Marussia's also had the tragically bad luck of having the first driver fatality in F1 in twenty years. RIP Jules

The Marussia B1 looks like something you'd find in Ridge Racer

This is legitimatly like the first thing posted about Marussia on KZfaq in the last five years wow

And unfortunately, the Marussia F1 Team had a driver named Jules Bianchi, who sadly passed in 2015. He crashed into a recovery tractor during the 2014 Japanese GP, and died a year later. The company folded right after his accident. RIP Jules

Actually Marussia F1 team never got a top 10 placement so they scored 0 points except the Monte Carlo race in their 4th and final year in F1. They got 9th place and scored 2 points.

Man, NFKRZ talking about cars? And he put Gran Turismo music in the background too??? I am in heaven

The name “Virgin Racing” is absolutely hilarious to me

Ever since seeing the B2 in NFS, I've always had a passive fascination with Marussia, even though I've been apparently pronouncing it wrong this whole time Keep in mind, Bugatti was declared bankrupt and was resurrected 30 years later, anything can happen.

Yoo your content has been absolute fire lately Roman, really appreciate what you bring to the table don't think anyone else makes English based Russian content as good as you do I fw it man keep it up 🔥👍🏼

Marussia is actually the second Russian F1 team. The first one was Midland F1. A Russian consortium that bought out Jordan. Only lasted a year until sold to the Dutch Mol family who own Spyker.

The B2 getting into racing games was the highest praise the company ever got

Researched into Marussia before but didn’t know about the Nissan partnership 👍 always thought the B2 was such a cool looking car, a shame it never made it into mass production

What a comprehensive video! Bravo! I used to have a Lada 21099! I saw a Marussia showroom in Monte Carlo in 2013

Growing up in Northern Ireland in the 90's, the town I lived in was full of Lada's. They obviously imported quite a few here and my Grandfather had one ( a Riva to be specific ). They were imported further than you think Roman. Peace.

Oh my fraking gods. The story of Russia: flashy start, but complete lack of understanding what makes the thing to actually tick.

I dont think that Russia was ever known as a producer of "high quality" cars, more like simple cars that can be fixed with a sledge hammer

Fun facts about its F1 journey : The Marussia F1 team still managed to score 1 point in 2014's Monaco GP with Jules Bianchi, and is the only team entering the championship in 2010 to have scored a point and to have last 5 seasons (HRT 2010-12, Caterham 2010-14 and both 0 point). Scoring a point in F1 means being placed 10th at the end of the race, so in 5 years they barely achieved it.

Well knowing now the history of the company it reminds me of Mastretta, a mexican lightweight sports car company which started also as a rival to the Lotus Elise but sadly they went bankruptcy (how ironic) in 2014 and basically the same way as Marussia.

I was just talking about the Marussia car company with a friend a week ago. We wondered if they were still around today, and now the rest of the story has been revealed. I think the concept was viable, and the cars had potential in today’s bloated super car market. Everyone wants to stand out when you pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a car, and the B2 was definitely a standout at what could arguably be a bargain price. The idea of starting a formula 1 team was great for marketing even if they never had a podium finish. There’s a glut of billionaires in Russia today, so we may see another super car coming from Russia even if it won’t have the Marussia name.

I remember Marussia's supercar from 2012 Need for speed most wanted game. It was such a good looking car... :(

growing up i was always fascinated by russia and it’s culture, found out about the marussia in school in computer class and i thought the B1,2 and 3 were so sick and i was hoping to see one in america but then heartbroken when i found out they went bankrupt :(

now this is epic. im happy someone is talking about this. i only know about marussia because they had a formula 1 team

this gave me a lot of nostalgia, the Marussia B2 was my favourite car on Need For Speed Most Wanted, it just brings me a lot of nostalgia talk about them, and I never knew that actually that car never made it to the roads as the rests of cars in the game

Making high priced things for the Russian market is a terrible business decision.

Dude, ROMAN!!! This was one of the best videos EVER!! Thank you for combining my favorite topics, cars and russia

Great documentary, also enjoy learning more about Russia.

