Hamilton returns to the success in F1; Loeb world champion rally
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi, NASCAR in Arizona and the World Rally Championship in Wales were the stars of the series last weekend in motorsports.
On the very luxurious complex Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 debuted as a "normal" ordeal with Sebastian Vettel on pole position. But a shot of the theater took place the second turn while Vettel, who had realized a perfect departure, started in tete-a-queue. Apparently, his right rear wheel dejanta the passage of the vibrators turn precedent, which destabilized the German driver few meters away. Suspension intactness, his race was over prematurely.
Lewis Hamilton qualified second, by not asking much and the McLaren-Mercedes driver made the race head until the arrival. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Jenson Button in the second McLaren-Mercedes, round off the podium while Mark Webber save some honor of the stable Red Bull-Renault with the final fourth place, ahead of Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher.
NASCAR, Kasey Kahne (Toyota Team Red Bull) was imposed on the oval of Phoenix, before the two contenders for the title, Carl Edwards (Ford) and Tony Stewart (Chevrolet). Nationwide in the series, the Dodge Team Penske double rather unexpected harvest, the ghost Sam Hornish Jr Brad Keselowski winning before. Lack of budget, Hornish was only in his eleventh starting (of 34 races a day) in 2011. Fifth in the event, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) has extended his lead at the forefront of the championship.
If F1 and NASCAR series playing their penultimate event of the season, the odds of the World Rally Championship (WRC) is the final round which was presented in 2011 in Wales.
Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) and Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) will be competing for the world title but their duel is cut short, Hirvonen to give of the first day of competition, the radiator of his Ford Fiesta RS WRC has been a breeze after a contact with rocks. Of time, Loeb had more pressure to spin to his eighth consecutive world title. Despite everything, he gave up on small winding roads and muddy Welsh forests facing Jari-Matti Latvala, the second pilot Team Ford Motorsport.
Second only six seconds behind Latvala at the beginning of the last day, Sebastien Loeb was in turn give in a very unusual incident, being the victim of a face to face with the car of a spectator during a trip to get to a step timed! Shock has very low speed but enough to pierce the radiator of his Citroen DS3 WRC and force a quit.
Victory goes to Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila (Ford) while Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena are crowns for the eighth consecutive time. 8 world titles, it is a record of all disciplines in motorsport.
