Trulli triumph just the ticket for Formula One

JUST when Formula One needed a shake-up to mask the domination by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, the Monaco Grand Prix worked its magic to throw up a race fit for the Hollywood blockbuster cast attracted to its glamorous harbourside setting.

The race proved just the ticket as the show returned with a smokescreen crash for Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, two controversial collisions that took out world champion Schumacher and the young pretender to his crown, Fernando Alonso, with ‘nice guy’ Jarno Trulli claiming the spoils in a thrilling climax.

Even the drama of a missing diamond, lost from the nose of Christian Klien’s Jaguar following his first-lap meeting with the barriers, fitted into the script and Trulli, in true Oscars style, humbly dedicated his success to the good of the sport itself.