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Button wins in Budapest; Menard Indy!

Marquees by unfavorable climatic conditions, with autumn temperatures and rain, global events held this past weekend in Europe have been very exciting.

In Formula 1, Jenson Button has once again demonstrated his talent in the wet but also in its strategies for tire changes. It has clinched victory in the Grand Prix of Hungary, on the twisty Hungaroring, near the capital Budapest.

Finishing second, has a handful of seconds from McLaren-Mercedes driver Sebastian Vettel, however, did not make a bad deal in the championship race ahead as its direct rival groups in the second, third and fourth final places or Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) and his teammate at Red Bull-Renault, Mark Webber.

This victory, it has long seemed to reach out Lewis Hamilton, but a penalty pass in the pit lane him ote his podium chances. This time it is not too aggressive steering Lewis is at issue but the refusal to obey a traffic control maneuver of precipitation, whereas it returned under the nose of Paul di Resta suite has a head -a-tail.

The equipment range and the teams divided Budapest Grand Circus Formula 1 will now take his summer vacation as the next Grand Prix will take place in just one month (on the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, August 28) . This break in the schedule, desired by staff stables but decried by some engineers obliged to leave the offices of research while working hard on the development of the next F1 season this time, is to continue according FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile), which provides for even send inspectors during the month of August to ensure that everyone is on vacation! The world upside down ...

Competitors in the World Rally Championship were on to them in Finland. Never separated by more than fifteen seconds throughout the three days of competition, the Citroen drivers Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier and local favorite Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) have delivers stunning battle. In the end, the seven time world champion Sebastien Loeb, co-pilot Daniel Elena on Citroen DS3 WRC wins top honors, eight seconds ahead of Latvala and Ogier to 12.

In North America, the NASCAR series occurred in Indianapolis. The famous "Brickyard" drivers fought a Sprint Cup race 400 miles. Victory goes to Paul Menard, Jeff Gordon and Regan before Smith, all three of Chevrolet. This is the very first Sprint Cup win for Menard recruits last winter by Richard Childress Racing.

In the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Trucks series is a suburb of Indianapolis, on the oval of Clermont, the races were held. Nationwide, Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski imposes its Dodge, while in the series vans, Timothy Peters was the first to cross the finish line with his Toyota.

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