The new MVR-02 Virgin Racing Formula 1 car was fired up for the first time yesterday. Monday, the car was revealed to the media, partners and fans.
Virgin’s 2011 season challenger was unveiled at the BBC’s Television Centre in London.
As with the VR-01, the aerodynamics of the MVR-02 have been designed by Nick Wirth’s team entirely using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) now using the most powerful supercomputer allowed by current agreements.
Cosworth again powers the Virgin car.
As already announced, the driver line-up for the 20 Grands Prix on the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship calendar consists of Germany’s Timo Glock and Belgium’s Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who makes his F1 debut with the team this season.
The car is the first to bear the MVR chassis designation, following Russian performance car manufacturer Marussia’s acquisition of a significant stake in the team at the end of last season.
Marussia Virgin Racing bucked the trend of a trackside rollout and instead opted to reveal the MVR-02 during a recorded television production - ‘An Audience with Marussia Virgin Racing’ – which took place in front of a large audience of media and team partners at the famous television studios.
The team ran an interim car at Valencia last week to give itself extra time to work on the new design, which will make its track debut when testing resumes at Jerez on Thursday.
Virgin’s 2011 season challenger was unveiled at the BBC’s Television Centre in London.
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As with the VR-01, the aerodynamics of the MVR-02 have been designed by Nick Wirth’s team entirely using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) now using the most powerful supercomputer allowed by current agreements.
Cosworth again powers the Virgin car.
As already announced, the driver line-up for the 20 Grands Prix on the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship calendar consists of Germany’s Timo Glock and Belgium’s Jérôme d'Ambrosio, who makes his F1 debut with the team this season.
The car is the first to bear the MVR chassis designation, following Russian performance car manufacturer Marussia’s acquisition of a significant stake in the team at the end of last season.
Marussia Virgin Racing bucked the trend of a trackside rollout and instead opted to reveal the MVR-02 during a recorded television production - ‘An Audience with Marussia Virgin Racing’ – which took place in front of a large audience of media and team partners at the famous television studios.
The team ran an interim car at Valencia last week to give itself extra time to work on the new design, which will make its track debut when testing resumes at Jerez on Thursday.