Barcelona Test - Day 4 - 24 February 20 12 After three positive days of running at the Circuit de Catalunya this week, the tide turned for the Marussia F1 Team this morning when a problem confined the MVR-0 2 to the garage for the start of the session. The issue centred around a damaged suspension component to the right rear corner of the car. The team spent the morning inspecting the part and trying to understand how the damage had occurred. A replacement part […]

Today, after the Brazilian Grand Prix, Marussia Virgin Racing announced that French driver Charles Pic, will race for the team in 2012 alongside Germany’s Timo Glock. The 21-year-old had already tested for the team last week at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi and had impressed the team during the test. Pic spent the past two seasons competing in GP2 and in 2011 he ended the year in fourth place with two wins, three pole positions and five podium finishes. From 2008-2009 he raced […]

Jun.2 (GMM) Virgin is yet to officially confirm reports Nick Wirth has left the struggling team.

An Italian magazine on Wednesday said the Marussia-sponsored team is in talks with McLaren and Mercedes about a Force India-style technical collaboration...

May 16 (GMM) Timo Glock has expressed concern that simply qualifying for races might soon be difficult for the Virgin team in 2011.

The German was openly disappointed when significant elements of a major upgrade for the MVR-02 car did not work effect...

May 12 (GMM) Timo Glock has denied he might throw in the towel, also playing down suggestions his patience with Virgin is running low.

Updates to the German's MVR-02 car failed to work properly in Turkey, and he then did not even make the grid due to...

May 7 (GMM) Timo Glock has revealed that some of Virgin's much-needed car upgrade has not worked as expected.

At the wheel of the MVR-02 not featuring the bulk of the upgrade, teammate Jerome d'Ambrosio has been quicker all weekend in Turkey than the...

Apr.26 (GMM) John Booth sounds downbeat despite Virgin expecting to take a major step forward in Turkey early next month.

After the team's new car only narrowly staved off the struggling HRTs recently, media reports said an upgrade package for Istanb...

Apr.14 (GMM) The 107 per cent rule could be a problem for the Virgin cars in China, according to frustrated driver Timo Glock.

The German has been widely quoted recently admitting his disappointment with the MVR-02 car, and he told Auto Motor und Spo...

Apr.10 (GMM) Even the prospect of torrential rain on Sunday is not buoying the hopes of Timo Glock.

The German driver, who has previously admitted frustration with the stalling development of the Virgin team, qualified 2 seconds off the pace of the L...

Mar.21 (GMM) Timo Glock has admitted "it would be nice" if Sir Richard Branson ploughed some more money into the team that bares his famous company's name.

F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has been a critic of Virgin Racing following its difficul...

Mar.18 (GMM) Timo Glock has admitted that Virgin is set to have a difficult start to the 2011 season.

The team had hoped to take a step up after an uncompetitive debut in 2010, but the new MVR-02 has looked significantly slower than the Team Lotus ca...

Mar.14 (Marussia Virgin Racing) Marussia Virgin Racing and CNBC, the leading global broadcaster of live business and financial news and information, have joined forces in an exclusive global partnership that sees CNBC becoming the team’s official ‘Business Media Partner’ for the 2011 Formula One season, which gets underway on 27 March in Melbourne, Australia. The partnership gives CNBC branding on various Marussia Virgin Racing assets including its new Formula One car and driver’s racesuits, and in the paddock, as well as hospitality. Alongside this, the […]