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.

Virgin get both of their boys to the chequered flag in a rain effected race in Belgium where Timo Glock managed to reach Q2 for the second time before a penalty dropped him down to 20th on the grid.

The team has now demonstrated to the rest of the field that …

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John Booth hits back to Bernie Ecclestone’s constant criticism of the 2010 Formula One newcomers, claiming his comments are ‘destabilising’ and that they could ‘do great damage’ ahead of this week’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Booth and USF1 co-founder Peter Windsor both claim that Ecclestone’s recent comments that the new teams are ‘out of …

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When Timo Glock out-qualified both of the Lotus cars on Saturday, hopes were high for another strong performance on race day, but once again the team fails to fulfil their potential.

Starting on the dirty side, Timo failed to get away cleanly, losing the ground he gained over his rivals the …

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It’s one of the shortest turn arounds on the Formula One calendar, as teams have less than a week to move on to Hungary, but this will favour Virgin Racing as sooner the next Grand Prix comes, the better.

In Germany the team were delighted to regain their title as the …

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Despite being on the back row for the start of his home Grand Prix, Timo Glock finished ahead of both the Lotus and the Hispania teams to give Virgin their title back as the ‘best of the rest’

The team had a good start to the weekend as Timo finished 12th …

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In their first home Grand Prix, Virgin Racing could only manage to get Timo Glock to the chequered flag with Lucas di Grassi only completing nine laps as Formula One returned to Silverstone.

While competing with the Lotus cars, he suffered hydraulic problems which ended his day much earlier than what …

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OK, sorry it’s a bit later than promised, but it’s definitely worth waiting for. Here’s our exclusive interview with Virgin Racing’s Lucas di Grassi in full! The Brazilian Formula One driver gives his views on the favourite for the F1 Drivers’ Championship, what it’s like to drive against Michael Schumacher …

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Virgin racing has another two car finish as Lucas di Grassi out qualifies and finishes ahead of team mate Timo Glock where the team once again reigns as the ‘best of the rest’.

Di Grassi and Glock finished in 17th and 19th place respectively, with the Brazilian finishing in front of …

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The Canadian Grand Prix saw another finish for Lucas di Grassi, but this weekend he finds himself in new surroundings as the Formula One bandwagon rolls into Valencia for the European Grand Prix.

It was Di Grassi’s fourth finish of the year, which is two more than his more experienced team …

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Hello and welcome to another edition of TGTB&TB, a weekly run down of all things Formula One. This week I’ll be covering this past weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, which was layered with excitement from the front of the grid to the back. With tyres for next season being an issue …

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