Lotus F1 Fights for Millions in 2010
19 Mar 2010, 10:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Though most of you are thinking that all the three newly entrant teams are fighting for nothing in 2010, as their plans for the ingoing season of Formula One is to create a functional, well-prepared...
Virgin Racing Aims to Push for F1 Title in 3 Years
16 Mar 2010, 10:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing's Sir Richard Branson was rather optimistic after the first grand prix of the 2010 Formula One season, despite the fact that neither of his two drivers managed to cross the finish...
Lotus Against 107 Qualifying Rule
15 Mar 2010, 15:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Jean Todt expressed his willingness to switch back to a 107 percent qualifying rule for the 2011 season of Formula One – wh...
Branson, Fernandes Hit Back at Ferrari for Outburst
28 Feb 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It didn’t take long before some of the highly ranked figures of Formula One responded to Ferrari’s attacks over the newly-entered teams in the Great Circus. Obviously, the first guys tha...
Di Grassi Crashes Virgin Car at Barcelona
25 Feb 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing will not continue the testing action in Barcelona on Thursday, after their Brazilian race driver Lucas di Grassi lost control of the VR-01 in Turn 9 of the Circuit de Catalunya and cra...
Parente Secures GP2 Asia Spot with Coloni
24 Feb 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Portuguese racer Alvaro Parente managed to somehow save his racing season for the 2010 competition year after inking a two-event deal with Coloni for the upcoming Bahrain outing in the GP2 Asia Seri...
Andy Soucek Signs Virgin Racing Deal
23 Feb 2010, 09:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was only a rumor yesterday turned into a certainty less than 24 hours later, as Spanish driver Andy Soucek was today confirmed as new test and reserve driver for newly-entrant team Virgin Racin...
Virgin Scrap Aero Package for Bahrain Due to Reliability Issues
22 Feb 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing did not walk away from the Jerez testing last week with too many positive signs of improvement for the season opening round Bahrain Grand Prix, as a hydraulic problem prevented their V...
Soucek to Sign Reserve Deal with Virgin Racing
22 Feb 2010, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Virgin Racing already secured a test/reserve driver deal with Brazilian racer Luiz Razia, the British team is still looking for a second driver to fulfill the aforementioned duties througho...
Lucas di Grassi Crashes Virgin VR-01 into the Barriers
19 Feb 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few months ago we have reported to you that Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson and Lotus F1's CEO Tony Fernandes – both owning some private airline companies of their own – m...
Parente Loses Virgin Test Role Due to Sponsor Quit
18 Feb 2010, 11:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Portuguese driver Alvaro Parente will not make his debut in Formula One as a test driver – at least not in 2010 – as the sponsor that has initially committed to back him in the series qu...
Ferrari Continues Jerez Action for Promotional Purposes
15 Feb 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Formula One teams completed their second test of the off-season on Saturday, but that isn't to mean the Jerez de la Frontera track will get any days of rest prior to the 3rd meeting of the ...
Virgin Racing Sit Off Morning Test at Jerez
12 Feb 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing don't seem to have much luck testing their first ever Formula One single-seater these days, as the British team is likely to miss the entire morning session of the Jerez test on F...
Virgin Racing Stop Jerez Test Due to Lack of Spare Parts
11 Feb 2010, 13:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As we've reported to you earlier today, the early action of today's testing at Jerez de la Frontera was halted at a certain point by the circuit's officials, because of debris on the ...
Buemi Leads Red-Flagged Day 2 of Jerez Test
11 Feb 2010, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing doesn't seem to experience too smooth times during their first F1 test in the history of the team, as race driver Timo Glock caused the first red flag of the Jerez de la Frontera ...
Virgin Racing's VR-01 Passes the FIA Crash Tests
4 Feb 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing yesterday unveiled their first ever Formula One single-seater, designed and prepared for the team's maiden campaign in the Great Circus. While becoming the first team from the new...
Virgin Racing Launches New VR-01 for 2010
3 Feb 2010, 11:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Unfortunately, we can't bring you live images from the launch of Virgin Racing's VR-01, as technical issues have prevented the event from being broadcast live on the internet. The British ...
Ecclestone Believes in Stronger F1, Despite Struggling Teams
26 Jan 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although confirming that two of the newly-entrant teams have financial difficulties prior to the start of the 2010 Formula One season, the series' chief executive Bernie Ecclestone argued that ...
Virgin Racing Will Have Black Car in 2010
22 Jan 2010, 09:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The grid for the opening round of the 2010 Formula One season in Bahrain will have (at least) two black cars on it. Well, leaving aside the sponsors and everything, these two machines will feature a...
John Booth Replaced Alex Tai as Virgin Racing Team Principal
13 Jan 2010, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Virgin Racing started doing some reorganizing of themselves lately, despite the fact that they've just officially launched the Formula One team less than a month ago. Consequently, the former M...