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F1: Malaysia 2011 brings surprises and SOP

It's no news that Sepang is almost Jenson Button's place to shine - regardless of the weather. And again, he outperformed, out strategised and our drove almost everyone with only the current championship leader coming in ahead of him in a race t...



Active Planet: UK supports Brazil in protecting Cerrado

UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is visiting Brazil. The Rainforest is great, she says. But equal attention must be paid to the savannah called the Cerrado.



MotoGP: The shocking truth about shocks decides Spanish MotoGP

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the main - straight, that is. And the first corner where the bikes are unweighted after an uphill run and - well, basically anywhere that riders want to go fast or turn corners. And when they want to do both, th...



Active Planet: More smuggled snakes on a plane - almost

Jakarta, Indonesia. Airport bag scanning equipment has become the latest tool in the armoury of those trying to prevent the smuggling of animals and animal products.



Active Planet: Japan's woes worsen

Is there no end in sight to the devastating situation in Japan? Radiation in food and in the water supply, a very real threat of starvation in some regions, radioactivity levels rising in the sea (and, therefore, in due course in sea food), a de...

F1: Lotus naming confusion increases further

There is Team Lotus and Lotus Renault. That's if you listen to what the teams say and what is written on their uniforms, trucks and so on. But th...



F1: 2011 season opener thrills like no other recent season

The 2011 F1 season is under way and the opening race in Melbourne, Australia provided some of the best racing F1 has seen for several seasons.UPD...



F1: Bernie Ecclestone takes ChiefOfficers.Net joke seriously

It was not a serious suggestion although it was a serious comment on the dismal start to the 2010 season: when www.ChiefOfficers.Net suggested th...



F1: New Regulations for 2011

Teams are complaining that the 2011 Technical and Sporting Regulations were not fixed in sufficient time. But they have all made a decent fist of...



F1: let the games begin

While I was standing on the side of the road with my car engine on fire last night, who should tootle past on his way to catch an AirAsia flight...

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