Alonso wins in Silverstone and Franchitti wins Indy Toronto chaotic!
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso won last weekend on the Silverstone circuit (Grand Prix of Great Britain) its first win of the season in Formula 1, thus achieving a break the domination of the German Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull -Renault). After a new Red Bull drivers domination in qualifying, Mark Webber beating Vettel this time, all observers were expecting a complete domination of these two race drivers. If the first few laps gave their reason, the machine jammed somewhat for the team championship, while Webber quickly lost a few places while Vettel saw his chances of victory vanish when the wheel nut Agrippa during a its tire changes. There was enough to allow Alonso to take the controls and never be worried.
Dispute on a wet track after a downpour minutes before departure, the Grand Prix was spectacular. In addition to the victory of Alonso ahead of Vettel and Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa hard battle for fourth position in the final laps. Nico Rosberg finished sixth before the revelation of the Grand Prix, the young Mexican Sergio Perez Sauber and modest-Ferrari.
In NASCAR, the drivers of the three major series were at Kentucky Speedway. A traditional appointment for the Nationwide Series and Camping World Trucks but a great first for the series featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup. It was indeed the first time in ten years that the Sprint Cup occurred on a new site. Kyle Busch took the opportunity to be the first to add his name to palmares, winning the ordeal before another Toyota driver David Reutimann.
Kyle Busch was decidedly the star driver in NASCAR this weekend, who had already harvesting the eve of this track victory in the race trucks (Series Camping World Trucks). Nationwide, this is Brad Keselowski (Dodge) that is required.
In the American Le Mans Series, presented on the race circuit Lime Rock Connecticut saw Team Dyson Lola-Mazda impose its pilotees by Englishman Guy Smith and Chris Dyson Americain. A spot indeed facilitated by the absence of the usual manufacturers (Audi and Peugeot) in the category prototypes.
Finally, IndyCar, Indy Toronto argument on the temporary street circuit in the Queen City has given rise to countless skirmishes number, making this test a series of neutralization and pieces of bodywork flying to pieces! The victory finally came to the Scottish Dario Franchitti, ahead of his teammate Scott Dixon and Ryan Hunter-Reay. The Quebecois Alex Tagliani was one of the victims of multiple collisions before abandoning less than fifteen laps. Speaking of quebecois drivers also include Andrew Ranger victory in the race of the NASCAR Canadian Tire series that occurred in support of the ordeal IndyCar Toronto.
