiz Ghazw AirAsia 19 laps
Johnny Cecotto Ocean 17 laps
Jules Bianchi ART 11 laps
PAL Varhaug turns 10 DAMS
1 Sam Bird - 23pts
2 - Giedo van der Garde - 21pts
3 - Davide Valsecchi - 19pts
4 - Romain Grosjean - 18pts
5 Charles Pic - 16pts
7 - dani Clos - 9pts

Grand Prix of Spain F1 2011: Sebastian Vettel gets an elaborate victory

This world is beginning to take a nothing rosy complexion. Sebastian Vettel achieved his fourth win of the season. German takes four of five and is monopolizing the triumphs. This time he has had to sweat as nice to the harassment of Lewis Hamilton, but it could not exceed his rival despite being its shadow the final laps.
After Sebastian Vettel came Lewis Hamilton. Half a minute of the English eventually his team-mate Jenson Button, who was taken with Mark Webber. The distance from the rest of the contenders has been very great, while at the beginning of the race it seemed that the outcome would be different.
The output has been spectacular. Fernando Alonso us ilusionaba with his anthology off to start serving him to lead the race in the first bars. The Spanish crept down to where there was no, picking up the interior of Sebastian Vettel and being on the verge of stepping on the grass. The risks he ran had their reward. It was time that came out in a decent manner, after everything that had happened at the start of this season.
Behind the Spanish Sebastian Vettel was second, third Mark Webber, fourth Lewis Hamilton and fifth Vitaly Petrov. Jenson Button sank until the 10th seat following a very bad start. It gave the impression that his career was ruined, but would not be as well. The strategies of the first swords were almost all 4 stops, less Button, which was 3. Detail that eventually allowed him to reach the final receiver of the podium.
The difference of the first four, Vettel, Hamilton, Button and Webber, with the rest has been abysmal. While the first two folded to all cars up to fifth place, that of Alonso. Red Bull and McLaren have been unreachable for the rest.
Disturbing the rhythm of the Ferrari with the hard compound, that is it has scoffs as nice to the single-seater red. Fernando Alonso filming at times almost 2 seconds slower than his rivals with the same tires. So there is nothing to do.
Finally the DRS. This system has been virtually useless in the Circuit de Catalunya, despite the 830 m available to activate it. Few overtaking have been on track using it. The Pirelli contributed a lot more to this task, although this time the difference between soft and hard was exaggerated. A server this detail the truth is that it does very funny, but what you are doing!

GP2 Series Spain: victory for Charles Pic and doublet of Barwa Addax

Charles Pic victory with second position of Giedo van der Garde, completing the double of the Barwa Addax, in the first race of the GP2 in Spain. Behind the two cars of the Spanish team, complete the podium Sam Bird, who is defending his options to fight for the title.
The first news we had her yesterday, with the penalty of Jules Bianchi for not respecting the yellow during the qualifying session flags. That made him lose the pole position, for the benefit of Giedo van der Garde, Barwa Addax. Dani Clos, for its part, passed out from the sixth position.
The race itself has begun quite moved way, with a touch in the output that has termiado with Luca Filippi out of the race. The safety car made an appearance and has been a few laps, and when he retired, Dani Clos, who had made a very good start, was not too clever.
Upon the resumption of the race, the Group's leaders broke in two, with Dani Clos to four seconds of the fourth place. Catalan was seen do sign with his hand just before the resumption of the race, as if I would like to bring forward to Marcus Ericsson, with whom had contested the position with the safety car on track.
In the end, Clos have been brought forward to the next round. In the Group's head, things were clear; Giedo van der Garde strong tightening to try to escape, followed by Sam Bird, Charles Pic and Romain Grosjean. Dani Clos, for its part, after losing the fifth seat for Marcus Ericsson, yet lost more positions.
Arriving at stops in boxes, the order had been for quite a few laps, but with Van der Garde escaped, and the pursuer group in a handkerchief. After the visits relevant to the pits to change tyres, Charles Pic was who came out better stopped, leading the race ahead of his teammate, Giedo van der Garde, and Sam Bird.
With average career to the end, Dani Clos was in seventh position, away from the front group, but a touch between Esteban Gutierrez and Michael Herck caused the second exit of the safety car. This singificaba that distances were to be reduced, and one that had tires in a better State could gain.
Pic it had very clear, if you're leading, has to press, and that is what he has done during the final laps, especially knowing, by the two outputs of the safety car, is they would not be able to complete all the laps of the racethat it would end up reaching the watch 60 minutes, for the first time this season.
In the end, the race ends by time, with victory of a Charles Pic inspired and skilled in strategic management. Stop before their rivals has given the victory, ahead of Giedo van der Garde, complete a home of perfect weekend for the Barwa Addax team, especially at home. The podium has completed what Sam Bird.
As for Dani Clos, get the seventh place, so that tomorrow will come from the second position. A shame, because with his pace could have struggled to be later, if not for the "mistake" during the first start of the safety car. We are sure that tomorrow you can fight for a good result.
1 Charles Pic Addax 1h00m32.817s
2 Giedo van der Garde Addax + 1. 444s
3 Sam Bird iSport + 2. 773s
4. Davide Valsecchi AirAsia + 10. 011s
5 Marcus Ericsson iSport + 10. 518s
6. dani Clos racing engineering + 16. 534s
7 Jules Bianchi ART + 16. 979s
8 Fabio Leimer Rapax + 17. 419s
9 Josef Kral Arden + 21. 726s
10. Stefano Coletti Trident + 24. 492s
11. Alvaro Parente Racing Engineering + 24. 715s
12 Max Chilton Carlin + 25. 349s
13 Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova + 25. 841s
14 Johnny Cecotto Ocean + 28. 469s
15 Pal Varhaug DAMS + 35. 890s
16. Mikhail Aleshin Carlin + 37. 837s
17 Julian loyal Rapax + 38. 135s
18 Jolyon Palmer Arden + 38. 723s
19. Kevin Ceccon Coloni + 39. 033s
20 Rodolfo Gonzalez Trident + 41. 999s
21. Kevin Mirocha Ocean + 1 lap
Drop-outs:
Romain Grosjean DAMS excluded
Michael Herck Coloni 21 laps
Esteban Gutierrez ART 21 laps
Luiz Ghazw AirAsia 11 laps
Luca Filippi Super Nova 0 laps

