Glock preferred Virgin to the top teams

Timo Glock fully assumes his choice of having chosen a team which is making its debut in Formula 1. However, Renault s?était penché sur son dossier en fin de saison 2009, après que le pilote ait appris le retrait de Toyota. Mais l?Allemand a finalement préféré le projet d?une écurie faisant son entrée en F1 à celui d?un constructeur qui semblait vouloir se désengager. « The problem with Renault was that I didn't know what their future held. “, he told Auto Motor und Sport.

Renault finally made its position official many weeks after the driver opted for Virgin Racing. But another team whose future seemed uncertain was also in the running to enlist the former Toyota driver. “ With Sauber, everything was possible. We talked a lot but they couldn't give me many details. I also had contact with top teams but it was very vague. I wanted to make a decision and I really liked the Virgin project »

In addition, Timo Glock confided that the car of Virgin Racing, which is expected to feature a predominantly black livery with red tints, will make its debut at Silverstone on February 4, outside of official pre-season testing. “ We had thought about going to Valencia (February 1st to 3rd) but ultimately we opted for Silverstone. As a new team, we will have the right to a functional test outside of the official dates. Silverstone is very close. If something goes wrong in Valencia, we wouldn't be able to react as quickly. »