RIP Jules Bianchi

Thank you for posting this during the inauguration!!!!!!!

thoroughly enjoy these type of videos Roman, something different to your usual stuff. Great work dude!

I love these video essay format videos Roman! You should make a second channel dedicated to just videos like this, I bet they would do really well!

Major props for this types of videos!! They are great. I know it’s a lot of work to make these but the videos are really entertaining. Major shoutout and props to all of your hard work!

Roman, I just read on the news that there are protests in Chelyabinsk too. Be safe! Edit: BTW I cracked seeing people throwing snowballs at officers. Please be safe, best of luck to all of you people!

The Marussia B2 looks like the Lykan Hypersport's Russian cousin.

I remember playing NFS: Most Wanted when I was younger and I absolutely loved the Marussia due to how cool it loooked.

i noticed that these videos take you way longer to make but theyre so good. great job roman! been subbed since pyro's first shoutout and what a journey it has been

Another great video, loving the variety of different topics on this channel!

The marussia b2 used to be my favorite car back when i played nfs mw 2012

I love your essays!

I first saw the Marussia B2 in Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012 and I was immediately in love with its design. To this day, I still think it’s one the best looking cars ever built. At almost 20 years old, it still looks modern and absolutely classic at the same time. The body design is absolutely timeless for a sports car and it’s a tragedy that this company crashed and burned the way it did.

Wow these documentary style videos you make are awesome bro! Keep up the great work

Would be interesting to go over Aurus and their Senat limousine. Great video!

I love this new style of videos you're doing

Good work NFKRZ banger of a video right here. Genuinely proud of your content dude

Congrats dude. You have a very informative and economic commentary style - fast paced, no waffle, straight to the point. TBH, there aren't many western commentators that could do it better.

The Marussia F1 team wasn’t unsuccessful because of a lack of wins or championships, but for the fact that they only scored 2 points(meaning they finished in the top 10 only once) in their entire 4 year stint

Actually they were not the first Russian owned F1 team. Look up Midland F1.

Roman your videos have been excellent. Amazing video essays. Keep it up :)

Great job Roman! Also the Gran Turismo 4 soundtrack fits perfectly well into the video ;)

That car was in need for speed mw 2012, my faviorite game at the time!

So to summarise: the company failed because of usual incompetent and irrational Russian business ethics/models. How I see this all the time in Russia))

Roman!! I always love your essay-style videos, and since you're a fan, I'd love to see more videos on automotive history/ interesting events in Russia! Спасибо за классное видео!

Marrusia b2 is perhaps one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen. Despite the fact that the interior is very raw and square its compensating on the outside. Especially in dark blue.

I'm sure a russian guy called Wladimir Wladimirowitsch got one or two.

Roman, I've been loving these video essays! I still loving seeing you rant and react to stuff, but you've been doing an awesome job with the videos lately on Russian culture. It would be sick if you could do more stuff about TV or gaming in Russia. Your video about Dendy is still one of my faves that you've ever done. Thanks for all the great videos!

I'm loving the new format. Keep it up!

Another great documentary style video! Excellent Roman!

Theres a saying of Lada here in Finland that goes "Lada; pitää kuivana ellei sada", which roughly translates to : "Lada; keeps you dry unless it rains". Kind of describes the quality lmao

Here in 2023 just waiting for Marussia to have a sequel

anyone else notice the Gran Turismo 2 music in the background? I recognized the first one as soon as Roman mentioned Nikolai. Very nice touch, @NFKRZ!

Really liking this video style 👌 Also liked the Yota fone video.

Putin probably has one at his secret mansion on the Black Sea ⛵ 😂

I like these kinds of documentary videos

Just joined your Patreon! I find you awesome and entertaining and love when you and Bald are together :)

I love these types of videos you do. You do them well.

It baffles me to this day how Russia can make some of the most sophisticated machines ever made like airliners and jets while failing so hard with cars.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) brought me here.

You did a good job on this documentary! It would’ve been even better if you could follow up just with a few questions to some people involved with everything, etc. cheers 🍻

Surprised to see this on your channel but it was an awesome documentary comrade

The Cosworth is a very good engine and one of the most successful racing engines of all time.

