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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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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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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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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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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Mechanics set for a long night repairing suspension and wing damage after di Grassi crash.
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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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Despite earlier problems, Lucas di Grassi is happy with Virgin’s progress
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Virgin Racing’s misery continued today with Lucas di Grassi forced to spend much of the session watching from the sidelines.
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Lucas di Grassi was thrilled to have driven the brand-new Virgin Racing car on-track for the first time at Silverstone on Friday. The Brazilian debutant completed 36 laps of the Stowe circuit in front of excited team members and invited guests before the Sheffield outfit joins the second official pre-season test in Jerez next week. [...]