Real Madrid 2011
SPANISH FOOTBALL Club REAL MADRID started on Monday ( yesterday ) their pre-season & flew off immediately to Los Angeles (USA) to begin their training sessions . Four players stayed back in Madrid that indicate the Coach Jose Mourinho does not count with them for 2011-2012; Pedro Leon, Sergio Canales (also with U-20 Spain duties), Drenthe & Lass Diarra.
Said this what it also signals is an intense couple of weeks of Friendly games & travelling that the actual Club has called the Real Madrid World Tour 2011. The Club Marketing Department has whipped up this video below to advertise their upcoming Friedly matches in the US , Europe & in Asia (China).
Although the video is a bit pretentious & at times "over the top", it is true to the marketing policy of the Club & does do its work in informing fans across the World about dates & cities that the Spanish Football Club will be attending. With this last bit in mind & knowing that this site receives a big number of readers from USA & China I though I put on the video as an informative piece. Hope the team lands soon in your city.
For the FC Barcelona fans their team starts pre-season next Monday.
Spanish Formula 1 Driver FERNANDO ALSONSO has finished 4th in the 2010 CHINA GP in rainy conditions & an accidental race that gave us an authentic dance of changing positions. The other Spaniard who got a place was JAIME ALGUERSUARI who is quickly learning & catching the eye of many, while Spanish veteran driver DE LA ROSA didn´t finish.
Alonso was sanctioned for a starting violation that possibly cost him an achievable podium position (forced to do a “drive-through via pit lane). However, the merit must all go to the winner Button (McLaren) who did an excellent race, along with Hamilton who finished second & took it all to the edge, risking himself with sanctions for pit stop entry violations (some think he escaped again from them thanks to favouritism) , & third placed Rosberg.
The F1 World Championship calssification table current looks this way:
1. Button 60 pts
2. Rosberg 50pts
3. Alonso 49 pts
4. Hamilton 49pts
Just to finish off, once again we saw subtle signs of the uneasy relationship between Ferrari team-mates Alonso & Massi. As written here weeks back, their is a tense “calm” awaiting to explode, as both are under strict orders from Ferrari not to illustrate to the “open World” any conflict. However,several pit lane manouvers today makes one think how long this “artificial” relationship will last before it explodes.
Next race: SPAIN
