Di Grassi: “A dream come true”

After four seasons in the GP2 Series, Lucas di Grassi reached the highest level of motorsport, Formula 1. For the Brazilian, it was a dream come true.

Published on 15/12/2009 à 17:41

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If the officialization of his tenure at Virgin Racing took place on Tuesday, Lucas di Grassi knew since the end of last week that he would be in F1 in 2010. The Brazilian announced it on Twitter on Friday noon but he had to wait for the official presentation of the new entity Virgin Racing to proclaim it loud and clear.

Now Timo Glock's teammate for 2010, Lucas di Grassi is taking a further step in his career. “ I have worked a lot in recent years and I now see myself entrusted with a steering wheel: it?s a dream come true. It's fantastic “, declared the Brazilian.

« In recent seasons, I have obtained good results in GP2 and I have carried out tests with Renault F1 Team. I am very well prepared and I think I have a great card to play in starting in F1 in a solid team with an excellent teammate. He concluded.