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May 30
Di Grassi will have a fresh engine fitted for Sunday’s race.
Cosworth is not in Rubens Barrichello or Lucas di Grassi’s good books at the scene of the Turkish grand prix. Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, just fifteenth on the grid at Istanbul Park, said the British team is “suffering” from a lack of power.
May 27
But di Grassi is still hopeful of taking a big step forward at Istanbul Park.
Lucas di Grassi will this weekend finally race Virgin’s updated car, but it may still be slower than the one piloted by his teammate Timo Glock. Due to the volcanic ash cloud and then the short turnaround between Spain and Monaco, di Grassi had to drive the original car with the famously small fuel tank while Glock raced one with significant developments.
May 11
He admitted that the updated car did not work “as expected”
Timo Glock is looking for an improvement from Virgin Racing before committing long-term to the new British team. Despite interest from established teams for this year, the German signed with Virgin with a contract that is believed to be for a multiple-season term.
May 08
A busy weekend for Spanish stewards
It rained overnight in Barcelona and the track was wet on Saturday morning when the new GP3 cars were running. But at the same time the sun was shining and drying the Circuit de Catalunya surface, amid forecasts for almost certain rain on Saturday and also Sunday.
Mar 08
“I think a lot of the establishment teams will want us to fall flat on our faces” – Wirth
Nick Wirth is not surprised that some of F1′s establishment are opposed to the arrival of small new teams in formula one. In the case of the new British entrant Virgin Racing, its VR-01 single seater was designed without the aid of a wind tunnel but instead with only the sophisticated computer technology CFD.
Feb 26
Virgin hopes the VR-01 is repaired for Timo Glock Friday morning.
Lucas di Grassi’s crash on Thursday raised fears that Virgin had experienced another wing failure. After the new British team suffered a front wing failure recently at Jerez, it was feared Brazilian rookie di Grassi’s crash at Barcelona was caused by a broken rear wing.
Feb 25
But the team’s first priority is to solve the reliability issues
Andy Soucek could make his track debut as Virgin’s new 2010 reserve driver this week. The new British team is the only outfit to have held off naming a definite driver lineup for the last four-day test of the winter, to kick off in Barcelona on Thursday morning.
Feb 23
“Barcelona should offer us an even better insight into where we all are in overall performance terms.”
Cosworth was further buoyed by the performance of its CA2010 engine during last week’s four-day test session at the Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain, in spite of the intermittent and often heavy rain that blighted the opening days. This was the third of four official pre-season tests, and followed an encouraging track debut by the Cosworth engine in Valencia and the first Jerez test.
Feb 08
Nick Wirth has confirmed reports that his company will foot the bill for the major redesign of Virgin’s 2010 car. Wirth, 44, is the new British team’s technical director, engaged through his separate Oxfordshire-based engineering group Wirth Research. 
After intermittent rain disrupted the opening of Wednesday’s Jerez test, the weather is expected to be even worse on day two. 
