A Yellow Flag on Warming from a Most Unlikely Source

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Talking about climate change at a Formula One race might at first glance seem like praising celibacy in a brothel.

The world’s top motor sport competition is for many the epitome of gas-guzzling wastefulness with powerful engines burning nearly a litre of fossil fuel per kilometre. But a growing number of team bosses say they want to make Formula One a high-tech pioneer and leader in fighting climate change rather than a whipping post.

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