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Vettel Alonso dethroned as head of the F1 championship

By winning the last weekend his third consecutive Grand Prix, German Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) exceeds henceforth Spaniard Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) atop the world championship of Formula 1, has four tests of the end of the season.

The Yeongam circuit in South Korea, Vettel and his teammate Mark Webber eclipse their rivals, proving that Team Red Bull is indeed returned to the stable to beat. Alonso, though this time by using his teammate Felipe Massa who finished on his heels, the third place is not enough in terms of points to stay in the first league. However, Ferrari have demonstrated that they still had to reckon with, while McLaren were completely misses the appointment Korean. For Hamilton, the chances of a second world title would fly slowly, the point of the tenth place finish after harvest problems stabilizer bar, being very thin. As for his team-mate Jenson Button, struck by the Japanese Sauber Kobayashi of the third turn, he lived one of the shortest in his Grand Prix career.

Behind both Red Bull and Ferrari both Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus-Renault) Complete the "Top 5", ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (Force India-Mercedes), Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) Toro Rosso-Ferrari of Jean- Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton.

The World Endurance Championship was also in Asia last weekend, so that were presented 6 hours Fuji, Japan. On a circuit owned Toyota, the Japanese brand has realized miracles again, the trio Alexander Wurz / Nicolas Lapierre / Kazuki Nakajima Toyota TS030 Hybrid imposing its prototype nose and beard of the two Audi R18 e-tron quattro.

NASCAR before the stands has fulfilled half of the Charlotte Motor Speedway (NC), the Sprint Cup had the thirty-first to thirty-six races of the season, the fifth of ten spot for the final phase (" The Chase "). The event weekend for the Americans, however, it was the absence of Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered a concussion in the last lap pile of Talladega a week earlier, the idol of the country is the deadlocked on at least two races. So it was the first time since 1979 that ordeal Sprint Cup NASCAR had quarreled on Earnhardt name without starting grid!

The race was won by Clint Bowyer (Toyota) thanks to an excellent strategy for fuel economy in the last laps. Atop the standings, Brad Keselowski but remains leader Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin are getting close a few things from him.

The NASCAR Nationwide series also had a race in Charlotte. It was won by Joey Logano (Toyota), its eighth gain in this series in 2012.

Rally finally, Italian Basso (Ford Fiesta S2000) has won the San Remo Rally, of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. As for the penultimate meeting of the North American Cup, it was held in Western Canada, in the Pacific Forest Rally. The Quebecois Antoine L'Estage and his co-driver Nathalie Richard (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.X) have prevailed. Already assured of the title North American, this new success gives them more fifth Canadian national title.

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