Monaco GP - Mark Webber's Principality in 2010.

Mark Webber started from pole for the second time in two races and despite having to restart the race more times than he would have liked due to crashes that took place in his rear-view mirror, he recorded fastest lap after fastest lap and stormed to victory.

With 3 laps to go in the race, Trulli and Chandok came together in a horrible crash just meters in front of Webber at the La Rascasse corner, and viewers and Red Bull supporters heart's were in their mouths. As a result of that crash, the safety car came out for the fourth time in the race and it was feared that Webber may not have the honour of racing over the line at full speed. However, the safety car came off the track with one corner before the finish line and Webber burnt the last of his tyres traction over the course of the following 300 meters. Despite the safety car incursions during the race, with 10 laps to go Webber was leading by nearly 6 seconds and was so far in front of second that the coverage had to go back to the field to find more viewer friendly competitive driving.

It was imperious driving from the Australian and when he crossed the finish line he became the first Australian to win the Monaco grand prix since 1959 (Sir Jack Brabham) and now finds himself equal leader in the F1 along with his teammate Sebastian Vettel. Webber has now picked up 50 points in 8 days and with Red Bull apparently making further changes to their car for the next race in Turkey it probably wont be the last points he picks up this season.

The Monaco grand prix is normally as unforgiving as Scarface and today's race was no different. For the uninitiated, the streets are not widened and the advantage is always with the driver at the front. There is very little room for error let alone overtaking and if you are trailing there are few opportunities to make up time and places. One of the ways to make up time is to rely on someone else crashing, which as is sure as seeing former Prime Minister John Howard at a sporting event in the Australian summer.

The sheer speed that the drivers reached on the street circuit was awe inspiring and terrifying at the same time. When Hulkenberg slammed into the wall in the tunnel on the first lap it was the first evidence of the risks of the course and sure enough Barrichello soon followed suit.  Another driver avoiding these crashes and other hurdles such as starting in the pits, due to crashing in qualifications, was Fernando Alonso who drove so aggressively that he made his way through the field like Jonah Lomu through an English rugby union team (circa 1995 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN3KuenjmaY&NR=1) and eventually finished 7th.  Webber, however, was on another level as he tamed the circuit and after his Spanish victory last week he is clearly in a good vein of form and may be the dark horse in the championship.