Mark Webber wins Monaco Grand Prix to become sixth winner out of six

However, while some might describe this as the most unpredictable and exciting season in living memory this race on Sunday was a poor one.

There is rarely a hectic succession of overtaking manoeuvres at Monaco's street circuit. But the dullness of this event was really explained elsewhere. The teams and their drivers were neurotically concerned with preserving their tyres, driving within even the slow speeds imposed by the tightness of the track.

Then there was the rain. In reality the only meaningful rain fell after the race was over, but the clouds hung overhead, both physically and metaphorically, for most of the two hours. It persuaded everyone to stay out that extra bit longer on their starting rubber, rather than be forced by the weather to make two stops, Kazinform has learnt from the Guardian.

Webber, who became the first Australian to win this race twice, started from pole and decided to remain there, just as he did in 2010. It was the eighth win of his career and he led a slow train of five cars to the finishing line, with Nico Rosberg, Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton trailing behind like noisy bunting.

So Red Bull become the first double winners of the season, following Sebastian Vettel's victory in Bahrain, opening up a 38-point gap at the top of the constructors' championship. But it is all too random and a little more reality would not go amiss, even if it means injecting a little tedium into the racing on occasions.

Excitement is all very well but motor sport folk want to know who are the best drivers and which are the fastest cars. And why. It is better than sticking a pin in a list of numbers. Webber, who has been critical of the racing this year, was in no mood to complain on Sunday night.

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