The 2009 IndyCar championship saw a triangular shootout go right down to the wire. Briscoe was the first man to win in the year although Franchitti stole the title from Champion Dixon in the last knockings. There were plenty of thrills and spills along the way in what has been a truly epic season.
5 drivers have clinched titles this decade, with Jenson Button rounding it off by holding onto the crown for Great Britain - the first time that task has been achieved for 40 years. The road may have been a winding one, although 2009 became the season in which 'Jense' reversed out of an apparent dead end.
British F3 ace Renger van der Zande shows us the key points at his home track of Zandvoort, where the Masters of Formula 3 will return to this weekend. GPUpdate TV will be on hand to make sure you won't miss a thing.
After an unexpected start to the 2009 season, this weekend sees F1 make an early return to China. With the double-diffusers confirmed as legal by the FIA, can anybody catch Brawn GP and Jenson Button? GPUpdate.net takes you for a guided tour of the Shanghai circuit.
Sebastian Vettel delightedly picked up his race-winning reward after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend - a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black. The Red Bull man now looks forward to a short break before his 2010 preparations continue.
Jenson Button's visit to Bluewater shopping centre last Tuesday was his first public outing in the UK as World Champion. The Brawn driver talks of what he describes as 'the most important lap of his career'.
With the annual end-of-term feeling set to dawn on Formula One this weekend, 2009's season-closer will see that mixed with a sense of innovation as we visit Abu Dhabi for the first ever afternoon to dusk race.
Mark Webber has enjoyed a strong season in 2009, clinching two Grand Prix wins with a single race remaining on the calendar in Abu Dhabi. The Australian talks of Red Bull's form as well as expectations ahead of the 2010 season.