The Virgin presented this morning at London's BBC Television Centre, the MVR-02 , the car with which to participate next Formula 1 World Championship. The name of the car, going from VR to MVR is the son of the team's partnership with the Marussia Motors, the new shareholder and main sponsor, which has also led to a partial change in the livery of the car, in addition to participation in the world with Russian license. unveiled one week later than those of other teams, in order to work more on the new design, the MVR-02 will debut in the next test at Jerez, after the team was on track in Valencia with the car last year. Designed entirely by computer in virtual form (as above) by the designer Nick Wirth , is characterized by a snout lower compared to that of other machines've seen so far, and compared to the 2010 car has a narrow rear, as well as have opted for the very tapered bellies, and a high position of the air intakes of the radiators.
The team leader, John Booth before submitting a new car he wanted to say a few words about his team for 2010: “ Abbiamo avuto un battesimo difficile in Formula 1, ma comunque gratificante, perchè abbiamo dimostrato a noi stessi, e di questo sono orgoglioso, di essere del tutto all’altezza della sfida ”. Arrivano poi i propositi per la stagione che si avvicina: “ La MVR-02 è un chiaro passo avanti in ogni area, e un premio al duro lavoro fatto intorno a questa macchina. Siamo fieri di partecipare sotto la denominazione di Marussia Virgin, e impazienti di premiare la fiducia che lo sponsor ha dimostrato di riporre in noi; il 2011 deve essere il nostro punto di partenza per arrivare a risultati importanti ”.
Per farlo occorrerà avere anche piloti motivati, cosa non scontata dopo la very bad experience last year: "Happy to have Glock and D'Ambrosio." The German " Timo did a great job given the difficult circumstances that have occurred in 2010, and has contributed to the development of the machine, something that will benefit . Booth gives also welcomed the Belgian D'Ambrosio: "We are honored allow Jerome to make his debut in Formula 1, has done an excellent job during the test at the end of the season, and the Valencia test has been shown to run with a knife between his teeth. It 's a very talented young man, I'm sure will prove .
The same drivers next speaker, beginning with the team leader, Timo Glock " Today is a special day in the team, we all worked hard for this, and be here to present the new machine is beautiful. " The hope is to do more, and better than we did see in 2010: " We look forward to our second year in Formula 1, I'm looking forward to getting on the MVR-02 at Jerez, after having waited for so time. I want to be a very positive season for us .
Jerome D'Ambrosio not hide the emotion of the first contact with the machine of his debut: " I could not be more excited, I finally saw the first car with which I will run in Formula 1, is fantastic. The team did a great job, now we have to push hard and see where we need to work. For me, I did a great physical and mental preparation, I am ready and I'm looking forward to driving the MVR-02 .
Federico Fadda ( 422race.com )
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