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[scotty]

I think people are getting the wrong end of the stick. Branson just wants a quick, good looking female driver because they would be a complete marketing dream (he is a businessman first and foremost remember) so he can make a hell of a lot of money.

[Jabberwocky]

I got the feeling from what he said that he would of employed post op Badoer if it got people looking at Virgin

[vaptin]

Thats the stick scotty,

Running a team for marketing purposes first and foremost won't translate well into results.

[texasmr2]

I think people are getting the wrong end of the stick. Branson just wants a quick, good looking female driver because they would be a complete marketing dream (he is a businessman first and foremost remember) so he can make a hell of a lot of money.

I'm sure we all realize that about him yet it's the subtle innuendo's that are imo unprofessional. Either way I hope Branson is in F1 for the long haul and all the up's and down's, new blood is usually good for the sport and it's future.

[scotty]

Thats the stick scotty,

Running a team for marketing purposes first and foremost won't translate well into results.

Yep. Look at Nelson Piquet, prettyboy so is good for the ads but pretty poo racer (understatement of the decade...).

[Jabberwocky]

Saying that he might be like Redbull. Yes it is all about being an advert but is spending the money to get the most out of it

[RyRy]

Sir Richard Branson and his team nearly managed to make history and nearly managed to take F1 to a whole new croud of people, he wanted to bring even more bumps and curves into the sport!

He had planned to get a female driver into F1, this would of been a huge achievement for women and the sport, it would of also been great for Virgin to be in the limelight with somthing so big.

The female in question is 27 year old Danica Sue Patrick, she is a IRL IndyCar driver as well as a model and a spokeswoman.

In 2005 she was named and crowned the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Inianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar series, in 2008 she made history by being the first woman to win an IndyCar race at Indy Japan 300 and in 2009 she made even more history by finished 3rd in the 2009 Indiapolis 500 setting the highest finishing position for a woman and overall finishing 5th for the season

Unfortunatly she opted to stay in the US to compete in more IndyCar races

Team boss Alex Tai said: “There isn’t really a female out there right now who could do it.
“This is a really physical and exhausting sport and they would find it hard to cope.”

Billionaire Branson argued: “I would have loved to have had a looker like Danica drive."
“She is not only good and quick, she’s a stunner. “I believe there is room for women drivers in F1.”


She would bring more models, women and glamour to F1, just check out the following pictures of her looking stunning:






Now think of how many more people would watch F1 witha female driving, or even better on pole (even better she could be poledancing)

[Stealthgate007]

Danica is currently testing in the ARCA series.. Its a feeder to NASCAR. Media was all over that on Friday and Saturday. She is gonna do double duty and race both IRL and ARCA (a few) if she can.

[roki530i]

He is loco. Her time would be better utilized making sandwiches in the kitchen rather than dreaming about racing F1 cars.

[vaptin]

(just wanted to use that smile)

[Juliet P]

Already being discussed here http://www.forumula1.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7700

[racechick]

He is loco. Her time would be better utilized making sandwiches in the kitchen rather than dreaming about racing F1 cars.

She's not dreaming about F1 cars, Branson is dreaming about her. She turned him down. And whats with the kitchen sandwich talk????? She's a racing driver, get used to it!
And its being discussed elswhere anyway.

Ive merged the topics so we can just diss women on one thread now.

[Juliet P]

He is loco. Her time would be better utilized making sandwiches in the kitchen rather than dreaming about racing F1 cars.

I think your time would be better utilised reading a book - or otherwise educating yourself - preferably in silence.

[vaptin]

He is loco. Her time would be better utilized making sandwiches in the kitchen rather than dreaming about racing F1 cars.

That sounds like me, I dream about racing f1 cars but I also like sandwiches.

[racechick]

He is loco. Her time would be better utilized making sandwiches in the kitchen rather than dreaming about racing F1 cars.

That sounds like me, I dream about racing f1 cars but I also like sandwiches.

Well thats fine, you dream on, but danica is a racing driver.