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F1 2011 Season Preview: The Drivers and Teams

#24 Timo Glock
#25 Jerome d’Ambrosio

After finishing last place in 2010 by virtue of having one fewer 14th place finish than HRT, Virgin is looking to move off bottom in 2011. There are positive signs at Virgin. Russian car manufacturer Marussia purchased a controlling interest in the team after the 2010 season and guaranteed the team’s entry through the 2014 season. The team will be entered as a Russian team, rather than British, as a result. The capital inject has also allowed an upgrade in the team’s computational fluid dynamics facilities. Behind the wheel, Lucas di Grassi is out and 2010 GP2 12th place finisher Jerome d’Ambrosio is in. This team is definitely poised to improve from 12th place but I think anything higher than 11th would be nothing short of a miracle… Or a fluke.

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