Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11:06AM
Are Russian Virgins faster than British ones? I guess we will find out as Russian car maker Marussia Motors has bought a "major shareholding" in Sir Richard's toy. The Virgin name remains, probably for continuity of entry and the Concorde Agreement. So Sir Richard keeps the exposure, perhaps with a better car, and makes some money, something he is good at. So watch for a Russian driver coming soon to Virgin.
On a somewhat similar note Lotus, the Tony Fernandes one, has announced that next year it will switch to the JPS Black and Gold livery for their cars. In anticipation of losing the court case? Those cars were striking so I personally do not mind.
The "will he, won't he" goes on about Vettel helping Mark Webber, and he is not saying that he won't, but also is not saying he will. I guess if he decides on his own it is not team orders. Bernie continues his love affair with Abu Dhabi, and if someone paid me $40m a year and did everything I asked I'd be pretty happy too.
IRL seems set to at last have another manufacturer involved and the rumor is Chevy. That can only be good news for the League as I am sure the good ol' boys would rather watch a Chevy win than a Honda.
So, F1 practice Friday and perhaps our first indications of how this race is going to go. All the contenders believe their engines are good to go, so let's see a straight fight.
