Oliver Turvey’s World Series by Renault campaign got a serious boost at the weekend after the Cumbrian driver turned a Monaco pole position into a convincing race win.
Throughout the Indy 500 – from the first false start to Helio Castroneves celebrating in Victory Circle – fans, bloggers, journalists and race teams pumped out a steady stream of updates using microblogging service Twitter.
The rollercoaster career of Helio Castroneves took another major leap skywards when he converted pole position at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway into his third Indy 500 victory.
Renault test driver Romain Grosjean’s transition to Formula One is looking increasingly assured as he dominates the GP2 season – in a way that’s curiously reminiscent of Jenson Button’s trip to the senior series title.
The parades, the talk show guest spots and the PR photo opportunities are over and the month-long build up to the 93rd Indianapolis 500 is almost over – but who will triumph when the race begins tomorrow? We assess the prospects of all 33 drivers.
Question: how could Lewis Hamilton’s weekend possibly get any worse? Answer: a gearbox change.
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