It was a case of so close, yet ultimately so far for Simon Pagenaud in the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours - the Frenchman's first finish in four starts in the La Sarthe round-the-clock classic - and just 13.8 seconds away from victory...
Heikki Kovalainen and S?bastien Bourdais pointed the finger of blame at one another following their coming-together in the British Grand Prix that removed both from the action as they battled down the order at Silverstone at the weekend.
Peugeot continues to hold the high ground as the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours prepares to head into the night, but what was a commanding one-two for the home favourites fell apart just under six hours in, when the long-time leader ran into problems that have cost it three laps and five positions.
Sebastien Bourdais came away empty handed from the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after a problem at the start of the race left him a lap down and ultimately right out of contention.
Despite seeing both of his drivers miss out on a potential podium on the final lap of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Toro Rosso team chief Franz Tost declared himself happy at the fact that the Italian squad has now moved level with Williams in the constructors' championship chase.
Sebastien Bourdais has admitted that he views team-mate Sebastian Vettel's move to Red Bull Racing for the 2009 Formula One season as both a good and bad thing for his own F1 future.
Toro Rosso has completed the first day of running with its new STR3 in Spain, although it was a day that didn't go to plan when Sebastien Bourdais shunted the car heavily at Catalunya.
The Champ Car World Series concludes an intriguing season in Mexico City, as four-time Series champion Sebastien Bourdais wraps up his Champ Car career in what is certain to be an emotional season finale.
A tenth of a second isn't much, but that's all it took for Sebastien Bourdais to make poor results at Montreal and Laguna Seca a distant memory as he took a sixth win of the season in the Bridgestone 400 - the first Champ Car race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Driver quotes after second qualifying for the Molson Indy Montreal - round ten of the Champ Car World Series. Sebastien Bourdais: (#2 McDonald's Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone)
The Champ Car World Series has announced a partnership with McDonald's that will see the fast food chain serve as the "Official Fast Food Restaurant of Champ Car" through the 2006 season.
Sebastien Bourdais produced one of the drives of his life to win the Grand Prix of Denver after fighting back up the field from a spin at the very first corner of the race to take his fifth win of the Champ Car season.
Driver quotes following the Grand Prix of Road America - won by Alex Tagliani, his first Champ Car victory. Alex Tagliani - race winner: #8 Johnson Controls Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone