Richard Branson jumping ship already?

Skeeter · 2 Nov 2011 at 11:59

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95840

You don't say you are going to stay 'a major partner' and not have your name on the car...

I think this is the first steps to Virgin leaving F1. They have hardly made the impact or progress they were hoping for.

Darkman · 2 Nov 2011 at 12:37

Not quite:

AUTOSPORT understands that the Virgin logos will still feature prominently on the car, and Richard Branson's group of companies will continue to work with the outfit on future projects.

More a case of Branson not being willing or able to put the necessary money in methinks, now the CFD only approach has been abandoned. Wind tunnel testing isn't cheap.

Plenty of money still in post Soviet Russia, all doubtless made legally and sooner or later they are going to run out of football clubs to buy.

Lunatic Dreyfus · 2 Nov 2011 at 16:27

I'm amazed he's stuck around as long as he has.

It's a bit of a shame though. We're losing names like Team Lotus and Virgin only to replace them with instantly forgettable ones like... erm...

tankskun · 2 Nov 2011 at 16:50

for 'Mother Russia'

Can hear the command and conquer theme in the background.

Skeeter · 2 Nov 2011 at 17:08

Well the last Russian owned team were really successfull...

Blackvault · 2 Nov 2011 at 17:49

Skeeter said:
Well the last Russian owned team were really successfull...

Wasn't that Skyper?

Blackvault

Skeeter · 2 Nov 2011 at 18:32

Blackvault said:
Wasn't that Skyper?

Blackvault

Midland. They bought Jordan and then sold the team to Spyker 1 year later when they ran out of money.

koolpc · 7 Nov 2011 at 12:01

Guess he wants to concentrate on his space flight business!