EU's president for the first half of 1999: wrap up Agenda 2000, including the budget, at a special summit in March.

ECONOMIST: Agenda 1999

Brawn, whose car is powered by a Mercedes engine, needed half a point to wrap up the title in Brazil, ahead of closest rivals Red Bull, and they picked up five.

BBC: Brawn win title in debut F1 year

Thirty-eight percent expect 76 to 99 percent of their systems will be Y2K-ready, while the remaining 6 percent of companies will wrap up testing on half to three-quarters of their systems by year's end.

CNN: 8 of 10 companies expect no major Y2K woes