Drivers: Timo Glock (24), Lucas di Grassi (25)
Team Principal: John Booth
Car: Virgin VR-01
Engine: Cosworth CA2010
Test Drivers: Luiz Razia and Andy Soucek

Are you giving your full support to Virgin Racing in the 2010 F1 season? Here you will find all the latest Virgin Racing News and fan opinion in our F1 Blogs so that you can keep up to date with the new Manor team in their maiden F1 campaign and you can check to see how they are faring in the 2010 Constructors’ Championship at our F1 Standings page.

The Formula 1 bug certainly bit Sir Richard Branson as he has quickly followed up his sponsorship of Brawn GP by backing the new Manor team. Much expectation will rest with lead driver Timo Glock, but if you want to find out more about rookie Lucas di Grassi then check out our F1 Driver Page. Don’t forget to watch our latest F1 Videos either to get an in-depth take on what is happening in the F1 world.

Hello and welcome to the first ever Indian Grand Prix, there has been a great buzz around the race all weekend (helped of course by a PR effort Alastair Campbell would be proud of) and it should be a belter. Plenty of room for overtaking, two DRS zones and a …

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Sebastian Vettel stamped his authority on the first ever Indian Grand Prix as the World Champion charged to his 11th victory of the season with an utterly dominant display.

Vettel led from start to finish in the inaugural Indian race and rarely looked threatened from Jenson Button behind him, and when …

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Sebastian Vettel offered no respite at the Indian Grand Prix despite already claiming the tile, securing his 13th pole of this season for the inaugural Indian race.

Vettel looked spectacularly quick throughout practice and qualifying and swept to yet another pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber, although Hamilton …

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Good morning, is everyone awake and ready for Vettel to be crowned world champion? Only Jenson Button can stop him and even then the McLaren man needs his Red Bull rival to finish outside of the top ten.

There is also the small matter of the Pirelli tyres that appear to …

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So, Sebastian Vettel has moved a step closer to securing the 2011 World Championship after victory at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday.

You can check out our race report and race reaction here, but why not check out the highlights of the race?

Click on the below image, where you can find …

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Mark Webber secured pole position for the 2011 British Grand Prix as Red Bull dominated proceedings once again in qualifying.

There may well have been a change with the Australian on pole position instead of World Champion Sebastian Vettel, but on a day where many though Red Bull could be threatened, …

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After the off-season deal with a Russian sportscar maker, the team returns under the new name Marussia Virgin Racing, and with the MVR-02 completing over 4000kms in pre-season testing, the team are confident for success in the 2011 season.

There is also a change behind the wheel, as Lucas di Grassi …

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Lucas di Grassi finishes the year with a feeling of ‘mission accomplished’ as he beats his team mate in the season’s final curtain call in Abu Dhabi.

The 26 year-old Brazilian passed the chequered flag in 18th place, ahead of Timo Glock who had to retire, but both fail to finish …

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The battle of the new teams enters its final race of the season in Abu Dhabi with all three teams still in the hunt for 10th place in the Constructors Championship.

Virgin Racing’s boss John Booth has insisted his team will be ‘pulling out all the stops’ to finish ahead of …

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Virgin’s team principal John Booth admits that the team ‘simply didn’t have the pace’ as despite early promise, both drivers disappoint in Brazil.

Timo Glock qualified as the fastest of the new teams, but lacking race pace, he finished behind their rivals Lotus as he could only manage 20th place.

Lucas di …

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