Double victory for Peugeot in the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps

As usual in the timetable of the Le Mans Series, the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps are converted in the last event before the 24 hours of Le Mans. This year, also part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the proof of the Ardennes meant the first duel between the latest models of Peugeot and Audi, the 908 and R18 respectively.
And if something got the feeling during qualifying on Friday was that the R18 Audi were one step ahead of their Gallic rivals being superior to the Peugeot 908, when it comes to the truth have been the LMP1 Gauls who have emerged victorious in this battle.
Little or nothing has served him to Audi Alexander Wurz left far behind in the grid. When met two dozen laps, the Austrian was already leader with a higher rate that no one could follow. Marc Gene and Anthony Davidson had "only" to consolidate the work done by his partner to win the victory at Spa-Francorchamps, the consecutive fifth for Peugeot in this test.
Second on the podium, another Peugeot 908, on this occasion of Stephane Sarrazin, Franck Montagny and Nicolas Minassian, who could do little with the pace shown by their peers. He completed the first R18 Audi podium, that of the old rockers Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Rinaldo Capello "Dindo", which had various problems, including a slow puncture and a touch with an LMP2, which away them from the fight for the victory.
In LMP1.5, the LMP1 of gasoline, the best has been the Pescarolo-Judd of Pescarolo Team with Emmanuel Collard, Christophe Tinseau and Julien Jousse ahead of the B10/60 Coupe Lola - Toyota of Rebellion Racing (Neel Jani-Nicolas Prost).
In LMP2, victoria an Oreca 03-Nissan, but not in the "official" Signatech Nissan but which put in track Racing TDS, with Mathias Beche, Pierre Thiriet and Jody Firth at the wheel. At GTE, double of the new Ferrari 458 Italy GTC. Victory for AF Corse, Gianmaria Bruni and Giancarlo Fisichella, and second position for unit piloted by Allan Simonsen and Dominik Farnbacher.

Rally of Sardinia 2011: Sébastien Loeb does not give option and takes the victory. Dani Sordo sixth

 As expected the third stage has not had much more emotion in regards to the struggle for the victory. Sebastien Loeb has proved to be the fastest pilot and has been perfectly content attacks from his rivals during this day. Second over Mikko Hirvonen who also managed to take three points from victory in the Power Stage, while the third has finally been Petter Solberg.
Sebastien Ogier for their part also went for this morning, however the young French star has broken its rear suspension when he quarreled with the Norwegian pilot for third place. This will to lift the foot and it left him in fourth place that him away a little momentary struggle for the head of the general classification.
Meanwhile Dani Sordo succeeded in sixth position final and sum the first eight points for the Mini John Cooper Works team. Of course it is a very good start for a Mini Countryman WRC that has shown to be still a bit lacking in form as to the engine. Let us hope that in the upcoming tests the performance of the BMW engine improved to see them further up.

