The Sakhir circuit is one of few in Formula One designed specifically to encourage overtaking; plenty of that is expected in this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, although we shouldn't be seeing showers this time! GPUpdate.net takes you on the round trip.
A1 Team Switzerland's Neel Jani wins the sprint race at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The Swiss driver started from pole position and was never threatened on his way to victory, in a race which featured a spectacular startline accident.
Dario Franchitti out-smarted championship rivals Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe to save fuel, make one less pit-stop and clinch the 2009 IndyCar crown at Homestead on Saturday. In what was the first race in the championship's history to feature no yellow flags, the Scot racked up his second title for the Target Chip Ganassi team.
2009 marks Formula One's 60th season and therefore the 60th Italian Grand Prix this weekend. Monza has been home of the event on 59 of those occasions, as we prepare for the curtain to come down on the European season.
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.
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.