Andy Soucek is set to terminate his contract as Virgin’s third and reserve driver. The 25-year-old Spaniard and reigning F2 champion has been disappointed that his role with the new ...
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Funny side lost as di Grassi alters Glock quote
Lucas di Grassi has survived an uncomfortable gaffe within the Virgin team. After the Hockenheim race, the team’s press officer Tracy Novak reportedly presented both the Brazilian rookie and his ...
Read More »Virgin eyeing pay-driver Perez for F1 seat?
A young Mexican driver is knocking on the door of his formula one debut. 20-year-old GP2 driver Sergio Perez, with the backing of the telecommunications giant Telmex, was linked last ...
Read More »Glock keeps ‘eyes open’ amid season at the back
Timo Glock has admitted he is keeping his “eyes open” as the 2011 driver market unfolds. The German revealed earlier this year that he opted to switch to Virgin even ...
Read More »Bridgestone blows cover on Virgin’s F1 recycling spin
A Bridgestone spokesman on Monday blew Virgin’s cover about a F1 tyre recycling scheme. Team sponsor Sir Richard Branson said during his visit to the Canadian grand prix that a ...
Read More »Branson wants second US GP in Las Vegas
Sir Richard Branson would like to see a United States grand prix held in Las Vegas. The British billionaire, sponsor of Virgin Racing, said he welcomes the news that an ...
Read More »Slow Virgin too optimistic with Canada package – Glock
Virgin on Friday took over from HRT as the slowest team in formula one. For the first time in 2010, the new Spanish team was clearly faster than the Virgins ...
Read More »Still no Friday practice plans for Virgin’s Soucek
Virgin still has no plans to give its test and reserve driver Andy Soucek some laps on the Friday of a grand prix weekend. We reported in April that the ...
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