Lucas di Grassi insists he is happy with his formula one debut this year, despite grappling at the back of the grid with the new Virgin team.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian 25-year-old, who slotted into the Renault reserve role late last year, was disappointed to miss out on the race seat in the wake of Nelson Piquet’s ousting.<\/p>\n
That place went to Romain Grosjean, and then in 2010 to the Russian pay-driver Vitaly Petrov.<\/p>\n
“In formula one it’s not always just about talent,” he said in an interview with Formule 1 Race Report.<\/p>\n
“There are also politics and some decisions you can do nothing about,” added di Grassi.<\/p>\n
But although now struggling for reliability and pace, and having been outqualified by teammate Timo Glock at every race so far, di Grassi insists he has no regrets.<\/p>\n
“Without experience in formula one you have nothing,” said the Paulista.<\/p>\n
“I am pleased with the progress of my career, because I have followed the right path.”<\/p>\n
Di Grassi insists that a team like Virgin is a good place to develop as a formula one driver.<\/p>\n
“It means I can also make some mistakes, because we are all in a learning phase,” he added.<\/p>\n
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