Virgin pleased with Silverstone finishes

VIRGIN Racing achieved its sixth double finish of the season at its home Grand Prix at Silverstone as both Timo Glock and Jérôme D'Ambrosio crossed the line after a consistent and well-fought race.

A rain shower an hour before the start of the race meant that the track was still very wet around the old start-finish straight when the cars made their exploration laps. The choice of tyres was by no means certain, with the final decision being made on the grid.

Towards the end of the race, D’Ambrosio suffered from degradation of his front left tyre, but both the Belgian and Glock were able to get to the finish in 16th and 17th positions respectively.

Said team boss John Booth: "It was a good finish to the team's home race weekend, not only with both cars finishing but also a clear positive in terms of an improvement in pace.

“Timo managed the 17th fastest lap in the race and Jérôme pulled off a good overtaking move on Liuzzi at Copse, so both drivers left the track on a positive note. The engineers coped well with the decision that had to be taken on the grid with the tyres and determined a good strategy.”