Lotus did not split with Cosworth because the British supplier’s engine was not good enough. That is the claim of Mike Gascoyne, after deciding to break a longer contract with ...
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Ecclestone comments have ‘no effect’ on Virgin – boss
Virgin team boss John Booth on Friday hit back at Bernie Ecclestone’s latest stinging criticisms. Stating that only Lotus deserves to be in F1, the sport’s chief executive had referred ...
Read More »Di Grassi crashes Virgin before race
F1 rookie Lucas di Grassi has had a huge crash on the grid formation lap, 20 minutes before the start of the Japanese grand prix. The Brazilian’s Virgin car speared ...
Read More »Glock admits beating Lotus to tenth not likely
Timo Glock has acknowledged that Virgin finishing tenth in this year’s constructors’ world championship is very unlikely. None of F1’s new teams have come close to scoring a point so ...
Read More »Di Grassi disappointed to miss Singapore practice
Lucas di Grassi is disappointed to be sitting out Friday evening’s initial practice session on the streets of Singapore. For the next four initial Friday sessions in Singapore, Japan, Korea ...
Read More »Virgin eyes 2011 pay-driver seat for d’Ambrosio
Jerome d’Ambrosio has reportedly been offered a race seat with Virgin next year if he can find the necessary budget. It is believed Timo Glock has now definitely committed to ...
Read More »Virgin ‘not pleased’ with Ecclestone comments
John Booth has admitted he was “not particularly pleased” when he heard Bernie Ecclestone predict that two of F1’s struggling teams might fold before the end of the season. The ...
Read More »Glock denies lacking commitment to Virgin
Timo Glock has played down rumours he is considering a move away from Virgin for 2011. The 28-year-old German joined the new British team from the departed Toyota, but recently ...
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