F1: Europe (Valencia)

F1: Europe (Valencia)

Any guesses as to who will win in Valencia this Sunday?

Your guess is as good as mine, with the surprising nature of this years season.

We could have winner number 8 here or may be a repeat winner first time this season.

Michael Schumacher is my bet for Valencia victory on Sunday. He has been quick, and the track which has similar characteristics to that of Monaco were he scored his first pole of the season he will be the one to beat. I think he lost Mono GP because he was penalised.

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery who belives that the multi-cornered Spanish track should confer the same car/driver advantages that the German seven time champion enjoyed when he annexed pole position in Monaco also shares my view. 

Michael will be favourite for the win if he manages a good qualifying. 

Hembery says "I think you have to look at someone like, maybe Michael getting the pole position.", "He probably would have won Monaco if he hadn't been penalised, so why not here? Michael for Valencia, that's where the money should go."

Of course I would not dare say that others don't stand a chance. The others will all be looking to get their second win and get the maximum points from the race.

All I can say is that Valencia is a race that should not be missed for any F1 Fan.

image source: http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/f1-tests-in-valencia-schumacher-und-alonso-im-duell-fotostrecke-51476-2.html, http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/schu_merc_vale_2011-1.jpg

Happy 5000

HAPPY 5000

A big Happy Milestone for RP's Blog. 5000 page views a big thing for me. I did not realize when an assignment turned into a habit and now a a passion. When I started with this blog I never thought I would continue for this long to see my blog reach 5000 views.

This would not have been possible without all of you. You are all a very important part of my blog and I would like to thank all of you for your support.

Not forgetting to mention a special thank you to Nikita Dadia, Nimit Shah, Arvind Pandi Dorai, Bipin Parpani, Rahul Singh, Vineet Singh and Neville Gomes for your contribution and motivation.

Hope you all keep helping me write more interesting articles. Your feedback means a lot to me so keep them coming and let's arrive at the next milestone soon with all your involvements and inspiration.
Dont forget to complain if I forgot your name (Sorry for that).

Cheers to all you guys!!!!!

Happy 5000 views!!!!

-Ronak Parpani

iPhone 5 ........Again

iPhone 5..........Again


The reason I mention AGAIN is because i used this title when Apple disappointed by naming their new iPhone as iPhone 4s and not 5.

But past is past and today in the WWDC hopefully a new iPhone with the nomenclature iPhone 5.
Yes today in San Francisco Apple will be announcing various updates to its product lineup including the Macbook Pro, iPhone and many other.

Now let me quickly take you through the list of updates expected in the iPhone 5. But before you read about it have a look at images created by Bryce Haymond from Blackpool Creative of iPhone 5 based on leaked parts and schematics.

1. The screen will be a 3.9 inch retina display. So a bigger screen. FaceTime camera to be HD and would be moved to the top, like the new iPad. 


2. iOS 6. The new OS would have new apps from Apple like maps (earlier they used google maps), finally we will have  facebook integrated in iOS 6.



3. All new Design. As you can see    from the photos the new design looks better than the iPhone 4 and 4s.


4. New sim card slot is smaller in the new phone. This is going to create difficulty for users till the carriers come out with these new nano sims everywhere.



5. The new iPhone will be slimmer and possibly even lighter than iPhone 4s.

6. The volume controls would be on the left side as usual with the ringer/silent slide key.




7. Now the big updates, there might be a new dock connector which will be smaller. The speakers might be stereo and louder (Thank god for that its was almost as if Apple had forgotten about speakers after the first iPhone), the  headphone jack will be shifted to the bottom next to the speakers.


8. Upgrade to the processor and graphics chip with a better battery life is also on the cards.


9. iCloud will see an increase in use with more apps expected to start using iCloud for backup and sync.




This is what I expect to come in the new phone, But Apple has the habit to come up with something special and new which we cannot expect. Hoping this happens again with the new iPhone 5. 
If I missed something feel free to add below in the comments.

image source: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=22448 

F1: 6 Races 6 Different Winners

F1: 6 Races, 6 Different Winners

The year 2012 has been the year of records for F1, First time we have 6 World Champions in the season all racing for the crown, and now we have for the first time in F1 6 Different Drivers have won the opening 6 races of the season.

Who Won Where 

1) Australia: Jenson Button won the inaugural race after starting from 2nd position on the grid. He is one of the 6 world champions staring in this years season. So Button made a great start to the season in Australia. Button got the first win of the season for McLaren. 

2) Malaysia: Fernando Alonso won the 2nd Grand Prix of the season in Sepang, Malaysia. Another world champion on the grid. Alonso won a rain soaked race and held on to the top spot in an eventful race. So the 2nd race was also won by a champion.

3) China: Nico Rosberg's first win of the career came in Shanghai. Mercedes won their first race after coming back to the sport. Last race they won was in 1955. Nico is the first winner this season who is not a champion. Nico had a great race and was able to nurse his tyres to victory.

4) Bahrain: The defending world champion Sebastian Vettel won the fourth round of the 2012 season in Sakhir with Red Bull. Nico managed to keep the flying Finn "Kimi" behind to secure the win. So, 3 out of the 4 races this year have been won by world champions.

5) Spain: Pastor Maldonado won his first race of his career in Catalunya, Spain. Williams came back on the top step after waiting for a long time, their last win came in 2004 Brazil. Maldonado kept his cool and won the race ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. He won the race from pole which was given to him after Hamilton was penalised and had to give away the pole.

  6) Monaco: Mark Webber makes history in F1 making 6 different drivers winning the first 6 races of 2012 by winning in Monte Carlo. He got the pole courtesy Michael Schumacher's penalty. Monaco is a tough race and is very difficult to overtake, this helped Webber to take victory in the historic Monaco GP.

It will be exciting to watch the Canadian Grand Prix on 10th June. Will there be a 7th driver winning the 7th race????? 

We will have to wait and watch out for the 3 world champions who yet have to win this season, its about time for them dont you think????  

Image Source: http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3390/7606161/Button-Hard-work-paying-off, http://www.themotorreport.com.au/53769/2012-australian-f1-grand-prix-button-starts-season-in-style, http://www.themotorreport.com.au/53944/f1-china-among-best-races-in-formula-1-history, http://www.carsuk.net/chinese-grand-prix-2012-result/, http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/331564/20120422/f1bahrain-formula-one-result-sebastian-vettel-wins.htm, http://www.grandprix.com/race/r862q1report.html, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/9262938/Spanish-Grand-Prix-2012-Pastor-Maldonado-holds-off-Fernando-Alonso-to-claim-historic-win-for-Williams.html, http://theformula1.com/spain-2012-qualifying-williams-f1-pastors-qualifying-performance-was-stunning-today.html, http://www.themotorreport.com.au/54217/f1-webber-on-pole-for-monaco-grand-prix, http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120527/f1/120529823.