European GP: Virgin Racing report
Jun.28 (YallaF1.com) Valencia was not expected to produce a great race, but in the end it was action all the way, with both Virgin Racing cars running faultlessly to the finish. In a milestone performance, Lucas finished 17th with Timo 18th after a charge in the final laps, getting past Karun Chandhok in the very [...]
European GP: Virgin Racing qualifying report
Jun.26 (YallaF1.com) Virgin Racing enjoyed a positive Qualifying session in Valencia today, in which the order of fastest driver was reversed for the first time this season. Lucas di Grassi posted the faster of the two times, while Timo’s lap was compromised by a mistake out of the last corner of the Valencia Street Circuit [...]
European GP: Virgin Racing preview
Jun.23 (YallaF1.com Formula 1 returns to Europe this weekend for Round 9 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship – the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. This is the second of two Spanish races on the 2010 calendar and the first of a six race stint that constitutes the second European leg of the [...]
Canadian GP: Virgin Racing race report
Jun.13 (YallaF1.com) The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve promised to provide teams with a challenging race after Free Practice and Qualifying had shown that tyre wear was abnormally high here. This proved to be the case, with Virgin Racing’s Lucas di Grassi using three sets of tyres on his way to finishing in 19th place. The first [...]
Canadian GP: Virgin Racing qualifying report
Jun.12 (GMM) Virgin Racing demonstrated a positive step forward between yesterday’s Free Practice running and today’s crucial Qualifying hour in the final countdown to the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Rain overnight meant that the track was once again very green and finding a way to extract the best from the tyres would be key. [...]
Canadian GP: Virgin Racing Day 1 review
Jun 11 (YallaF1.com) The first session at Montreal always takes place on a dirty track, and today was no exception. The sun was out for the start of the session, but the temperature slowly came down, becoming quite chilly by the end. Both drivers reported issues with grip and for quite a while there was [...]
Virgin announce support deal with LG
Jun.11 (YallaF1.com) Virgin Racing announced a new deal with LG Electronics on the eve of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Virgin Racing statement: LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, has extended its reach within Formula One to include the Virgin Racing team. In addition to LG being a [...]
No Friday practice role for Virgin’s Soucek
Jun.10 (GMM) 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 reigning F2 champion is contracted to do some driving in 2010, but he said the new British team “currently have other problems than [...]
Canadian GP: Virgin Racing preview
Jun.08 (YallaF1.com) Formula 1 returns to much-loved Montreal this weekend as the Canadian Grand Prix – Round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship – makes a comeback to the F1 calendar after a one-year absence. The race is held at the 4.361km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and continues to be the only F1 event [...]