Double points finish for Force India at British Grand Prix!

Sahara Force India on Sunday enjoyed its second successive double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg finishing seventh and Sergio Perez ninth at their home race, British Grand Prix, here.

At seventh, Hulkenberg was the last driver among 13 finishers who was not lapped in the race, won by home favourite and defending champion Lewis Hamilton.

It was the third double-points finish for Force India this season, the start to which was quite troublesome for the Vijay Mallya-co-owned team.

With eight points from the race -- Hulkenberg six and Perez two -- Force India have now 39 points from nine races and remain in fifth position in the constructors championship. 

Coming into this race, they were leading Lotus by just two points but now they have extended their lead to 10 as both Lotus drivers -- Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado -- failed to finish.

The first lap melee, when four racers were ousted following a collision caused by Grosjean, pushed Hulkenberg to fifth and Perez inside top-10. The Mexican gradually moved his way up to eighth.
Kimi Raiokkonen was flying in his Ferrai and in no time he overtook Hulkenberg, pushing the German to sixth. Raikkonen's teammate Sebastian Vettel did the same to Perez as the Mexican slipped to ninth.

Hulkenberg said it is great to come away from home race with a good bunch of points.
"My start was sensational – maybe the best I ever had in Formula One – and I rocketed up to fifth place ahead of the two Ferraris. I was able to keep them behind me for the first stint, but they had too much pace and were able to use the strategy to jump us by pitting early," Hulkenberg said.

"When the rain arrived at the end of the race the track was very slippery. I was a bit unfortunate with the timing because I had just passed the pit lane entry when the rain became really heavy and I had to do a full lap before I could change to intermediates," he added.

Sergio Perez said finishing with both cars in the points at Silverstone is a very positive step for the team.

"We probably could have been even higher up, but the strategy didn't really work out in my favour. After my first stop, I lost a position to Sainz and I spent a few laps stuck behind him when my tyres were at their best," the Mexican said.

"I was in the dirty air and struggling with the front tyres, which had a lot of graining. When the second rain shower came we had a lot of discussions over the radio about what call to make and unfortunately we waited too long, which cost us a place," he said.

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Chile stun Argentina for first Copa America title!

Chile won the Copa America for the first time on Saturday when a cheeky penalty from Alexis Sanchez clinched a shootout victory over Argentina and glory for the host nation's golden generation in front of their own fans.  The two sides were deadlocked 0-0 after 90 minutes and when another half an hour of extra time failed to produce a goal, the contest was destined to be decided by penalties. Lionel Messi stepped up to score Argentina's first spot kick but, as the first three Chileans converted unerringly, Gonzalo Higuain and Ever Banega missed. That left the stage set for forward Sanchez, who made up for a quiet game by dinking the ball into Sergio Romero's net to send the capacity crowd at Santiago's National Stadium into raptures.  'Our whole idea was to win something, we knew that this was the moment,' goalkeeper Claudio Bravo told reporters.  'This is a privileged generation and now it is time to enjoy it. We are not used to winning anything so this is an exception.'  Chile had beaten Argentina just once in 38 competitive matches before the final and were outsiders to take the trophy for the first time in the 99-year history of the tournament. 'This is something so nice for all the Chilean people,” midfielder Arturo Vidal told reporters after the whistle.  Few sides were able to handle their fast-paced football, however, and they won four of their five games on their way to the deciding match, scoring 13 goals and delighting their home fans. The final itself was a poor game with neither side able to create many chances.
With Messi uninspired and Sanchez faltering, the teams attempted just 19 shots between them -- less than all but one of the Copa America finals contested since 1993.
Higuain came closest to breaking the stalemate for Argentina in the last minute of regulation time.

Sanchez had one great chance to steal the game for Chile in extra time but blazed over with just the goalkeeper to beat.

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20 questions to find out if you’re a workaholic!

Working hard isn't the same as workaholism.
Do you get more excited about your work than you do about family or anything else?
If you answered "yes," you might be a workaholic — and that isn't necessarily something to be proud of.

In fact, it's important that you recognize the addiction and get help, because the consequences can be grave.

Michele Schalin, the community outreach coordinator at Workaholics Anonymous, a "fellowship of individuals who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from workaholism," says workaholism can lead to divorce, suicide, stroke, heart attack, sleep deprivation, damaged relationships with friends and family, "and the list goes on," she tells Business Insider.

To figure out if you're a workaholic, Workaholics Anonymous suggests you ask yourself these 20 questions. Three positive answers are considered an indicator that you may have a problem with workaholism:

1. Do you get more excited about your work than about family or anything else?

2. Are there times when you can charge through your work and other times when you can't?

3. Do you take work with you to bed? On weekends? On vacation? 

4. Is work the activity you like to do best and talk about most? 

5. Do you work more than 40 hours a week? 

6. Do you turn your hobbies into money-making ventures?

7. Do you take complete responsibility for the outcome of your work efforts?

8. Have your family or friends given up expecting you on time?

9. Do you take on extra work because you are concerned that it won't otherwise get done? 

10. Do you underestimate how long a project will take and then rush to complete it?

11. Do you believe that it is okay to work long hours if you love what you are doing?

12. Do you get impatient with people who have other priorities besides work?

13. Are you afraid that if you don't work hard you will lose your job or be a failure?

14. Is the future a constant worry for you even when things are going very well?

15. Do you do things energetically and competitively, including play?

16. Do you get irritated when people ask you to stop doing your work in order to do something else?

17. Have your long hours hurt your family or other relationships?

18. Do you think about your work while driving, falling asleep, or when others are talking?

19. Do you work or read during meals? 

20. Do you believe that more money will solve the other problems in your life?

 Workaholics tend to be less effective employees.

According to a 2012 article by Ray Williams, author of "Breaking Bad Habits," the number of working hours in North America has steadily risen over the last 20 years.

A 2014 Gallup survey found that 25% of salaried Americans log more than 60 hours per week, on average — and about 50% of them work more than 50 hours.

Williams reports that in Japan, workaholism — known as "karoshi" — is estimated to cause 1,000 deaths per year and nearly 5% of the country's stroke and heart attack deaths in employees under the age of 60, and in the Netherlands, he writes, workaholism has "resulted in a new condition known as 'leisure illness,' estimated to affect 3% of its entire population, according to one study."

He says in his article that a contributing factor to the problem of workaholism "is the prevailing belief in hard work as the route to success, particularly wealth." But he quotes Bryan Robinson, PhD, a leading researcher on the disorder and author of "Chained to the Desk," who said, "Yes, workaholism is an addiction, an obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it's not the same as working hard or putting in long hours."

In fact, Williams says the irony is, despite logging insane hours and sacrificing their health and relationships for their jobs, "workaholics are frequently ineffective employees." 


"Workaholics tend to be less effective than other workers because it's difficult for them to be team players, they have trouble delegating or entrusting coworkers, or they take on so much that they aren't as organized as others," he writes.

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Brilliant Brown packs off Nadal from Wimbledon!

In one of the most shocking upsets, Rafael Nadal was bundled out of Wimbledon 2015 in the first week for the third time in four years, bamboozled by the wild and brilliant game of the qualifier Dustin Brown. The German hit numerous drop shots, some unbelievable returns and generally kept the 10th seed off balance, clinching a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory. Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Petra Kvitova all cruised into the third round with straight-sets victories as the tournament meandered serenely through its fourth balmy day. But the calm was shattered by the final match on Centre Court when Brown, a man until now best known for his unconventional approach and dread-locks, brought back memories of the golden summer Wimbledon evenings of wooden rackets as he combined relentless power with brave and ambitious creativity.