U.S. nuclear submarines ply the region's waters, however, and Washington makes clear that its so-called nuclear "umbrella" over South Korea is meant to deter an attack on its ally by North Korea, whose 1950 invasion ignited the three-year Korean War.

NPR: NKorea: Cold War History With US Justifies Nukes

The teams, through their umbrella organisation Fota, have made it clear they are keen to come up with new ways of improving F1 - and that includes considering a new points system.

BBC: F1 boss plans scoring revolution

The Sport and Recreation Alliance, an umbrella organisation for sports bodies, welcomed the "clear and transparent plan" but said "structured targets" were needed to measure the achievements from the different programmes.

BBC: London 2012 legacy plan published