http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291176,monaco-moved-forward-a-week-in-2010-formula-one-calendar.html Paris - Motorsport's ruling body the FIA decided Wednesday, as expected, at its meeting in Paris to move the Monaco Grand Prix forward a week in the provisional 2010 Formula One calendar. The Monaco GP will now take place on May 16 with the season en... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:52:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291176,monaco-moved-forward-a-week-in-2010-formula-one-calendar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292571,kovalainen-pips-hamilton-in-free-practice-for-abu-dhabi-gp.html Abu Dhabi - Heikki Kovalainen pipped McLaren-Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time in free practice Friday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton recorded a time of 1 minute 43.939 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marin... Sports Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:46:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292571,kovalainen-pips-hamilton-in-free-practice-for-abu-dhabi-gp.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292028,mclaren-and-mercedes-to-discuss-split-says-german-report.html Hamburg - The McLaren Formula One team and Mercedes will hold talks at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend to discuss details of an end to their partnership, according to the German magazine Motorsport aktuell on Tuesday. However an immediate end t... Sports Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:04:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292028,mclaren-and-mercedes-to-discuss-split-says-german-report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290294,preview-button-brawn-set-to-wrap-up-f1-title-in-brazil.html Sao Paulo - Jenson Button can clinch the drivers' title and his Brawn GP team the constructors' trophy in the culmination of a remarkable season at the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Button leads the way by 15 points into the penultimate... Sports Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:16:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290294,preview-button-brawn-set-to-wrap-up-f1-title-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290515,webber-fastest-in-first-free-practice-for-brazilian-gp.html Sao Paulo - Mark Webber in a Red Bull was fastest in the first free practice session Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Australian registered a time of 1 minute 12.463 seconds for the 4.309-kilometre circuit at Interlagos, 0.411 seconds faster ... Sports Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:52:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290515,webber-fastest-in-first-free-practice-for-brazilian-gp.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290625,grid-brazilian-formula-one-grand-prix-starting-grid.html Sao Paulo, Brazil - Provisional starting grid for Sunday's Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix, the 16th of 17 season races over 71 laps of 4.309 kilometres for 305.909km. # ... Sports Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290625,grid-brazilian-formula-one-grand-prix-starting-grid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290622,barrichello-takes-pole-in-chaotic-conditions.html Sao Paulo, Brazil - Championship-chasing Rubens Barrichello delighted the home fans on Saturday as he took pole in chaotic conditions for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. His pole position is even more important as the championship leader and Brawn GP ... Sports Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:04:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290622,barrichello-takes-pole-in-chaotic-conditions.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291487,report-button-could-make-surprise-move-to-mclaren.html London - Newly-crowned Formula One world champion Jenson Button could join McLaren-Mercedes for the 2010 season, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Button sealed a first drivers' title last Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix but has yet to agree a new d... UK,Sports Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:16:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291487,report-button-could-make-surprise-move-to-mclaren.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290701,button-wraps-up-f1-title-in-brazil--summary.html Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP put in a composed drive to claim a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button powered his wa... Sports Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:16:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290701,button-wraps-up-f1-title-in-brazil--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290696,button-wraps-up-f1-title-in-brazil--update.html Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar... Sports Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:52:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290696,button-wraps-up-f1-title-in-brazil--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290694,button-takes-f1-drivers-crown-in-brazil.html Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar... Sports Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:40:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290694,button-takes-f1-drivers-crown-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292535,hamilton-fastest-in-first-free-practice-for-abu-dhabi-gp.html Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes was quickest in the first free practice session Friday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 world champion recorded a time of 1 minute 43.939 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Cir... Sports Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:22:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292535,hamilton-fastest-in-first-free-practice-for-abu-dhabi-gp.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293219,us-author-dave-eggers-wins-prestigious-french-literary-prize.html Paris - American author Dave Egger's novel What Is the What has won the 2009 Prix Medicis for best foreign work of fiction, the Medici jury announced Wednesday. A fictional reworking of a true story told to the author by the book's hero, What Is the ... Culture,General Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:22:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293219,us-author-dave-eggers-wins-prestigious-french-literary-prize.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292745,background-top-three-finishers-in-the-17-f1-races-in-2009.html Hamburg  - Top three finishers from the 17 Formula One Grand Prix races in the 2009 season. # Race        Winner             Second               Third... Sports Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:40:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292745,background-top-three-finishers-in-the-17-f1-races-in-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292744,victory-in-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp-for-vettel--summary.html Abu Dhabi - Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix Sunday to secure second place in the drivers' championship ahead of Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello. Teammate Mark Webber confirmed the Austrian-owned team's end-of- se... Sports Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:22:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292744,victory-in-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp-for-vettel--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292743,victory-in-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp-for-vettel--update.html Abu Dhabi - Sebastian Vettel won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix Sunday to secure second place in the drivers' championship ahead of Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello. Teammate Mark Webber confirmed the Austrian-owned team's end-of- se... Sports Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:04:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292743,victory-in-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp-for-vettel--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291693,rossi-claims-a-ninth-motorcycle-world-title.html Sepang, Malaysia - Valentino Rossi of Italy clinched a ninth career motorcycle world title on Sunday when he came third in the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix. The popular Rossi, 30, required only a fourth-place finish to win another trophy ahead of the ... Sports Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:28:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291693,rossi-claims-a-ninth-motorcycle-world-title.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292668,grid-starting-grid-for-the-abu-dhabi-formula-one-grand-prix.html Abu Dhabi - Starting grid for for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix, the last of 17 season races over 55 laps of 5.554 kilometres for 305.470km. # First row 1. Lewis Hamilton, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes 2. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull... Sports Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:46:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292668,grid-starting-grid-for-the-abu-dhabi-formula-one-grand-prix.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292667,hamilton-dominates-in-abu-dhabi--summary.html Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position of the season Saturday in qualifying for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. The McLaren-Mercedes driver dominated the session on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit, regi... Sports Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:40:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292667,hamilton-dominates-in-abu-dhabi--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292665,hamilton-takes-pole-position-for-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp.html Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position of the season Saturday in qualifying for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. The McLaren-Mercedes driver dominated the session on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit, regi... Sports Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:16:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292665,hamilton-takes-pole-position-for-inaugural-abu-dhabi-gp.html