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When it comes to the crunch, formula one needs to find its conscience Following the Singapore grand prix, is F1 really poking its head above the parapet and turning its attention to global crises? Lewis Hamilton tests Bridgestone's green-grooved tyres during practice for the Japanese grand prix. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images With just three grands prix left in this year's title race, you'd expect the buzz to be about nothing more than Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa. In the past few days, however, we've heard Max Mosley predicting the death of the sport unless it instigates an economy drive and Bridgestone pushing the environmental message via the ludicrous medium of green striped tyres. The timing might be curious, but at last formula one is poking a toe outside its platinum-plated bubble. Grand prix racing has always... [read full story]
