Lucas di Grassi Archive

  • British Grand Prix: Friday quotes – Virgin Racing

    British Grand Prix: Friday quotes – Virgin Racing

    Posted on July 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Timo Glock (20th, 21st) “A difficult day for me. We had a few problems in the first session with a fuel leak, which cost us pretty much the whole session – I only got two runs at the end. In the second session we had...

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  • Virgin complete VR-01 shakedown (Gallery & Video)

    Virgin complete VR-01 shakedown (Gallery & Video)

    Posted on February 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Virgin Racing have completed their two-day shakedown today, with Timo Glock kicking things up a notch from yesterday’s exploratory laps, completing 42 laps of the 1.8km Stowe circuit during the morning. Lucas di Grassi then took over in the afternoon recording his first 36 laps...

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  • Virgin Racing completes driver line-up

    Virgin Racing completes driver line-up

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Virgin Racing today made its driver announcement in London, where it was confirmed that Manor have teamed up with Richard Branson’s Virgin brand, and that Lucas di Grassi will drive alongside Timo Glock at the team. di Grassi said: “I could never imagine a F1...

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  • Glock sure Schu will return

    Glock sure Schu will return

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Virgin Racing driver Timo Glock is certain seven-times F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will make a return to the sport. The former Toyota driver, now partnered alongside Lucas Di Grassi at Virgin said: “There’s still a lot of speculation, but in the end he is...

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  • Why the Trulli- Kovalainen pair up makes a good deal of sense

    Why the Trulli- Kovalainen pair up makes a good deal of sense

    Posted on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
    Today it was announced that Lotus F1 Racing would run ex Toyota driver Jarno Trulli and ex Mclaren man Heikki Kovalainen for 2010. Both have won only one Grand Prix. This seems to be a fairly good pairing for Lotus; age and experience alongside youth...

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  • Jarno Trulli signs for Lotus, di Grassi to follow?

    Jarno Trulli signs for Lotus, di Grassi to follow?

    Posted on December 12, 2009 | No Comments
    We reported earlier that Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes had announced by his Twitter account that he was to announce the drivers he had signed for the team’s debut season on Monday. However, it seems he may as well call off the announcement as according...

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  • Di Grassi in F1 next year with one of the new teams

    Di Grassi in F1 next year with one of the new teams

    Posted on December 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Some would say it was about time, but today Lucas di Grassi has confirmed that he will be driving in F1 next year with one of the four new teams, be it; Virgin, USF1, Lotus or Campos. di Grassi said; “It will be in one...

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  • Massa dedicates 500 Miles of Granja Viana to Felipinho.

    Massa dedicates 500 Miles of Granja Viana to Felipinho.

    Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa went close to winning in his own karting event recently – Desafio Internacional das Estrelas, including winning one of the two races, but he finished in second to Michael Schumacher, who won the event overall. However Massa has just won...

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  • Schumacher wins Desafio Internacional das Estrelas.

    Schumacher wins Desafio Internacional das Estrelas.

    Posted on December 5, 2009 | No Comments
    I apologise for being so late, but only now have I had the time to dig out the photos and upload them to our gallery. Anyway, onward and upward and Michael Schumacher has won Felipe Massa‘s kart race – Desafio Internacional das Estrelas or International...

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  • Mercedes announce young drivers for Jerez.

    Mercedes announce young drivers for Jerez.

    Posted on November 26, 2009 | No Comments
    The new Mercedes team have today announced their two drivers for the Young Drivers Test at Jerez, Spain which will take place later this month – Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson. Mike Conway, the 26 year old from Kent, England has previously won the Formula...

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