Montmeló!

Spanish GP, last weekend was a new start of this 2013 F1 season. European stage has started and off course it's different from the first part that included races in Australia and Asia.

The quali in Montmeló was kind of surprise. Mercedes did a good job with Rosberg 1st and Hamilton 2nd, and after both of them Vettel, Alonso and Räikkönen.

But the race was different. Tyre strategy was the most important fact and since now will be an important aspect to analyze inside each one of F1 teams before each race left during 2013.

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Results of Spanish GP:

1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:39:16.596 
2. Kimi Räikkönen Lotus +9.3s 
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari +26.0s 
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing +38.2s 
5. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing +47.9s 
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +68.0s 
7. Paul di Resta Force India +68.9s 
8. Jenson Button McLaren +79.5s 
9. Sergio Pérez McLaren +81.7s 
10. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso +1 Lap 

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Senna

Always is good to remember drivers that did good things. And in this case, Ayrton Senna is a driver who ended his life driving a car.

This video is to know more about this Formula 1 'star'.

Venezuela's worst decision

Venezuela took the worst decision in a date that will be remarked for a long time: april 14th.

On that date many citizens of that Country went to voting centers. Half of the Country looking for a real change after Chavez's death and the other half looking to continue Chavez's ideas with a candidate who said all the time that he will be like Chavez.

That day, after the elections, the results were very tight. The difference between the most important candidates were small.

Finally 'Chavez's candidate', Nicolás Maduro, won.

But he really won?

TIME Magazine Video

'Opposition candidate', Henrique Capriles, said that the reaults were a fake and he asked the Electoral Council to make an audit of all the votes. But the answer of that state organ was to give a certification to Maduro immediatly, ignoring the words of many people in Venezuela.

The worst decision was taken in Venezuela. A President who talk insulting always the people that aren't with him. And not only the President, all his ministers, the president of the Supreme Court, the president of the National Assembly.

The Guardian Video

World agenda for April

In a post of march 13th (march historical month) was explained why march impacted the world. 

But nowdays, in april 2013, is important to say that april can impact in a bigger way the whole world.

Starting because Venezuela will reapeat presidential elections. There are many candidates (in the paper) but only two candidates can win: Nicolás Maduro and Henrrique Capriles. The first one claims to be the successor of Hugo Chávez. Chávez probably said that he wanted Maduro in the presidency, but to be his successor? Maduro says many things everyday, and day-by-day he invents stories that sounds fanciful!

Capriles is the same candidate that competed with Chávez during the last elections in october/2012. He is the chance for a change in Venezuela. Next sunday Venezuela will decide if they want a change or something that can be worst that Chávez. (Why? because Maduro doesn't have proposals. Maybe some in a paper).

In the other hand, april can impact in a bigger way because North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un decided to threaten South Korea and United States with his alleged nuclear force.

Jong-un is claiming that he can attack in any moment. He doesn't measure his words...

Cover (april) The Economist printed edition

Malaysian GP. Many things to remember

F1 Malaysian GP in Sepang was a particular race.
At the end 1-2 for Red Bull Racing. Good! But that podium was to forget.

"Sebastian Vettel led home a commanding Red Bull 1-2 in Sunday’s 2013 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, but rarely have television viewers witnessed such tension between a driver, his team mate and team management en route to the podium. Vettel’s controversial pass on Mark Webber, despite having been told to hold station, netted him 25 points and the championship lead. As to its impact on relationships within the team - and on the German’s reputation - only time will tell. We take a team-by-team look at how things unfolded at Sepang..." Taken from formula 1 web page.

And this is the answer of Red Bull Racing in its web page: "As advised on Sunday, this situation will be dealt with internally.

It’s worth noting that this is not an entirely new situation for us. At Infiniti Red Bull Racing, we have two drivers who both want to win races and Championships and this has been the case since Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel started driving together in 2009.

Together, the driver pairing of Mark and Sebastian has achieved 35 wins, 80 podiums, 13 one-two finishes and six FIA Formula One World Championships. This successful period includes some spells of intense on-track rivalry between our drivers.

Each incident has been managed in our own way behind closed doors and this will be no different."

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To remember! Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) stopped in McLaren's pit stop (his last team).

Mercedes also did a good job. 3-4 at the end  of the GP.
Lotus with a 6-7 showed they are doing good things!
Alonso 2nd in quali, out in the second lap.

Albert Park feedback

Australian GP, the first F1 race of the year can be described as a good one. Maybe some surprises but it's important to say that the ones that end in the front did the things good!

Starting by Kimi Räikkönen in Lotus! He is one of the best drivers during the last years. Some years ago he went to NASCAR in USA, but the truth is that he should be in the top teams of F1.

He won Australian GP because of two reasons. The 1st one is the work done by his team, good strategy with the tyres and the fuel, but the 2nd and the most important is his way of drive. He knows how to drive when no one is infront, when he is in the first place of the race.

Then Alonso and Vettel, in second and third positions, develop a good race. Probably they where the favorites but Räikkönen with Lotus are prepared to be favorites too. It's importat to say that Ferrari and Red Bull Racing race did a good job during the race. Was a hard race, starting by the rainy quali.

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Was the first race of the long season and nothing was written. Sepang, in Malaysia, is comming, is a different race and is another story, starting by it's characteristics.

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