Branson in a pickle?

Monaco, Friday. Virgins are, by tradition, meant to keep the groom waiting, but Sir Richard Branson’s apparent dithering over agreeing a proper sponsorship deal with Brawn GP could see the opportunity of a lifetime pass him by.

Branson arrived in Monte… Carlo in high spirits, having had the news that his arch-rival and nemesis, British Airways, have suffered their first loss since 1987, but the gib of his beard dipped a bit as it appears that Brawn are now looking for a lot more than the $250,000 per race deal agreed on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix.

In Monaco, the Virgin chief has already been a dinner guest of rival airline boss and Force India owner, Vijay Mallya, while Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari are also sniffing around.

Meanwhile, the all white Brawn could do with a bit of colour and we reckon orange would look good. With Jenson Button being a fan of economy air travel maybe it’s time for Easyjet, as usual, to jump in and grab the spoils.

You’d have to provide your own nuts, but in F1 these days, that’s par for the course.

Easyjet probably fly to Budapest, or at least somewhere near it – buy your Hungarian Grand Prix tickets here.

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