Mr Cook's move had little to do with grand strategic thinking: it was a pre-emptive bid to silence Eurosceptics in London, and also part of a broader Franco-British game in which his country will be struggling to preserve its veto in areas that others think should be subject to decisions by a majority of votes.
Tim Montgomery will not compete in the Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix after refusing to participate in a pre-race news conference about his involvement with controversial coach Charlie Francis.
This year 108 documentaries submitted by 72 different organizations from 30 countries were presented for the Grand Prix, out of which 10 were pre selected, screened and considered for the awards.
The team's English driver Jenson Button led team-mate Rubens Barrichello to a one-two in qualifying on Saturday and is the pre-race favourite for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
Since that point Brawn have been a revelation, consistently going quickest in pre-season testing before making the most successful Grand Prix debut by a team for 55 years in Melbourne on Sunday.