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| Free Practice from Monaco | 23 May 07:00 GMT +01:00 | 23 May 09:00 GMT +01:00 |
| Qualifying from Monaco | 25 May 11:00 GMT +01:00 | 25 May 13:00 GMT +01:00 |
| Grand Prix from Monaco | 26 May 10:00 GMT +01:00 | 26 May 13:00 GMT +01:00 |
Malmö, Sweden is the host for the 58th annual Eurovision Song Contest. Denmark and Norway, who both finished in the bottom four in last year's final, are both hotly-tipped to do well this year, along with Ukraine. Will one of them win tonight, or will another country sneak through to victory? There's no clear favourite to win, which hopefully will make for a tight end to voting!
And so it all comes down to this. The final episode of Series Seven, the one that has to tide us over until the 50th anniversary celebrations later in the year. This is the one where we are supposed to learn of the mystery of Clara, and, perhaps, the Doctor's name? As ever, here's the official BBC blurb: "The Doctor has a secret he will take to his grave. And it is discovered..."
Welcome to the Month of May at Indianapolis! Saturday is Pole Day, some 5 hours of qualifying and practice. 24 drivers locked into the field, then the top 9 fastest shoot out again for the Pole. Sunday is Bump Day, your last chance, for positions 25-33. There are 34 entries this year. Realistically Sunday is a practice day until the last hour. Saturday is the focus then, and with a year's experience, the boost levels raised and the wings trimmed out, we could see the fastest speeds in a decade. Questions? Just ask!
With Mercedes starting from pole position, and the statistics shouting that most winners come from the front row of the grid, you wouldn't be blamed for putting on your money on Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg for the win. But we have speedy Red Bulls and a fired-up Alonso at his home race, plus a surprisingly fast Sergio Pérez all within touching distance of the podium. Who can dominate in Barcelona this weekend? Now is the time to find out.
The Cybermen are back! Those terrifying, soul-destroying silver machines are returning to our screens, and if the title is anything to go by, they're not here to make any friends. The official BBC blurb says: "Hedgewick's World of Wonders: the perfect theme park day out. And ground zero for a deadly silver resurrection." Can't wait to see the futuristic theme park, should be fascinating!
With unpredictable European weather, a heap of unknowns in the tyres, and double the number of DRS zones we saw last year, we should be in for a good race. That doesn't mean that qualifying is any less important though, as drivers push to get into the top ten, and beat their own personal Saturday bests. So far this weekend, Red Bull and Ferrari have looked fast whilst Mercedes could put up a fight and McLaren... well, they still have work to do.
Free Practice in Barcelona may deliver more action than we have seen on Fridays of late, as Pirelli are offering up an experimental set of tyres to try and encourage teams to do more running during each ninety minute session. The teams will also want to push their cars as much as possible, as they bring a raft of updates to the cars, now they have the benefit of being back in Europe. Friday isn't going to tell us too much about who is doing well, but we may get a hint of who has got it wrong.
May is a big month for IndyCar - not only does it have arguably the world's most famous race at the end, but at the start it takes a trip down to São Paulo for today's São Paulo Indy 300. There was plenty going on in qualifying as Ryan Hunter Reay and EJ Vido solidified an Andretti front row for this unforgiving street circuit, which has provided many highlights since its inception into the calendar. The big talking point was Will Power's disastrous qualifying yesterday and championship leader Helio Castroneves starting way down in 18th - can both fight their way to the front? I'm sure it should make for a brilliant race!
It's an age old question, but one that always provokes some interesting thoughts - and I'm also finding my answer changes over the years. If you could pick one superpower - invisibility, superstrength, flight, etc - which would it be? Is there a superpower that is vastly underused in the whole comic-book genre? As an extension of the question, is there a superhero you wouldn't mind being or do you think that the great power and great responsibility would be a bit much?
The BBC blurb for this episode reads: "Something ghastly is afoot in Victorian Yorkshire, as bodies are found with their skin a waxy, glowing red." Sounds terrifying, but I am more intrigued by the vision of Clara in Victorian garb again. Will the mystery of Clara take any steps forward this week? Plus, this episode we get to see the brilliant Strax again, with his disdain for humans and lack of social etiquette. It should be a good one.
