Timo Glock with Virgin in 2011

Timo Glock had declared shortly before that he had a good chance of staying with Virgin Racing. The German has just announced that he will be present on the starting grids at the wheel of a car from Richard Branson's stable.

“I will ride with Virgin Racing (in 2011),” Timo Glock told the team?s official website. ?There were a lot of rumors that I wanted to leave the team, but that?s not what it?s about. We want to do better by improving ourselves. I have had a long-term contract with the team from the start and I announced that I would help the team progress next season. »

If the team has had a difficult first season, Timo Glock intends to take advantage of the experience acquired this season and is looking forward to getting to know his teammate. “The biggest evolution was the development carried out on the car between pre-season and the end of the year,” added the Virgin driver. “We have proven that we are moving in the right direction. »

All that remains is to know the second Virgin pilot. If Luca di Grassi were to give up his place, contenders like Jérôme d?Ambrosio or Van der Gaarde have been mentioned. The identity of the second pilot should be known before Christmas.