All the pride of Sir Richard Branson

An outstanding entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson set foot in F1 last season by supporting Brawn GP. Virus caught, he bought Manor GP and is now launching his own Virgin Racing team…

Published on 03/02/2010 à 13:13

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"What car », he exclaimed during the reveal of the VR-01 at Silverstone. “Nick (Wirth) and his team did a great job. Today, they deserve to be in the spotlight. »

Boss of an airline, sports centers, a telecommunications company, cultural stores, banks, a cosmic travel agency, wine seller (?), Branson embarks on the adventure F1.

“It was fantastic to be on this trip from the start to see the engineers in action. I am convinced that we will be able to measure the competitiveness of the car from the first laps in Jerez next week but I hope that this will not overshadow all the work done to create a completely new team. »

Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi will be on track next week in Jerez: “In many areas we are exploring. I’m really looking forward to seeing what we can achieve over the next few years,” concludes Mr. Virgin.