Weekend review and results round-up
In the space of a week, Mark Webber has gone from luckless outsider to potential world champion, as he carried his Barcelona dominance through to the Monaco Grand Prix and came away with another lights to flag victory
But for many, the big story of Monte Carlo was not Webber's win, Robert Kubica's spectacular form or the continued off-track rumblings about 2011 tyres, but the last corner incident that saw Michael Schumacher pull off an opportunistic pass on Fernando Alonso - whose practice speed and subsequent crash kept him in the headlines all weekend - only to find that the race was still under safety car conditions. The subsequent penalty dropped Schumacher to 12th, but Mercedes is pondering an appeal, so this tale is not over yet.
Monaco also hosted blue riband events for GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5, and all three races saw first-time winners. While Daniel Ricciardo's maiden FR3.5 win was clearly just a matter of time given his form so far, Sergio Perez and Jerome D'Ambrosio's GP2 triumphs were more surprising, as a wet qualifying session on Thursday shook up the order.
In America, a penalty for main rival Jimmie Johnson left Kyle Busch free to win the Dover NASCAR Sprint Cup race, and three-time victor Helio Castroneves was again the man to beat as the build-up to the 2010 Indianapolis 500 commenced.
The F1 sessions
Alonso edges Vettel in Monaco practice
Alonso stays on top in second practice
Kubica goes quickest in final practice
Webber flies to Monaco GP pole
Webber cruises to Monaco GP victory
The F1 headlines
KERS edges closer to Formula 1 return
Schumacher critical of Q1 decision
Webber doubts Red Bull will dominate
Trulli to teams: Don't complain about Q1
Sauber says drivers have full backing
Monaco delivers sponsor tonic for F1
HRT close to 2011 technical deal
Alonso forced to miss Monaco qualifying
Branson committed to backing Virgin
Brawn frustrated by team 'cock-up'
Williams: Webber now a title contender
Teams fail to agree on 2011 tyres
Alonso convinced of Schumacher penalty
Schumacher handed 20-second penalty
Chandhok hails race as one of his best yet
The motorsport action
GP2: Perez secures maiden GP2 win
GP2: D'Ambrosio claims first GP2 victory
Formula Renault 3.5: Ricciardo breaks duck in Monaco FR3.5
NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kyle Busch wins at Dover
Indianapolis 500: Castroneves leads practice
Superleague Formula: Anderlecht's Rigon dominates Assen
Superleague Formula: Van der Drift wins for Olympiacos
Superleague Formula: Rigon adds final win for Anderlecht
Sportscars: BMW wins Nurburgring 24 Hours
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