Brazil's Helio Castroneves claimed his third Indy 500 victory for Penske on Sunday. Having already won the world-famous event twice earlier in the decade, the 34-year-old was delighted to make a huge comeback after a court hearing caused him to miss the start of the 2009 season.
Our sixth stop on the Formula One calendar for 2009 takes us to the Monaco Grand Prix. Part of the championship since its inauguration in 1950, last year's event saw Lewis Hamilton reign supreme on a wet day in the principality.
Five teams, including World Champions Ferrari, have threatened to leave Formula One at the end of the season unless a reforming of the FIA's budget cap system takes place. FOTA will be meeting with the governing body at Heathrow on Friday to discuss the matter.
Brands Hatch saw the finale of A1 Grand Prix's season and the clinching of the title from A1 Team Ireland, becoming the fourth winner in as many championships. GPUpdate.net takes a look back at the highs and lows of a dramatic season, which featured five victories from Adam Caroll en route to his country's championship win.
Helio Castroneves has taken his second Indy 500 pole ahead of this year's race on 24 May. The Brazilian set an aggragate time over the course of four laps to snatch the top spot and lines up alongside Pensky team-mate Ryan Briscoe. Scotland's Dario Franchitti is the leading British driver in third place.
These days, Barcelona can only mean one thing - the start of the European season and a selection of new developments. After Friday, though, the form book does not seem to have been turned on its head in the way many people thought it would be...