What is Marussia Motors?
[[File:Marussia B2.jpg|thumb|Marussia B2]] '''Marussia Motors''' ({{lang-ru|Маруся}} [ma´rusja]) is a [[Russia]]n [[sports car]] manufacturer which started making cars in 2007. They were the first sports cars to be made in Russia. It has [[design]]ed, developed and built the B1 and the B2 sport cars. The Marussia B1 was launched on the 16 December, 2008 in the new Manege hall in [[Moscow]]. The company's first showroom opened in Moscow on 10 September, 2010. Marussia is led by former racing driver Nikolay Fomenko. In 2010, it bought the [[Virgin Racing|Virgin Racing Formula One team]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thef1times.com/news/display/02300 |title=Russian buys 'significant' stake in Virgin |work=TheF1Times.com |accessdate=11 November 2010 |archive-date=12 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112191458/http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/02300 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This will be renamed the Marussia F1 Team for the [[2012 Formula One season|2012 Formula One racing season]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/11/12748.html |title=RFIA confirms team name changes for 2012 |work=formula1.com |accessdate=6 November 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Sports cars]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of Russia]] [[Category:Automobile companies]] [[Category:2007 establishments in Russia]] [[Category:Transport in Russia]]