Marussia F1 Team
The Marussia F1 Team (a trading name of Manor Grand Prix Racing Limited[3]) is a Formula One racing team based in Banbury in the United Kingdom. The team will compete under the Marussia name for the first time in the 2012 Formula One season, following the renaming of the Virgin Racing outfit that had competed in the previous two seasons. This comes after Russian sports car manufacturer Marussia Motors purchased a controlling stake in the team in late 2010.[4][5] The team is the third Formula One team to compete with a Russian racing licence, after Midland and Virgin.
History
Background
In 2009, Manor Grand Prix were awarded an entry into Formula One for the 2010 season, as a tie-up between successful junior racing team Manor Motorsport and Wirth Research. Before the end of the year they were renamed as Virgin Racing, after Richard Branson's Virgin Group of companies who had bought the title sponsorship rights. Marussia were one of the team's partners for its debut season, where it finished 12th and last in the constructors' championship. In November 2010 Marussia purchased a controlling stake in the team, and the team became known as 'Marussia Virgin Racing' for the 2011 season.[4][5] Following a disappointing start to the 2011 season, the team parted company with Wirth Research, and entered a relationship with McLaren Applied Technologies ahead of the 2012 season. The team later moved into the old Wirth premises in Banbury, moving from their original base in Dinnington in Yorkshire. Meanwhile, the team again finished the year bottom of the constructors' championship. In November 2011 the team applied to the Formula One commission to formally change their constructor name for the 2012 season from Virgin to Marussia, to reflect their new ownership.[6] Permission was granted before being formally ratified at a meeting of the FIA World Motorsport Council.[7]
2012 season
On 31 December 2011, Marussia Virgin Racing announced they were now called Marussia F1 Team.[8] Virgin, who had previously been the title sponsor for the team, had announced that they were staying with the team after the name change, with Virgin logos staying on the 2012 car.[9] The team had announced in July 2011 that Timo Glock had signed a new three-year contract with the team.[10] Glock will be joined for the 2012 season by GP2 Series graduate Charles Pic,[11] who spent two days testing with the team at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi.
By 29 September 2011, Marussia already had a 60% scale model of their 2012 car ready for use in the McLaren wind tunnel.[12] By December 2011, the team had received the first parts for the car.[13] The team also announced that the 2012 car will be the only car on the grid not to have KERS.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "2012 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List". FIA.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 30 November 2011. http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-entry-2012.aspx. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Inside the MR01 — Coming Soon". Marussia F1 Team. Marussia F1. http://www.marussiaf1team.com/car/519/inside-the-mr01-coming-soon. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Terms and Conditions". Marussia F1 Team. Manor Grand Prix Racing. http://www.marussiavirginracing.com/terms/. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b Noble, Jonathan (11 November 2010). "Russian car maker takes stake in Virgin". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88125. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ a b Holt, Sarah (11 November 2010). "Russian supercar firm Marussia takes over Virgin Racing". BBC Sport (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi: BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9178539.stm. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (1 November 2011). "Virgin applies for name change to become Marussia". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95840. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Cooper, Adam (3 November 2011). "Caterham, Lotus and Marussia name changes approved". Adam Cooper's F1 Blog (WordPress). http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/11/03/caterham-lotus-and-marussia-name-changes-approved/. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "11:56 PM, 31 December 2011". Twitter. Twitter, Inc.. 31 December 2011. https://twitter.com/#!/Marussia_F1Team/status/153263404486893569. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Virgin staying with team after 2012 name change". Motorsport.com. Global Motorsport Media (Motorsport.com, Inc.). 3 November 2011. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-virgin-staying-with-team-after-2012-name-change/. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Strang, Simon (24 July 2011). "Timo Glock has re-signed with Virgin on a new three-year deal". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93317. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Marussia Virgin Racing Completes 2012 Race Driver Line-up". Marussia Virgin Racing (Virgin Racing). 27 November 2011. http://www.marussiavirginracing.com/news/514/charles-pic-ked. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "No Formula 1 KERS kit or big jump for Marussia Virgin in 2012". F1SA (Formula One Supporters Association). 29 September 2011. http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31242:f1--glock-no-formula-1-kers-kit-or-big-jump-for-marussia-virgin-in-2012&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (6 December 2011). "Virgin Racing team principal John Booth is upbeat about the progress his outfit can make in 2012". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96672. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Dodgins, Tony (1 January 2012). "Marussia Virgin Racing". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc.. http://www.grandprix.com/ft/f12011review-virgin.html. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "In 2012, however, Virgin will be the only team on the grid without a KERS system, with HRT having extended its Williams gearbox/hydraulics agreement to include the power-boosting device."
External links
|
|
|
Current constructors ( 2012) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former constructors
|
|
|
|
|
|
Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain Championship continuity. Constructors whose only participation in the World Championship was in the Indianapolis 500 races between 1950 and 1960 are not listed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Companies and
marques |
|
Commercial vehicle
producers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger car
producers
|
|
|
|
Retail and services
|
|
|
|
Suppliers and
consultancies
|
|
|
|
Government and
regulatory bodies |
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
Category
|
|