Fault-free for Virgin

Lucas Di Grassi finished 17th and Timo Glock was one place behind at the Spanish circuit as, for the first time, the Dinnington team came through the entire race without problems.

Said Virgin's Technical Director Nick Wirth: "That was a clear step in the right direction.

"Not only were both cars running strongly at the finish, but it’s very clear from the driver feedback and our race pace that our performance developments are working, so I must congratulate everyone behind the scenes for this work.

"To finish only one lap down on the leader is a clear indication of our progress since Bahrain. The next step is to bring some more of our aero developments out of the digital domain and on to the race car, so we’ll put that right at Silverstone, and the whole team can’t wait to see what happens at our fantastic home Grand Prix.”