NASCAR: Round 13 – Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte – May 30

May 31, 2010 in NASCAR
Tags: charlotte, jamie mcmurray, jimmie johnson, kurt busch, kyle busch, sprint cup

At the start of the season, Jimmie Johnson had the kind of domination that hasn’t been seen since Michael Schumacher’s grip on F1 made Grand Prix racing dull. Fans had almost started turning off Nascar events because it was a foregone conclusion that Jimmie would win the race and another Sprint Cup title. But just [...]

IRL: Round 6 – Indianapolis 500 – May 30

May 31, 2010 in IndyCar
Tags: dario franchitti, helio castroneves, indianapolis, indy 500, mike conway, tony kanaan

Celebrity race starter Jack Nicholson was put to some serious hard work at the Indy 500, with a series of early restarts requiring his services. The race was barely under way when Davey Hamilton went to move up the track only to find the 23 of Tomas Schecker already in the place. He tried to [...]

F1: Round 7 – Istanbul, Turkey – 30 May

May 30, 2010 in F1
Tags: jenson button, lewis hamilton, mark webber, mclaren, red bull, sebastian vettel

Well, what an extraordinary race. It’s one of those Grands Prix that on paper looks like a processional affair with only a few changes in running order, punctuated by a couple of noteworthy incidents; and yet in practice, the experience of watching it made it perhaps the most edge-of-the-seat, pure racing F1 events of the [...]

MOTOGP: Round 3 – Le Mans, France – 23 May

May 23, 2010 in MotoGP
Tags: andrea dovizioso, casey stoner, dani pedrosa, ducati, jorge lorenzo, le mans, valentino rossi

Jorge Lorenzo scored his first ever back-to-back MotoGP win, putting his team mate and world champion firmly on the back foot – but it was Casey Stoner who was the biggest loser at Le Mans. We’re used to seeing Dani Pedrosa blast off into the lead from the start of any MotoGP event, so it [...]

NASCAR: Round 12 – Autism Speaks 400, Dover International – May 16

May 20, 2010 in NASCAR
Tags: jeff burton, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, matt kenseth

A rare mistake under pressure by Jimmie Johnson gifted the win of the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover to Kyle Busch, his second win of the 2010 season. Johnson’s 48 had looked the better car all afternoon, only vulnerable to Busch at restarts, but the two were tied together for much of the race. However, [...]

F1: Round 6 – Monaco, Monte Carlo – May 16 [Updated]

May 16, 2010 in F1
Tags: fernando alonso, ferrari, mark webber, monaco, monte carlo, red bull, sebastian vettel, williams

Monaco is the jewel in Formula 1′s crown. Without Monte Carlo, the sport would have its heart and soul ripped out. So even though the modern cars have long since outgrown these tight, twisty streets, and even though real racing and overtaking is nigh on impossible, it simply doesn’t matter: the Monaco Grand Prix is [...]

GP2: Rounds 3/4 – Monaco, Monte Carlo – May 14/15

May 16, 2010 in GP2
Tags: Jerome D'Ambrosio, monaco, monte carlo, Sergio Perez

Feature race In the GP2 feature race at Moncao, a slow getaway by polesitter Dani Clos allowed Sergio Perez to take the lead into St Devote, while Pastor Maldonardo lunged down the inside to displace Clos to third. The predictable compression going into St Devote for the first time also saw Max Chilton plough into [...]

F1: Round 5 – Catalunya, Spain – 9 May

May 9, 2010 in F1
Tags: barcelona, fernando alonso, ferrari, lewis hamilton, mark webber, mclaren, red bull, sebastian vettel

The prospect of the yearly event at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona isn’t one that sets the blood racing: with the teams knowing the track inside out from off-season testing, and with little sign of inclement weather, it has a well-deserved reputation for being a dull processional affair. And sure enough, this year’s visit [...]

NASCAR: Round 11 – Showtime Southern 500, Darlington – May 8

May 9, 2010 in NASCAR
Tags: darlington, denny hamlin, jamie mcmurray, jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, kyle busch, sprint cup

Denny Hamlin claimed his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season on Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. Hamlin also won Friday’s Nationwide event, giving the Joe Gibbs Racing driver the weekend double. A factor at the front for most of the race, he had to cope with a number of different challengers during [...]

MotoGP: Round 2 – Jerez, Spain – May 2

May 2, 2010 in MotoGP
Tags: casey stoner, dani pedrosa, ducati, jorge lorenzo, valentino rossi

Dani Pedrosa always gets the best flying start in MotoGP, and given that he was starting from pole position as well, his lead into turn 1 was assured. More surprisingly was Valentino Rossi sneaking into second place, as he’s not naturally the best of starters. He was also carrying a nasty shoulder injury coming into [...]