MONACO -- The Formula One season so far has been as unpredictably exciting as the roulette tables of Monaco, where the Grand Prix on Sunday could produce a sixth different race winner this season. While F1 fans are enjoying the drama and suspense of not knowing whats likely to happen next, the top drivers are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how to pull away from their main rivals. Others are quickly making a name for themselves. The grid features six world champions. Only three of them have won a race, and of those Britains Lewis Hamilton seems better placed to win than Kimi Raikkonen and the ever-struggling Michael Schumacher. Among the outsiders, Frenchman Romain Grosjean is a threat. "It is an unusual season with winners you would have never guessed," said Hamilton, referring to 300-1 outsider Pastor Maldonados Spanish GP win two weeks ago in Barcelona. "It is great for the fans as every race translates into a thriller." Hamilton had little opportunity to fine-tune his McLaren in Thursdays practice, as the first session was cut short by some 10 minutes, and after the second was interrupted by rain the track became too greasy for a fast time. "We havent managed to do any proper long runs, and I doubt that we will be able to do that on Saturday morning, so my guess is that we are going blind into qualifying in terms of tires," Hamilton said. "I guess this weekend will be a box of surprises for us all." Hamiltons teammate, Jenson Button, was fastest in Thursdays second run, but his time was posted very early and gave little indication as to what lies in store for McLaren in Saturdays qualifying. "I think were yet to see what either Jenson or Lewis can achieve when they push the car to its fullest extent around here," McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said. "At the moment, the sharp end of the grid looks extremely close and itll be all to play for in whats likely to be an absolutely thrilling qualifying session." Sebastian Vettel, the two-time defending F1 champion, had already won four races at the same stage last year, but has only two podium finishes this season. The German knows he is in for another tough time unless he gets the pole position. He thinks winning largely depends on the pole, because Monaco is probably the most difficult F1 circuit to pass on. "Even if the importance (of the pole position) has lessened a bit, that does not go for Monaco," said Vettel, who won from the pole here last year. "Overtaking is a luxury almost unavailable here, so youd better start first." Although Vettel shares the championship lead with two-time former champion Fernando Alonso (both have 61 points), his form is erratic. He finished 11th in Malaysia, fifth in China, bounced back to win in Bahrain, then was sixth in Barcelona. He is at a loss to explain why Red Bull is not performing with the same authority as last year, when it would have been unthinkable for Maldonado to beat him. "Its not as if we have a clear answer," he said. "I admit the tires are extremely difficult to understand. Usually we dont have this problem, but its not only us. "Its probably harder for people on the outside to understand why their favourite driver wins one race and then at the next race is in the middle or nowhere," Vettel added. "Weve had five different teams, five different drivers winning. But over 20 races it will not be right to say the winner of this years championship will be lucky." Whereas Red Bull looked unstoppable in 2011, no car is dominating this time. "The Lotus looks pretty quick and I am not quite sure what Red Bull is up to. Ferrari looks fast and so do we," Hamilton said. "So first you have the usual suspects, but we have seen before that it would be dead wrong to underestimate all others." Grosjean will certainly not be discounted after showing in practice that he could well be a contender. Such has been the reliability of Lotus so far this season, that Grosjean already has one podium -- third in Bahrain -- and he was fourth in Barcelona. The Frenchman finished second in both practice sessions on Thursday, although most of the leading times were posted early on. "I think the car is suiting the track pretty well and I love Monaco," he said. "Lets see what the weather will be like (on Saturday) and what we can achieve. I think that we are looking good in both conditions." The last time a French driver won a GP was in 1996, when Olivier Panis triumphed in Monaco. "I think Romain can win," said fellow Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, who races for Toro Rosso. Zach Mettenberger Titans Jersey . 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The Flames (2-3) hardly eased Morrison into his first game since March 2, when he suffered a season-ending injury to his left anterior cruciate ligament in Chicago. Morrison played 17 minutes Tuesday and helped Calgary dominate the faceoff circle by winning 68 per cent of his draws. With the Flames desperately trying to protect a one-goal lead, Morrison won two crucial faceoffs in Calgarys zone in the final minute, including one with nine seconds left against Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff. "That was a critical stage in the game for us," Lowry said. "If you look at all night how good he was in the faceoff circle, thats something where as a team we have to continue to get better at. He came in last night and took a lot of key draws and was very good for us." Flames centre Matt Stajan was also a big contributor in Calgarys 61-to-39 per cent edge on the dot, winning seven of his eight draws. Morrison had knee surgery in April. The Pitt Meadows, B.C., native became a free agent on July 1 and the Flames re-signed him to a one-year, US$1.25-million contract later that month. It lurked in the back of Morrisons mind last spring that a 36-year-old with a questionable knee might have a tough time getting another job in the NHL. HHe also knew Calgary valued his contributions last season.dddddddddddd Morrison was a late pick-up by the Flames to start 2010-11. The Vancouver Canucks, with whom hed spent seven seasons earlier in his career, had released him from a tryout in early October. Morrison carried a plus-13 rating in Calgary while contributing nine goals and 34 assists in 66 games. Calgarys most successful weeks of the season coincided with Morrison playing first-line centre between captain Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. In his first game back Tuesday, Morrison was on a line with Niklas Hagman and Rene Bourque. "I had a good feeling Id be back here (based on) our meetings at the end of the year. But again, you never know," Morrison said. "Two years ago in Washington, I had a pretty good year and I couldnt even get a contract. "It crossed my mind that hey, Im a couple of years older now, pretty major surgery so when team does kind of stand by you, you want to show other people hey, I can still play. Thats my motivation, to show I can still play and keep up with the younger guys." The Flames host the New York Rangers on Thursday in the second of six-game homestand. Morrisons return to the lineup creates a crowd of 15 bodies at forward, but the Flames need Morrisons multi-purpose skills to help generate some momentum. "He can do it all," Hagman said. "He can play with Tangs and Iginla on the first line or he could play with whoever would be on the so-called fourth line. "Hes good with the puck, good patience with it. You can put him on penalty kill and put him on power play. He does a lot of good things and that helps the team obviously." Morrison will wear a brace on his left knee the whole season, but said the joint felt fine after his first game. Until he gets his game-timing back, he intends to draw on his dozen years in the NHL and play smart, conservative hockey. "Play simple right now until youve got all your timing down. Dont take too many chances, err on the side of caution and just try and be good positionally," he said. cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '