From GMM
For its first grand prix, the new team Brawn GP Formula 1 team is making the news at Melbourne.
Ross Brawn announces first on-car sponsor
The British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd will not only supply clothes and shoes to the former Honda team in 2009, its logo will appear on the Mercedes-powered car.
Virgin set to sponsor Brawn - report
Sir Richard Branson is on his way to Melbourne to unveil his Virgin brand's sponsorship of the Brawn team for 2009, Britain's the Times newspaper reports.
It is claimed a deal has been reached between the Brackley based team and the British billionaire, which according to a "senior source" will involve "extensive Virgin branding" on the BGP001 car.
The unsponsored Brawn cars in Melbourne, however, were on Thursday sporting essentially the same blank yellow and blank liveries as in winter testing.
A further indication of the eleventh-hour nature of a Virgin deal is that Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello had their official photographs taken on Thursday, sporting plain white and black overalls with no significant sponsor branding.
The Times, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone "confirmed that a deal was reached", reports that the Virgin agreement is not a title sponsorship and that the precise size of the backing is still being discussed.
Last month, Branson and Virgin reportedly considered buying the former Honda team outright.
Anthony Davidson to be Brawn GP reserve
Alex Wurz will not be Brawn's test driver in 2009 because the team cannot afford him, chief executive Nick Fry was quoted as saying from Melbourne: "We are not rich enough to employ a third driver.
It is reported that Anthony Davidson has been nominated Brawn's reserve driver. He will also continue his consulting job for the BBC Radio 5 in parallel.
Ross Brawn set to shed 275 jobs - report
Brawn GP has informed its 700 Brackley based staff that 275 of them will be made redundant.
The team changed hands following a management buyout over the winter, following former owner Honda's decision to withdraw from formula one.
For its first grand prix, the new team Brawn GP Formula 1 team is making the news at Melbourne.
Ross Brawn announces first on-car sponsor
The British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd will not only supply clothes and shoes to the former Honda team in 2009, its logo will appear on the Mercedes-powered car.
Virgin set to sponsor Brawn - report
Sir Richard Branson is on his way to Melbourne to unveil his Virgin brand's sponsorship of the Brawn team for 2009, Britain's the Times newspaper reports.
It is claimed a deal has been reached between the Brackley based team and the British billionaire, which according to a "senior source" will involve "extensive Virgin branding" on the BGP001 car.
The unsponsored Brawn cars in Melbourne, however, were on Thursday sporting essentially the same blank yellow and blank liveries as in winter testing.
A further indication of the eleventh-hour nature of a Virgin deal is that Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello had their official photographs taken on Thursday, sporting plain white and black overalls with no significant sponsor branding.
The Times, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone "confirmed that a deal was reached", reports that the Virgin agreement is not a title sponsorship and that the precise size of the backing is still being discussed.
Last month, Branson and Virgin reportedly considered buying the former Honda team outright.
Anthony Davidson to be Brawn GP reserve
Alex Wurz will not be Brawn's test driver in 2009 because the team cannot afford him, chief executive Nick Fry was quoted as saying from Melbourne: "We are not rich enough to employ a third driver.
It is reported that Anthony Davidson has been nominated Brawn's reserve driver. He will also continue his consulting job for the BBC Radio 5 in parallel.
Ross Brawn set to shed 275 jobs - report
Brawn GP has informed its 700 Brackley based staff that 275 of them will be made redundant.
The team changed hands following a management buyout over the winter, following former owner Honda's decision to withdraw from formula one.