Virgin firing on all cylinders at last
Timo Glock, in the remodelled Virgin car, finished 18th and Lucas Di Grassi, in the old version, was just a place behind. They were the only new team the get two cars through the 66-lap race.
Afterwards, team technical director Nick Wirth said: “To finally achieve our first two-car finish is a great reward for everyone involved with Virgin Racing.
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"Firstly I would like to thank the race team for their incredible work this weekend. I must also recognise the considerable efforts of everyone back at Wirth Research and our suppliers, who have been working relentlessly since Shanghai to fix our transmission and hydraulic problems. It was a very encouraging debut for our new VR-01 and we are all looking forward to bringing more performance to the car in the forthcoming races.
"I should also pay due credit to our drivers Timo and Lucas, not only for solid determined drives in today’s race, but for their patience and crucial contribution over the past few weeks in particular.”