Virgin Racing F1: 2010 driver, team and car guide, analysis and statistics

By Tom Cary, F1 Correspondent 508PM GMT 09 March 2010

Wet at the back of the ears Lucas di Grassil drives the new Virgin Racing car in credentials for the 2010 F1 deteriorate Photo ACTION IMAGES

Sir Richard Bransons settled aspiration is to be relating Ferrari inside of a integrate of years. If the group can perform half as well as the shrewd businessman can grab headlines, they will be intensely well.

Virgin Racing are not but debate in that the FIA were indicted of favoring their entrance last summer, but that conjecture in spite of they have accomplished really well to have it to F1 at all.

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Technical executive Nick Wirth has built the initial ever digitally-designed F1 car, utilizing CFD [Computational Fluid Dynamics] to one side as against to a windtunnel, so their intensity is somewhat unknown. Alarmingly, pieces kept descending off in pre-season testing. At the really slightest it should be an engaging float with Branson.

Drivers

Timo Glock (Born 18/03/1982 in Lindenfels, Germany)

Still majority important in the UK for being the man that Lewis Hamilton overtook in Brazil to explain fifth mark and the 2008 drivers crown, Timo Glock had a plain begin to his F1 career at Toyota and deserted a array of approaches from determined teams to pointer for Virgin Racing.

Lucas di Grassi (born 11/08/1984 in Sao Paul, Brazil)

Another rookie for 2010, di Grassi is thought to be bringing around �5million in sponsorship with him, proof that Branson is zero if not a shrewd so-and-so. The Brazilian accomplished as runner-up to Glock in the 2007 GP2 array and has copiousness of F1 mileage underneath his leather belt from a army with Renault as their haven and exam driver.

Telegraph prophecy Will be anticipating to kick Lotus to the most appropriate of the new teams title. The all CFD-approach could go possibly way, but will roughly positively have teething problems to begin with. Virgin and HRT to be fighting it out at the rear.

Virgin Racing facts

Website www.virginracing.com Headquarters Dinnington, Sheffield Virgin Group owners Sir Richard Branson Team principal John Booth Technical executive Nick Wirth Drivers Timo Glock (Germany), Lucas di Grassi (Brazil) 2010 car VR-01 Engine Cosworth First grand prix Bahrain 2010 Races 0 Wins 0 Poles 0 Fastest laps 0 Constructors titles 0 Drivers titles 0