Weekend review and results round-up
After all the months of uncertainty, the biggest story of the weekend was that the Korean Grand Prix actually happened, as though the track and its surroundings were not in perfect shape, the scene that greeted the drivers at Yeongam was much better than some had feared
Once the race finally got underway, after an endless rain delay and safety car period, it provided some of the most significant action of the championship campaign, with disasters for Red Bull and Jenson Button meaning that the victorious Fernando Alonso now has the edge in the title fight, and second-place finisher Lewis Hamilton has a chance once again.
Various tweaks were made to the track and procedures during the weekend to address drivers' concerns, leading to suggestions that drivers should be allowed to play a greater role in decision making in the future. Many were also in the spotlight as the final movements of the 2010/2011 'silly season' shook out, with the fate of Williams's Nico Hulkenberg now a key question.
Away from Formula 1, Sebastien Ogier did his utmost to beat Sebastien Loeb in Catalunya, but the World Rally champion claimed yet another win.
There is a sign that Jimmie Johnson might not have it all his own way in the NASCAR title fight, though, with Denny Hamlin closing in by winning at Martinsville.
Davide Rigon claimed his second Superleague title - this time in the colours of Belgian club Anderlecht - after a typically fraught event at Navarra, where the bill-sharing GT1 races saw dominantion by Reiter Lamborghini drivers Ricardo Zonta and Frank Kechele.
V8 Supercar also provided plenty of thrills this weekend, as the regulars were joined by a host of international guest stars for two epic long-distance races in Surfers Paradise.
The F1 sessions
Hamilton sets early Korea pace
Webber ends second practice on top
Kubica tops final practice in Korea
Vettel heads all-Red Bull front row
Alonso wins, takes lead in Korea
The F1 headlines
McLaren keeps Vodafone until 2013
Korean organisers sorry for delays
Hulkenberg will not 'pay' to keep drive
Korean track hailed by F1 drivers
Sutil closing on 2011 decision
Rosberg: Changes will boost Mercedes
Yeongam pit entry concerns drivers
Tweaks to be made to Korean track
Drivers facing tyre graining challenge
Barrichello critical of Schumacher again
Schumacher reprimanded for impeding
Lotus secures Renault engine deal
Todt: Schumacher not so relaxed
Brawn committed to Mercedes future
Drivers want more say in future rules
Webber: I'm still in the title hunt
Alonso insists title is not won yet
Hamilton: Championship still open
Button admits title defence all but over
Sutil, Buemi get Brazil grid penalties
The motorsport action
WRC: Loeb clinches Catalunya victory
NASCAR: Hamlin closes on Johnson with win
World GT1: Zonta/Kechele dominate in Spain
World GT1: Lamborghini wins again in main race
V8 Supercar: Tander/McConville win fraught race
V8 Supercar: Whincup wins Surfers thriller
Superleague Formula: Martin wins for Beijing Gouan
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