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[JB-FTW-09]

Press realease should come out today.

[Jabberwocky]

Henri Lloyd, who the hell are they

http://www.f1technical.net/news/11892

[scotty]

Henri Lloyd, who the hell are they

http://www.f1technical.net/news/11892

I think they make cheapish clothes for chavs...

[Jamie]

WTF
Thats stupid!!!!!!! they are for the chvs of our country
will find 'lovly' pics of the cloths they produce
Wonder what the Teamwear wil be like

[Jamie]

Brawn GP sign up first sponsor in Henri Lloyd
By Brawn GP
March 26 2009
Brawn GP has confirmed its first new commercial partnership with the announcement of an agreement with British clothing manufacturer Henri Lloyd as Official Supplier of Clothing and Footwear Technology. Henri Lloyd is widely regarded as one of the market leaders in technical sailing and lifestyle apparel, and has pioneered the development of fabrics, garment design and product development for over 45 years. The company's extensive knowledge and experience of innovative fabric technology has been applied to Brawn GP's team clothing for the 2009 season to create a uniform able to adapt to the various climatic environments which the team will encounter at the seventeen races on the Grand Prix calendar.

Founded and based in Manchester, England, Henri Lloyd is extremely proud of its British heritage and delighted to be supporting the Brackley based British team, using the shared values of innovation and performance to continue its product development ambitions in the unique environment of Formula One.

In addition to providing Brawn GP's team and travel clothing plus the team's official merchandise range, the Henri Lloyd brand will appear on the BGP 001 car throughout the 2009 Formula One season.
Ross Brawn
Team Principal
Brawn GP

"We are delighted to welcome Henri Lloyd to Formula One and to the Brawn GP team. We are particularly proud to begin our association with a company which prides itself on innovation and design and we will be working hard with Henri Lloyd to produce clothing which provides the highest levels of fabric technology for our demanding working environment. The Brawn GP team has faced a race against time to complete our preparations for the first race of the season in Melbourne and we would like to thank Henri Lloyd for sharing our vision for the future of the team and their commitment in ensuring that the team's identity will be so well reflected in our team clothing and merchandise this year."
Paul Strzelecki
Joint Chief Executive
Henri Lloyd

"We are thrilled to announce our official partnership with Brawn GP, a team that reflects our proud British heritage and development of product innovation and technology. We are very excited about our future together and wish the team every success for the 2009 season."

[Stealthgate007]

You know what would be interesting is if the title sponsor was..... Virgin

I think I called this one, bitches..

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_ ... t_id=37312

[McLaren Fan]

From: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 980935.ece

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group to sponsor Brawn GP

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is to invest in Formula One for the first time as a significant team sponsor after a deal was reached with Brawn GP whose driver Jenson Button is the surprise favourite to win Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

The multi-million pound deal is expected to be officially confirmed in Melbourne tomorrow by Branson who is thought to be on his way to Australia. The deal is the first big sponsor signing for the Brawn team which was saved from winding up by a management buyout led by team principal Ross Brawn after Honda decided to quit the sport last December.

Until now the Brawn cars have run in pre-season testing with no commercial branding apart from the Brawn GP logo and that of the Formula One tyre supplier Bridgestone. But a senior source at the team indicated to The Times on Thursday that under the agreement with Virgin, which was being seen a huge step forward for the team, the cars will carry extensive Virgin branding, though Branson's company is not thought to have acquired title sponsorship rights.

Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One commercial rights holder, confirmed that a deal was reached in the last few days and said the size of the Virgin financial commitment has still to be worked out in detail.
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The deal follows negotiations earlier this year between Virgin and Brawn, amid speculation that Branson was considering buying the Brackley-based outfit. However those discussions came to nothing a month ago when Branson said Formula One needed to be more cost-effective and would have to use cleaner fuels before he could get involved. "I think there are faults that would need to be rectified before we could go into Formula One," he said.

[kerc]

Great news!

[SarahB62]

So Brawn GP is a Virgin then!

[Jabberwocky]

broken hyman for the win

[Frosty]

I have read that Brawn are about to sign a deal with Virgin for sponsorship of the team is this true?

[yamashek]

I have read that Brawn are about to sign a deal with Virgin for sponsorship of the team is this true?

Here's the article...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73920



Virgin to sponsor Brawn GP


Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is within hours of confirming its involvement in Formula 1 as a major sponsor of the Brawn GP team.

Following reports that initially appeared in The Times, AUTOSPORT has confirmed that Branson is now en route to Melbourne to confirm that he will become a backer of the Brackley-based team.

Sources say he is so keen to press ahead with the deal that he has cut short a family ski holiday to finalise the deal in person.

Brawn GP has run unbranded so far, sticking to the white, yellow and black corporate colours used in testing so far , but are now poised to unveil a major rebranding exercise.

AUTOSPORT understands that it is possible new colours could be used on the cars as early as this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, where the team are among the favourites for victory.

As The Times reported, Branson is expected to confirm his involvement in a press conference at the Albert Park track this weekend.

Virgin had been linked with the buyout of the former Honda team earlier this year, but Branson admitted the sport needed to change before his Virgin Group got involved.

"I think there are faults that would need to be rectified before we could go into F1," Branson told the BBC.

i think so..

[8-ball]

This is the beginning of Richard Branson dipping his toes into the water to see how it is. He does not want to commit to the sport until the "faults" (I.E. Max & Bernie) are sorted out which is a very wise move. But I am glad that he is helping out the Brawn team with much needed funds and it will be good for his business as well as I am sure that car will be winning races!

[kezza7]

Yes, virgin will probably be sponsoring Brawn...

but they will not be their first sponsor signed.

http://www2.brawngp.com/pdf/henrilloyd.pdf

[Frosty]

Hmm is that a supply deal or a sponsor deal?