An F1 Blog - News and Views from the world of Formula 1 » Virgin http://www.anf1blog.com The speediest blog around Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:55:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Tributes to Wheldon and Simoncelli in pictures http://www.anf1blog.com/2011/10/tributes-to-wheldon-and-simoncelli-in-pictures/ http://www.anf1blog.com/2011/10/tributes-to-wheldon-and-simoncelli-in-pictures/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:55:01 +0000 Jack Sargeant http://www.anf1blog.com/?p=11053

Jarno Trulli, Lotus, India, 2011 - Photo © Team Lotus

Numerous teams and drivers have left tributes to the late racers Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli on their helmets and cars today.

Photos © Red Bull/Getty Images, Pirelli, McLaren, Team Lotus, Virgin Racing, Motioncompany 

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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 debut as perfect as this one. Entering F1 with John Booth and his crew, the same people with whom I won the 2005 Macau F3 race – one of the greatest successes in my career – is really beyond perfection I should say. And I believe I am ready for F1.

“I have worked a lot during these years to get here and I believe it happened just in time. I always had great expectations about the day I would enter F1, and I should thanks everyone who was with me all these years, and I shall say John and his team are among those very people I consider helped me to get there much before we signed the F1 contract.

“Being here with them makes more sense to me than to be with a veteran organisation. We will debut together, and that detail makes for a special bond too. I guess all that will make me stronger and more confident as I will be among old friends. I am ready to work twenty four seven and I am sure I will be able to contribute with the team efforts in every stage of our evolution in 2010.”

It was also revealed that Lucas di Grassi’s fellow GP2 graduates Alvaro Parente and Luis Razia will take on the role of test drivers with the team.

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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 of the four new teams entering the sport. It’s a dream come true, of course. It’s fantastic. I am well-prepared, I was reserve and test driver at Renault for two years. My goal is to enter F1 to stay, in a solid way, to get results and create a future.”

The 25 year-old di Grassi performed impressively in this year’s GP2 series with the Racing Engineering team – he finished 3rd overall taking 1 race win. At the start of the month di Grassi was present at the young drivers test in Jerez, driving for the Renault team.

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