Virgin duo upbeat despite retirements
Glock and di Grassi insist they expected early glitches and are still confident in Virgin.
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Virgin aim to improve
Virgin remain bullish about the season ahead, despite both drivers failing to make the finish of the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Although Timo Glock had qualified highest of the new teams and had looked quick during the race, the German was forced to park his car with a gearbox issue.
Meanwhile, Lucas di Grassi’s race was cut [...]
FIA Friday press conference – Bahrain
Drivers: Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin), Nico Hulkenberg (Williams), Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus), Robert Kubica (Renault) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Q: Gentlemen, how is it to be in F1? Lucas, would you like to start?
Lucas Di Grassi: For me it is a great honour to be here in F1. It is my first races as official driver, [...]
Bahrain ‘high point’ in di Grassi career
Lucas di Grassi looks forward to introducing Virgin to Formula 1 this weekend as the team formerly known as Manor lines up for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Having been part of Renault’s young driver development programme early in the last decade, Lucas also looks forward to racing alongside Timo Glock.
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Di Grassi targets better understanding
Lucas di Grassi hopes to improve his technical abilities as he becomes a full-time Formula 1 racing driver for the first time this year. Having tested several times and attended most Grands Prix of recent years, the Brazilian’s first race seat arrives with the brand-new Virgin Racing team.
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Virgin aiming to run by mid-morning
The Virgin Racing team hopes to see its car back out on-track by mid-morning at the Circuit de Catalunya. The outfit formerly known as Manor GP suffered a setback on Thursday when Lucas di Grassi crashed at the high-speed Campsa corner.
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Virgin aiming to run mid-morning
The Virgin Racing team hopes to see its car back out on-track by mid-morning at the Circuit de Catalunya. The outfit formerly known as Manor GP suffered a setback on Thursday when Lucas di Grassi crashed at the high-speed Campsa corner.
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Virgin to continue testing on Friday
On Thursday afternoon Virgin Racing driver Lucas di Grassi heavily crashed his car at turn nine at Circuit de Catalunya. The Brazilian was running with experimental control settings on the car which were adversely affecting the car’s handling. The team expects the car to be ready though to get back on track Friday morning.
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Virgin faces overnight repair job
Mechanics set for a long night repairing suspension and wing damage after di Grassi crash.
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Di Grassi enjoys Virgin’s first proper day of testing
On Saturday Lucas di Grassi completed the first proper day of testing for the Virgin Racing team at Jerez this week. After completing a shakedown on Wednesday the team completed little running on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday though the team managed to complete 63 laps without any major problems.
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