We've had ghost hunting, submarine warfare, and trips to the depths of outer space, but now things are turning in on themselves, as the TARDIS takes centre stage. Not since we saw the heart of the police box personified has the TARDIS played such a central role, but here's the BBC's official blurb: "The TARDIS has crashed, Clara is lost inside, and the Doctor has 30 minutes before his ship explodes!" Sounds exciting!
Three races into the 2013 Indy car season and it's Dario Franchitti who finds himself back at the front for this race after being the man in qualifying yesterday. He has close competition with the likes of Hunter-Reay and Power close behind him but we're all set up for what should be a great race at the popular Long Beach street circuit. It's all very close in the championship with Castroneves getting the early advantage but he starts in 6th today - can he find his way to the front or will it be the strong performances from Sato or Conway that could surprise us today?
Nico Rosberg sits on pole position for the first time since his Chinese Grand Prix victory of last year, and he could have the car beneath him to make strides towards the win. Teammate Lewis Hamilton has had a gearbox penalty and Webber has also slipped down the grid, so it's left to Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel to take the fight to the Mercedes. We're in for a fab two hours of racing in the desert, so sit down, tune in, and get commenting!
We've had spiritual and we've had political, now it seems the Doctor is heading straight into the spooky, as he and Clara look for ghosts. There's a guest star or two in this one, with the marvellously smooth Dougray Scott and fresh from midwifery Jessica Raine. Neil Cross brought us the Rings of Akhaten and he's back already for another bite of the Doctor Who cherry. The BBC's official blurb: "Something terrifying is hiding in Caliburn House, and the Doctor finds himself part of the ghost hunt."
It's time, once again, for the grid of another Formula One race to be decided, and here, the chaps have one hour to get the best qualifying position they can. After last week's less than stellar Saturday action, hopefully Bahrain can deliver. There are a couple of grid penalties already in place before they start, and that is five places for Esteban Gutiérrez and Mark Webber takes three places from wherever he qualifies today.
As Formula One returns to the desert, there are changes afoot. Heikki Kovalainen is returning to Caterham, albeit as a Friday driver only at the moment. Pirelli have changed their minds from pre-season announcements, and are running a different set of compounds to those previously confirmed. All eyes on the track as three practice sessions gives teams the chance to gather some data in the dusty and difficult conditions of Bahrain.
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position of the year yesterday, and his first with new team Mercedes. Sebastian Vettel, meanwhile, was nowhere near pole, qualifying ninth, with Mark Webber relegated to the back of the grid after a fuel pump issue. All the pieces are stacked nicely for what could be a really exciting race, and it'll be fascinating to find out who will become our third winner of the 2013 season.
There's a bit of hype surrounding this episode as it sees the return of the Ice Warriers, one of writer Mark Gatiss' favourite Doctor Who villains. I'll be honest, I haven't seen them in action, but I was excited to see the submarine regardless. The pressure underwater is ramped up, so throw in a manic Doctor and who knows what will happen! The official BBC blurb says: "On a Russian submarine in 1983, a frozen alien warrior is waking up, just as the TARDIS materialises." Excellent timing, Doctor.
After three practice sessions, the drivers now have to switch the focus up to maximum in an attempt to break out some speed and snatch the best possible qualifying position. Sebastian Vettel has the best qualifying record of late, Felipe Massa has turned things up a notch recently, whilst McLaren are slowly recovering from their bad start to the season. Never discount Mercedes, though, as Nico Rosberg tries to repeat his success from last year in Shanghai.
After a lengthy three week break, with plenty of data from the new cars in Australia and Malaysia, the teams have had a chance to investigate, to analyse, and to upgrade. Whilst we're still in the fly-away part of the season, and upgrades to the cars are somewhat limited, most are hoping to bring some improvements to the Chinese Grand Prix weekend. Three practice sessions should see drivers testing out any new parts, and getting a feel for the track before qualifying on Saturday.
Free Practice from Monaco
09:00GMT +01:00
23 May 2013
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 89 | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | 85 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | 72 | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 50 | |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | 45 |
| 1 | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 131 | |
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 117 | |
| 3 | Lotus F1 Team | 111 | |
| 4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 72 | |
| 5 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 32 |
| Australian Grand Prix | 17 Mar |
| Malaysian Grand Prix | 24 Mar |
| Chinese Grand Prix | 14 Apr |
| Bahrain Grand Prix | 21 Apr |
| Spanish Grand Prix | 12 May |
