Virgin Racing announce launch date

The new Virgin Racing team today announced that the launch of its VR-01 challenger will take place on Wednesday 3rd February.

The team have opted to embrace the power of web and the launch will be an ’all digital’ affair commencing at 10.00am GMT on their official website.

The team, formed by Manor Motorsport before the Virgin rebranding, has signed former Toyota racer Timo Glock and former Renault reserve driver Lucas di Grassi for the 2010 season.