D'Ambrosio assured for the whole season

Some speculation predicted Jérôme D'Ambrosio's departure during the year, after delays in payments from his sponsors. But John Booth, director of Virgin Racing, ensures that the Belgian will stay for the entire season.

Published on 27/05/2011 à 12:20

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Jérôme D?Ambrosio was worried about his place at Virgin Racing after his financial backers fell behind on payments. However, the situation quickly recovered for Lucas di Grassi's replacement.

John Booth puts an end to the last doubts concerning the future of the Virgin pilot. “ Everything is fine with him, you can never say never, but given the current situation, I cannot consider replacing Jérôme before the end of the season », assures John Booth in the Sheffield Star.

John Booth adds that an arrival in F1 by Robert Wickens, who currently races in Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Carlin team, is not being considered by the team for the moment. “ (Wickens) is one of the young drivers we are following, but we certainly don't plan to put him behind the wheel of an F1 car at the moment », Specifies the director of Virgin Racing. “ Robert is focusing on the Formula Renault 3.5 Series and he is doing a good job there »