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.
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.
Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday's Masters of F3 race from pole position at Zandvoort. The Finn was promoted to the top spot after a penalty was handed to French team-mate Jules Bianchi, who had qualified fastest.
Felipe Massa paid a visit to Ferrari's base in Italy on Monday as his preparations continue to be back in racing in 2010. The trip also included a taster of Ferrari's latest road car.
This year saw the Williams team improve by one position in the Constructors' Championship but, with a brand-new line-up for 2010, Technical Director Sam Michael is quietly confident about the upcoming campaign.
Mercedes has revealed its buyout of the Champion Brawn GP team on Monday. Following an announcement from the German manufacturer, Nico Rosberg is likely to be the lead driver for the outfit to be labelled 'Mercedes Grand Prix'. We caught up with the company's motorsport chief, Norbert Haug.
Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, discusses the team's brilliant performances of 2009 and their affects ahead of the 2010 season.
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.