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1 ALAIN Prost captured his sixth consecutive pole position of the Formula One season as he led qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix today .
2 Former British formula 1 driver John Watson , now a commentator for Eurosport , said : ‘ The last time I saw him was in Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix where he was staying on a boat in the harbour .
3 A new year a new car and new hope for the Jordan grand prix team … the 193 is powered by Hart engines … has revamped gears and suspension and a fresh look …
4 Bookmakers Ladbrokes are catching up with the odds on races on four wheels instead of four legs and offering odds on Senna ( 11–8 ) and Prost ( 7–4 ) for the world championship during the week the cars were being loaded for the opening grand prix in Phoenix .
5 NIGEL MANSELL smashed the track record in yesterday 's first qualifying round for the Indycar grand prix in Surfers Paradise , Australia , and vowed to go even faster today .
6 The next race was at Long Beach in California , billed as the US Grand Prix West , and though it ran through some streets , its relationship to Monaco , much hyped in the local press , was pretty tenuous .
7 The first race at Brooklands was in July 1907 and the first British Grand Prix ( then known as the RAC Grand Prix ) was held at Brooklands in 1926 and won by Robert Senechal and Louis Wagner in a Delage at an average speed of 115.22 kph ( 71.61 mph ) .
8 The race returned for on year in 1940 and was held over nine laps of a 100-mile circuit that took in Brescia-Cremona-Brescia and , while it was generally known as the Brescia Grand Prix , it still was accorded Mille Miglia status , unlike the 1939 event .
9 The day of the Monaco Grand Prix !
10 With his name Anglicised to James Wattana , he will play his first match in front of British television cameras in the fourth round of the Rothmans Grand Prix on Monday .
11 DEAN REYNOLDS , whitewashed 10-0 by Steve Davis in the final of the Rothmans Grand Prix in October , beat him 9-7 to reach the semi-finals of the Everest World Matchplay Championship at the Brentwood Centre late on Saturday .
12 DEAN REYNOLDS , whitewashed 10-0 by Steve Davis in the final of the Rothmans Grand Prix in October , beat him 9-7 to reach the semi-finals of the Everest World Matchplay Championship at the Brentwood Centre late on Saturday .
13 NIGEL MANSELL has retained his lead in the Indycar championship , despite crashing out of the Detroit Grand Prix .
14 And do n't miss Inside Track on Thursdays for the whole behind the scenes Grand Prix story .
15 Honda have spent five million pounds on their Dream Machine … and then they 're are the adventurers … their cars are built for pennies from old bike parts … from wood and cardboard … and then they 're are the brits … the Central South car … the Solar Flair … built in a barn in Wallingford … its been designed and driven by Phil Farrand … he 's served his racing apprenticeship with the Williams Grand Prix Team as a research engineer …
16 BRITAIN 'S Johnny Herbert goes into the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend wondering if he can earn a place on the podium for the first time in 37 formula one races .
17 Indeed , it was not until 1956 that a Brazilian made any impact when Nano da Silva Ramos finished 5th in his Gordini in the Monaco Grand Prix .
18 The correct approach to a corner in the Monaco Grand Prix .
19 Nigel Mansell was certainly whacked yesterday … on the verge of collapse after coming second to Ayrton Senna in the Monacco Grand Prix
20 No wonder Yves Montand says in the film Grand Prix : ‘ There 's only racing : everything else is marking time . ’
21 In the 250cc Grand Prix , world champion Luca Cadalora , of Italy , on a Honda , made a last-lap sprint to match Doohan 's feat with two wins in a row .
22 DEAN REYNOLDS , whitewashed by Steve Davis in the Rothmans Grand Prix final , made a break of 112 to clinch his 9-7 win over Tony Meo last night which gives him a return meeting with Davis in today 's quarter-final of the Everest World Matchplay Championship at the Brentwood Centre .
23 It was taken from his hotel room in Reading last night , where he 's taking part in the Rothmans Grand Prix Championships .
24 NICK SKELTON and John Whitaker took the top two places respectively in the Regnbagen Grand Prix in Gothenburg , Sweden , yesterday , after German riders had monopolised the show 's World Cup competitions .
25 Once in the lead , the Australian came off best as the two constantly lapped riders in the 28-strong field of starters — the biggest in a 500cc grand prix for more than 10 years .
26 Taking the hump … a flying finish to the motorcross grand prix .
27 Joey Dunlop , who has been having problems with his Honda and Kevin Mitchell on the 500cc grand prix Yahama , share third place on 118. 84mph .
28 Robert Dunlop won the 125 race and Jeremy McWilliams produced a superb display on the Millar Grand Prix Yamaha .
29 Dunlop won this race at Carrowdore last Saturday but again McCallen will be hard to beat and he could complete a treble similar to his performance at the Ulster Grand Prix .
30 We have had a marvellous season with thankfully no major accidents and also the best of racing , particularly at the Ulster Grand Prix and the Tandragee 100 , so perhaps we can be forgiven for forgetting that racing needs not only the top line competitors like Joey Dunlop and Brian Reid it needs the newcomers to help the sport thrive and we are just not getting enough of them .
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