1 3: 45: 40 9 S. LOEB 0.0
2. M. HIRVONEN 3: 45: 52 1 + 11.2
3 P. SOLBERG 3: 46: 04 7 + 23.8
4 S. OGIER 3: 47: 12 4 + 1: 31. 5
5. M. OSTBERG 3: 48: 23 5 + 2: 42. 6
6. D. SORDO 3: 49: 08 5 + 3: 27. 6
7 O. TANAK 3: 52: 51 8 + 7: 10. 9
8 J. HANNINEN 3: 53: 18 5 + 7: 37. 6
9. M. WILSON 3: 53: 41 3 + 8: 00. 4
10 B. TO ATTIYAH 3: 58: 14 7 + 12: 33. 8

GP2 Series Turkey: victory of Stefano Coletti in a rugged race

Stefano Coletti victory in a second career quite rugged. The Monegasque driver has made a good start and has closely followed to Dani Clos for much of the race. Six laps has cost him the pilot of Trident overtake Dani Clos, and it has done after an interesting "tuya-mia" with the Catalan.
Since that time, Coletti has taken advantage of the advantage that it had to continue towards victory. Dani Clos, for its part, has been losing time gradually, first advanced by Giedo van der Garde and later by Charles Pic. Arriving at the equator of the race, it was already fifth, by Sam Bird, which came with a great pace.
For what have commented since Racing Engineering, already knew that it would be difficult for Clos to conserve their tyres throughout the race. It seems, therefore, that Dani could have been the victim of the new tyres, taking an approach of development of the overly aggressive car. Looking at Montmelo, that will change, safe.
The fact is that, in two weeks, you will be able to recover in the home race for Dani, on the Circuit de Catalunya. Returning to the race, Bird remained with its strong rhythm, approaching Charles Pic, threatening to steal the third position. But they still had to pass things, before arriving at the end of the race.
Five laps from the end of the sprint race, Julian Leal and Davide Rigon have played in the area of the goal line, causing a very spectacular crash. With so few laps to the end, and with the medical car on the track, everything seemed to indicate that the race would end as it was. After all, Davide Rigon has been hurt in the leg and was receiving medical care.
But in the end, the Turkish team has been much faster than expected, and is has been able to compete in the final lap, a last lap where he could spend everything. In fact, Marcus Ericsson has performed with her teammate, Sam Bird, and lost positions. Bird was away from the podium that had been searching for throughout the career.
But the latest round of English has been exceptional, and it has managed to be brought forward to Charles Pic, and finished in third position. You have had a turn, would have been able with Van der Garde. Dani Clos, for its part, after a stop in boxes, has recovered five positions on the last lap, demonstrating that it can go faster when the tires are well.
In as far as the other members of the podium yesterday, Romain Grosjean and Jules Bianchi have played in the first bars of the runway, fact which has left them without options in what was left of race. Bianchi has been at the gates of the points, with the sixth position, while Grosjean has been tenth but you will get one point for having the fastest lap.
The next meeting of the Championship will be in two weeksin the first of our two runs of House, at the Circuit de Catalunya. Romain Grosjean and Sam Bird come tied to points with 13, just three ahead of Giedo van der Garde and Stefano Coletti. Since then, this is tight, and if Montmelo Racing is as exciting as the of this weekend, signed now!
Unfortunately, shortly after the race, receive information from that Davide Rigon suffers fracture tibia and fibula, and, therefore, to be losing a good part of the season. Many spirits to Davide.
1 - Romain Grosjean - 13pts
2 Sam Bird - 13pts
3 - Stefano Coletti - 10pts
4 - Giedo van der Garde - 10pts
5 Jules Bianchi - 6pts
9 - dani Clos - 1pt

Kyle Busch victory in Richmond, second of the year

For the third consecutive year, Kyle Busch has won the race of spring NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway, RIR. Joe Gibbs Racing pilot was shown as the strongest in the Saturday night to defeat ahead of teammate Denny Hamlin, winner in Richmond at the races were contested in September in 2009 and 2010.
In the Crown Royal presents the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400, Denny Hamlin was who first took the lead on lap 73, but subsequently lost the lead in boxes after a stop too slow. The youngest of the Busch would be who took the reins of the race to dominate the next 110 laps. That Yes, in the end, was the fuel gambling (refuelling strategy) who decided the race as the own Busch made a last stint of 107 laps.
After the last relaunch, Busch, third, managed to beat their rivals to gain relatively easily by nearly two seconds ahead of teammate Hamlin. In his first major result in the structure of Red Bull, Kasey Kahne has finished in third position.


The controversy had two names: Juan Pablo Montoya and Ryan Newman. The first no sit you well that the pilot of Stewart-Haas sent him against the wall longer than a few laps later, Montoya led Newman performed a spin after pushing him from behind.