Nico Rosberg had a dream weekend in Monaco, topping every session before winning the classic street race 30 years after his father's triumph in the Principality. Since then, however, his Mercedes team have been engulfed in the controversy surrounding their Pirelli tyre test just prior to the Monte Carlo round. Did the test play a role in Rosberg's victory? Will it help Mercedes' performance in Canada this weekend?

McLaren is standing firmly behind Sergio Perez, despite fierce criticism from his rivals in the wake of the Monaco grand prix.

Can Lewis Hamilton rediscover his mojo and give Mercedes a second consecutive victory to follow up on team mate Nico Rosberg's triumph in Monaco? Will Red Bull get back on track on a circuit that historically hasn't suited them? Or can Ferrari or Lotus reassert themselves? This weekend's Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2013 poses plenty of questions that make for an exciting and unpredictable encounter

Force India left Monaco with a haul of 12 points, equalling their best result of the year, as the team continue to enjoy their strongest ever start to a world championship campaign. And that was despite one car starting 17th on the grid. With the VJM06 proving competitive on all types of circuit, and both their drivers seemingly at the top of their games, it's no surprise team principal and managing director Vijay Mallya is upbeat

For just under two hours and 18 minutes on Sunday afternoon talk of protests and 'secret' tyre tests was forgotten, as the Monaco Grand Prix did what it does best - serve up drama, excitement, tension and emotion. And no one was more emotional at the end of it all than race winner and Monte Carlo resident Nico Rosberg, as Mercedes finally converted their supreme qualifying speed into unbeatable race pace

Motorsport obviously owns the limelight this weekend in Monaco, but proceedings traditionally open with a charity football match on Tuesday night. This year the annual game - the 20th to be held - raised money for the Princess Charlene Foundation in the Stade Louis II. Ferrari team mates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa and McLaren's Sergio Perez were amongst the Formula One stars in action

P9 on the grid is not the ideal starting position in Monaco. Jenson Button had been hoping for much better after what had been a promising weekend so far for McLaren. Then technical gremlins struck his MP4-28 at just the wrong time in Q3. Button knows he now has a lot of work to do on Sunday

Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2013 will feature two Mercedes on the front row of the grid. But their experienced team principal Ross Brawn knows that even in Monte Carlo that is no guarantee of victory. In an exclusive interview with Formula1.com, Brawn discusses Mercedes' race prospects, their struggle with the 2013 tyres, Paddy Lowe's early arrival from McLaren and more

Drizzle at lunchtime on Saturday which left the Monaco track damp helped to make Q1 and Q2 two of the most dramatic qualifying sessions of the year, the first requiring Pirelli's intermediate tyres throughout, the latter drying sufficiently to facilitate a switch to supersofts five minutes before the end. The result in both was some machine-gun fire lap times that registered, and were then beaten, faster than they could be written down

Pole position is all important in Monaco, and if the practice times so far are anything to go by, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is clear favourite for the prized P1 grid slot. Should he go on to win, he would become the only second-generation victor in the Principality, following father Keke's triumph in 1983. However, the likes of Ferrari and Lotus also looked very much at ease around the Monte Carlo streets on Thursday

“Is Monaco the greatest race of them all?” Jenson Button pondered yesterday. “I don't know really,” the 2009 victor said. “I think they're all pretty special in their own right. Some of them have more history than others and Monaco is definitely one of them

Oliver Rowland won the highly acclaimed BRDC McLaren Young Driver of the year award at this year's Autosport Awards, so we advise you keep a close eye on this youngster from Sheffield.

Whilst it was a Renault-powered Red Bull that scooped the drivers' and constructors’' crowns this season the French engine manufacturer was not king of the hill in 2011.

Badger Awards - not your average ones, more fun than that and purely for a chuckle. For even more fun, we'd like to invite to submit your own.

Fantastic video review of our 2011 Brazilian GP event featuring fan interviews and more...

This weekend sees the 2011 Race of Champions event, fittingly held in Germany and features loads of well known drivers battling it out on an indoor stadium circuit. It's not technically a race - more of a time trial, but is still pretty exciting with very little room for error.

Podium or Pits is Badger's weekly guide to what's hot and what's not in F1. Stay tuned for Vettel and his car, Bernie's bonfire and a farty...

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The fierce midfield fight is the focus for part two of our driver analysis, otherwise known as the Chasing Dogs.