Hey can you tell us how russias mood on putin is right now? I think he is really low in popularity and people are sick of him. Also that a lot of people are waking up and seeing that he is extremely corrupt. Do you think this will be his last term? And what realistic alternatives does Russia have?

NIIICE!! Love your stuff.

Well, I didn't expect you being a car guy, Roman. This channel keeps being better and better in my eyes! Very well documented and well made video, as usual ! Back in 2010, I didn't even care about this brand (even being into Eastern cars) as there were so many supercar brands emerging and disappearing, so thanks for the refresh ! Also, I'm very interested in the Touring Car-specced Lada 21009s footage starting at 3:25... What's the context, manufacturer championship ? Can I get the source ? Do you know about the MPM PS160 & Erelis ? The second life of the TagAZ Aquila in France. Sadly, MPM pulled the plug in december, thanks to no help or consideration by French governement, not really into cars, except for their "Big Three" Peugeot, Citroën and Renault... They really did well, even managing to grow from zero a dealer network through Western Europe. Could have been something.

The Marussia B2 has been a car I was fascinated with. Not only for being pretty much the only Russian car that I’ve seen at the time that was not only NOT a Soviet-era shitbox like a Lada or Volga but, a full-blown Supercar. Also, for the first few years it was around it was a ubiquitous sight in pretty much every racing game at the time. Think of any car game that came out between 2012-2014 and the B2 was probably in it, making its debut in Need for Speed Most Wanted (2012) then later in NFS Rivals, Asphalt 8, NFS World, and Driveclub. But after 2014 the B2 disappeared from media. No games since had ever featured it and all of the games I mentioned except for Rivals are now delisted or in the case of Asphalt 8 removed the car from an update likely due to licensing issues. Sadly, pretty much the only real way to experience this car now to either buy NFS Rivals or get a second-hand physical copy of Driveclub or NFS Most Wanted 2012. Tragic really, a unique car with a unique origin quickly tossed aside and forgotten.

I lived in Brussels for a year as a kid and I never once knew what a Ladda was. Although I saw them on the road, it was rare.

Very good video! I hope you make more videos in this style.

Thank you for making these types of videos.

My grandfather bought an old uaz jeep from junkyard , and it still drives today ,it is a really good jeep

To add salt to the wound of Marussia, if you ask any F1 fans about what their first thought about Marussia, it probably involves a young French driver dying in one of their F1 cars. We miss you Jules.

What a mad car, It'd be awesome if the company could make their way back and give the world a new lightweight supercar! Brilliant video and format is on point btw...

Enjoyed watching! 👍👍

If Marussia company made the SUV rather than a high-priced sports car, the brand would still be alive today.

Me, a Russian, i only knew about Marussia from Asphalt 8 😂😂😂

As a long time fan of AAA racing games, there actually is a method of getting into such games. Your car has to look exotic and impressive, be something that makes someone do a double take, and appeal to young minds. The B2 fit that. Thing is though that even if you get in a game doesn't mean you will live long. Great example is Carbon Motors. Their car the E7 appeared in NFS HP 2010 and really stood out. But in the end the thing barely existed.

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE VIDEO ON THIS CAR

I knew about Marussia B2 back when I used to play Asphalt 8: Airborne.

I love lada... it's known as 拉達 in Chinese mate it's the car I grew up in

Never heard of Marussia before. Excellent content!

Roman documentary styled videos are the best, keep up man!!

NFKRZ does car video? Now that's epic.

"Hello Blazes NFKRZ is here"

Love these kinds of videos!

As a car guy who is already subbed, I clicked quick. Good one bro.

The Marussia B2 is also in Forza Motorsport, Asphalt 8 and 9 and more games.

It is a good thing when an "ordinary" KZfaqr starts talking about Cars.

One time i saw the B2 on the street.. It looks really amazing!

Loving this new style of video, keep it up. Peace and love from the US.

this story looks similar to the story of cdprojekt red.

All I'm remembering now is all the East Berlin jokes about the Trabant. "What's the best feature of a Trabant? There's a heater at the back to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it."

Great video I like these deep dive videos.

Thank you being a huge car guy this video was awesome!