With five races already under their wheels, F1 drivers and teams are now already on the track, just three days after the conclusion of the Turkish GP.
As a matter of fact the teams and drivers are now waiting to compete again at Monaco, where  the race weekend begins, as tradition, on Thursday. Monaco is one of the most typical and beloved circuit of the championship, the only one street circuit which has remained unchanged during the years and which marks the end of the European cycle, being the last round of the season before the whole of the F1 circus moves to America for the races in Canada and in the US.
In the meantime McLaren, Ferrari, BMW Sauber, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Williams, Honda, Toyota, Renault and Force India are reunited on Paul Ricard circuit, in France, for a two-day test session.

Here follows the unofficial results:

WEDNESDAY
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 1:05.600
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:06.098
3. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 1:06.177
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1:06.348
5. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso, 1:06.372
6. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 1:06.571
7. Alexander Wurz, Honda, 1:06.681
8. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:06.936
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 1:07.346
10. Lucas di Grassi, Renault, 1:07.430

THURSDAY
1. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:05.381
2. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 1:05.471
3. Robert Kubica. BMW Sauber, 1:05.905
4. David Coulthard, Red Bull, 1:06.001
5. Jenson Button, Honda, 1:06.091
6. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso, 1:06.125
7. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:06.205
8. Nelson Piquet, Renault, 1:06.355
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 1:07.080
10. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 1:07.104
11. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 1:07.123

Felipe Massa, 1st:
"Its fantastic to have got the hat trick here in Istanbul: it might really almost be worth asking for a Turkish passport! It was a very tough race but the team work magnificently, giving me a great car. When Hamilton came underneath me at an incredible pace, I preferred not to take too many risks: the pit wall informed he that he was cleary running a lighter fuel load even if we were not certain he was on a three stop strategy.
When that became clear, we were calmer, knowing we had everything in place to go for the win. My engineer, Rob, guided my pace and I drove in such a way as to keep ahead of Lewis. Maybe the hard tyres worked better today, but from what we saw over the weekend, the softs were more competitive and in any case, the difference was not that great. I want to dedicate this win to two people: to my mother on Mother's Day and to Stefano Domenicali whose birthday it is today."

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd:
“I am so thrilled with today’s result, and I think this is the best race ever for me. It’s not about winning, it’s about feeling that you extract 100% from yourself and the car and I did that today. Before the race our prediction was that all being well I would finish fifth, so second is such a bonus. I was not happy with my performance yesterday and perhaps if I had managed to get the car on pole I could have won. However, we knew that we would have to use a three stop strategy as a precaution as we had some issues with our tyres. The team did a fantastic job, the pitstops were great, and the balance of the car was superb, and we all kept our spirit up. There were no problems with the tyres in the race. I managed to overtake Felipe at one point, and I really think we have closed the gap to Ferrari. I am so excited about the next race in Monaco and just can’t wait.”

Kimi Raikkonen, 3rd:
"It was a difficult weekend for me but six points are definitely better than nothing. At the start, I was almost alongside Heikki but then he slowed and I had to brake too to avoid a heavy crash. We touched just enough to damage the end plate of the front wing on my car: it was not a very serious problem, but it definitely didn't help my race. My first set of soft tyres worked very well, but the second was not as good: for the rears, maybe it would have been better to switch immediately to the harder, but that's easy to say with hindsight.
After a less than great qualifying yesterday, we knew the race would be an uphill struggle. Now we must ensure we are as well prepared as possible for the Monaco Grand Prix, where we struggled in 2007. This winter we worked a lot on the car to concentrate on those shortcomings which we saw at tracks like this. Now we will see if we did enough to be competitive."