Money makes Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One world go round
When the man who takes the profit is allowed to make the rules, it is not surprising that a preoccupation with spectacle eats away at the soul of a sport
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London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened
Seven young athletes lit the Olympic Cauldron at the end of a dazzling and very British ceremony
• Marina Hyde: irreverent and idiosyncratic
• Richard Williams: jokes, warmth, noise and drama