Welcome to the Weekend Round-Up! Here, I will recap the biggest and best races of the weekend, hopefully every weekend! First to Formula One, and Nico Rosberg once again won the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix. The German driver also qualified on pole. This in itself was the subject of speculation and controversy since many believed that he intentionally out braked himself, bringing out yellow flags that stopped his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who finished second on race day, from challenging for the top grid slot. The German put in a lights to flag display of domination at the challenging street circuit, while others were halted by errors and attrition. A notable casualty was the reigning champion Sebastian Vettel, who lasted less than five laps before electrical woes halted his challenge. Kimi Raikkonen, Pastor Maldonado, Adrian Sutil and Kevin Magnussen, as well as many others, all retired or lost time during the race for various different reasons. One man to benefit from this was Jules Bianchi, who finished 9th, giving Marussia their first points since entering F1 in 2010 (as Virgin). In GP2, Jolyon Palmer won the feature race at Monaco ahead of Mitch Evans and Felipe Nasr, who put in a strong showing following his first ever win in the series last time out at Catalunya. In the second race, Stéphane Richelmi topped the standings, ahead of Sergio Canamasas and Rio Haryanto. Over to the Blancpain Endurance Series, and following a promising debut at the opening round at Monza, M-Sport secured their first victory with the new Bentley Continental GT3. The winning car was piloted by Steven Kane, Andy Meyrick and Guy Smith, who showed that the Bentley was a winning package over three hours at Silverstone. The day also marked a brilliant result for GT Academy graduates Nick McMillen and Florian Strauss, who finished eighth overall and topped the Pro-Am category alongside RJN team regular Alex Buncombe. Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Indianapolis 500 following an epic duel with Helio Castroneves, who finished second. The margin of victory, 0.0600 seconds, was the second closest in the long history of the event. As always, many guest drivers appeared in the race. Notably, NASCAR star Kurt Busch came home sixth, while 1997 Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve came home in fifteenth. The day was not over for Busch, who then travelled to Charlotte to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup event. Unfortunately, his second race of the day did not go to plan, as an engine failure in his Chevrolet stopped his progress after an extraordinary 906 miles of racing in one day. Elsewhere, the new World Rallycross series returned to the spiritual home of the sport, Lydden Hill in Kent. With the likes of BTCC Champion Andrew Jordan, 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg and Tanner Foust all advancing to the final, the fans were definitely in for a treat. And indeed, after a spectacular race, it was Andreas Bakkerud and Andrew Jordan who came first and third respectively in Ford Fiestas, while Robin Larsson came home second in an Audi A1. In Austria, the drivers of the World Touring Car Championship drivers found themselves even further behind Jose Maria Lopez of Citroen, who now has a 41 point lead in the championship following a victory in race two. The day initially looked to be all about Yvan Muller, who won in race one. However, the Frenchman was involved in a large accident on the first lap that also claimed the scalps of Rob Huff and James Thompson. Gabriele Tarquini (Honda) came home second in race two, while WRC legend Sebastien Loeb came home seventh following a fourth place finish in race one. Tomorrow, a special Monday edition of the Weekend Round-Up will be out, showcasing the Bank Holiday action from various British racing clubs!
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 06:24:11 +0000
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