Lotus Racing F1 Team Race Report: Monaco GP

Easily one of the most anticipated races on the F1 calendar every season, the 2010 Monaco GP on the 16th May has tonnes of close wheel-to-wheel action at the famous narrow and tight street curcuit, known for its difficulty to overtake at ease. In the race where only 12 vehicles made it to the finish, Red Bull Racing made their first one-two finish of their season with pole-sitter Mark Webber taking the chequered flag ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel. Taking third spot on the podium is Robert Kubica of Renault F1 Team, who made created a few surprises in qualifying with some fast lap times. Michael Schumacher, who is notorious for his 2006 season's qualifying fiasco, created headlines once again when he overtook Fernando Alonso during one of the four Safety Car periods. Elsewhere, Lotus Racing failed to finish their race for the first time of the season Jarno Trulli winding up in an accident and Heikki Kovalainen suffered a steering problem.