In Day "first", the Virgin completed the first ground test aircraft straight aquaplaning test for Spain on Sunday and gave a taste of Formula One power of one of the rising stars of their young pilot program GP3 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs.
team's goal was to do some more detailed assessment, with an updated version of the package MVR-02, introduced in Turkey last weekend, in order to achieve greater development in the next weekend, the Spanish race.
"It was a very special day for me," said Quaife-Hobbs, 20. "Driving a Formula One car is what you've always dreamed of since the time to start karting was fantastic finally the experience. I did a lot of races for the team and helped them to collect data.
"I can not thank them enough Marussia Virgin Racing for this great opportunity, because it really gives me the opportunity to gain experience and see how a team of Formula One Experiences like this just make you hungry, and it's exciting to be a foretaste of what the future may hold. "
The British driver who finishes 146 km, with the MVR-02 running reliably throughout, Virgin to gather much information to further develop their parcel in front of Barcelona.
"Congratulations to Adrian in a very impressive first film," said the team, John Booth. "It's really rewarding to put these kids in the car and see how they react to this possibility. The acclimated and car and has developed strong relationships with engineers and mechanics, so you should feel satisfied with the work of his first day in a Formula One car
"Overall it was a very productive test for us, with Idiada Proving Ground gives us good conditions to test the updated package, which we introduced last year. As one might expect his debut release, we saw a couple of teething problems in Istanbul and this test has allowed us to better understand the development potential. We look forward to seeing new signs of progress in Spain next week. "
Virgin still looking for his first championship points with his best result to date is 2011 square Jérôme d'Ambrosio 14th in Australia.
team's goal was to do some more detailed assessment, with an updated version of the package MVR-02, introduced in Turkey last weekend, in order to achieve greater development in the next weekend, the Spanish race.
"It was a very special day for me," said Quaife-Hobbs, 20. "Driving a Formula One car is what you've always dreamed of since the time to start karting was fantastic finally the experience. I did a lot of races for the team and helped them to collect data.
"I can not thank them enough Marussia Virgin Racing for this great opportunity, because it really gives me the opportunity to gain experience and see how a team of Formula One Experiences like this just make you hungry, and it's exciting to be a foretaste of what the future may hold. "
The British driver who finishes 146 km, with the MVR-02 running reliably throughout, Virgin to gather much information to further develop their parcel in front of Barcelona.
"Congratulations to Adrian in a very impressive first film," said the team, John Booth. "It's really rewarding to put these kids in the car and see how they react to this possibility. The acclimated and car and has developed strong relationships with engineers and mechanics, so you should feel satisfied with the work of his first day in a Formula One car
"Overall it was a very productive test for us, with Idiada Proving Ground gives us good conditions to test the updated package, which we introduced last year. As one might expect his debut release, we saw a couple of teething problems in Istanbul and this test has allowed us to better understand the development potential. We look forward to seeing new signs of progress in Spain next week. "
Virgin still looking for his first championship points with his best result to date is 2011 square Jérôme d'Ambrosio 14th in Australia.
