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MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are living the Monaco dream after swapping Swiss isolation and Guernsey rain for Mediterranean sunshine.

MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - The future face of Formula One should be decided in the next few months with the sport's governing body yet to play what could be a key hand, Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said on Wednesday.

MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - Formula One teams and circuits will change safety procedures to make sure a fire like the one that devastated the Williams garage at the Spanish Grand Prix 10 days ago does not happen again.

May 23 (Reuters) - Some Formula One statistics for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix (round six of the 20 race season):

May 23 (Reuters) - Formula One drivers' form sheet ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix (listed in championship order. Number = race result, R=retired, DQ=disqualified, S=suspended, NS=did not start, EX=excluded. Most recent races first):

MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - Formula One will chalk up a notable first if Lewis Hamilton finishes first in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua will test for HRT at Silverstone in July, the Spanish-based Formula One team said on Wednesday.

MONACO, May 23 (Reuters) - Formula One will chalk up a notable first if Lewis Hamilton finishes first in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners confirmed on Tuesday that investors Waddell & Reed , Norges Bank and BlackRock had paid $1.6 billion in cash for a 21 percent stake in the Formula One motor racing business.

* Waddell & Reed, BlackRock and Norges Bank by stakes

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Bruno Senna's Williams car came through the Spanish Grand Prix garage fire relatively undamaged and the Brazilian will use it in Monaco again this weekend, the Formula One team said on Monday.

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Moto3 standings on Sunday. 1. Sandro Cortese (Germany) KTM 67 2. Maverick Vinales (Spain) Honda 55 3. Luis Salom (Spain) Kalex 49 4. Romano Fenati (Italy) Honda 45 5. Alex Rins (Spain) Honda 44 6. Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Kalex 33 7. Louis Rossi (France) Honda 32 8. Niccolo Antonelli (Italy) Honda 31 9. Zulfahmi Khairuddin (Malaysia) KTM 29 10. Arth

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - French Grand Prix Moto3 result on Sunday. 1. Louis Rossi (France) Honda 49:12.390 2. Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Kalex 49:39.738 3. Alex Rins (Spain) Honda 49:41.289 4. Niccolo Antonelli (Italy) Honda 49:45.585 5. Arthur Sissis (Australia) KTM 49:49.379 6. Sandro Cortese (Germany) KTM 49:57.702 7. Jasper Iwema (Netherlands) Honda 50:11.035 8. Alan Techer (France) Honda 50:17

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Result and overall standings after the 169km 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Busto Arsizio to Piani dei Resinelli on Sunday. 1. Matteo Rabottini (Italy / Farnese 5:15:3

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Moto2 standings on Sunday. 1. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Kalex 71 2. Marc Marquez (Spain) Suter 70 3. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 68 4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Speed up 46 5. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 44 6. Mika Kallio (Finland) Kalex 33 7. Claudio Corti (Italy) Kalex 32 8. Bradley Smith (Britain) Tech 3 24 9. Johann Zarco (France

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the French Grand Prix Moto2 race on Sunday. 1. Thomas Luethi (Switzerland) Suter 50:02.816 2. Claudio Corti (Italy) Kalex 50:09.170 3. Scott Redding (Britain) Kalex 50:14.978 4. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Speed up 50:19.154 5. Mika Kallio (Finland) Kalex 50:22.094 6. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Kalex 50:23.690 7. Anthony West (Australia) Moriwaki 50:24.521 8. Max Neuk

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo climbed back to top spot in the world championship after claiming his second victory of the season at the French MotoGP in Le Mans on Sunday.

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - MotoGP standings on Sunday. 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 90 points 2. Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 82 3. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 65 4. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Yamaha 45 5. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Yamaha 44 6. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 42 7. Stefan Bradl (Germany) Honda 35 8. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Honda 35 9.

May 20 (Infostrada Sports) - Official result from the French MotoGP on Sunday. 1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 49:39.743 2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 49:49.648 3. Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 49:51.041 4. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 50:09.104 5. Stefan Bradl (Germany) Honda 50:12.220 6. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 50:12.585 7. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Yamaha 50:39.502 8. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Yamaha 50:44.895 9. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati

PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo climbed back to top spot in the world championships when he took his second victory of the season at the French MotoGP in Le Mans on Sunday.