The Virgin VR-01 is a Virgin Racing Formula 1 racing car designed for performance in the 2010 season. VR-01 - the first car in the history of Formula 1 , fully developed using a supercomputer using methods of computational fluid and gas dynamics (CFD). [one]
| Virgin VR-01 | |||||||||
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| Category | Formula 1 | ||||||||
| Developer |  Nick Wirth | ||||||||
| Constructor | Virgin racing | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Fiber Carbon Monocoque | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper and lower triangular levers made of carbon with titanium joints. Aluminum honeycomb racks. Shock Absorbers: Penske | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Like front | ||||||||
| Length | 5500 mm | ||||||||
| Width | 1800 mm | ||||||||
| Height | 950 mm | ||||||||
| Engine | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8 , 90 °, 18,000 rpm limit | ||||||||
| Transmission | Virgin Racing 7 speeds + 1 reverse gear, aluminum, semi-automatic | ||||||||
| Weight | 620 kg | ||||||||
| Fuel | BP | ||||||||
| Tires | Bridgestone potenza Wheels : BBS 13 " | ||||||||
| Performance history | |||||||||
| Teams | Virgin racing | ||||||||
| Pilots | 24.  Timo Glock25.  Lucas di Grassi | ||||||||
| Debut | Bahrain 2010 | ||||||||
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| Unless otherwise indicated, all data are Formula 1 Grand Prix only | |||||||||
Content
Tests
The presentation of the car was supposed to take place online on the official website of the team on February 3, 2010 . [2] However, for technical reasons, it was canceled, but the car itself was shown in the British Silverstone , where on February 4-5, 2010 the first run-in of the new car was held. [3] [4]
The first official tests of the new car were held in February 2010 in Jerez . [five]
Performance History
In the first qualification for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Timo Glock managed to become the fastest among the pilots of the new teams, while his partner Lucas di Grassi lost to both pilots of Lotus Racing . [6] The race ended for Virgin Racing with a double descent, due to a hydraulic failure in the Brazilian and a gearbox failure in the German. [7]
Before the second race of the season, information appeared that due to an error in the calculations, the car’s fuel tank was too small and could not accommodate the amount of fuel needed to cover the entire race [8] . The team turned to the FIA with a request to modify the car and received permission to make changes to the chassis design.
In the first half of the season, the team was plagued by a variety of problems, the main reason for which was the lack of a single center, common base, and an established communication system - the machine was developed by some people, and operated by others.
For the first time, the Virgin Racing pilot was able to get to the finish line only in the third race of the season - in Malaysia Lucas di Grassi took the 14th line of the protocol, this result, like Timo Glock's 14th place in Suzuka, was the best for the team during the championship. As a result, the pilots managed to finish exactly in half of the races - 19 out of 38.
Virgin Racing finished the debut season on the last line in the Cup of Designers, but was able to prove the applicability of a unique technical approach and provide financial guarantees for the next year [9] .
Formula One Performance
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The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the pilot participated. The rows of the table are the seasons, the columns are the stages of the Grand Prix. In each cell, the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the rider, additionally indicated in color, are indicated. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
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| Year | Team | Motor | Tires | Pilots | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | 7 | eight | 9 | ten | eleven | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | sixteen | 17 | 18 | nineteen | Glasses | QC |
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| 2010 | Virgin racing | Cosworth CA2010 V8 | B | BACH | ABC | MAZ | WHALE | COI | MON | Tuc | CAN | EUR | Led | GER | VEN | BEL | ITA | SYN | Jap | KOR | BRA | ABU | 0 | 12 | |
| Glock | Gathering | Gathering | Gathering | NA | 18 | Gathering | 18 | Gathering | nineteen | 18 | 18 | sixteen | 18 | 17 | Gathering | 14 | Gathering | 20 | Gathering | ||||||
| di grassi | Gathering | Gathering | 14 | Gathering | nineteen | Gathering | nineteen | nineteen | 17 | Gathering | Gathering | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | NA | Gathering | NKL | 18 |
Notes
- ↑ Elk, Andrew . The Virgin Racing car will be ready in February , f1news.ru (December 15, 2009). Archived March 2, 2010. Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Bukharov, Dmitry . Virgin Racing is preparing for the presentation , f1news.ru (February 3, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Bukharov, Dmitry . Run-in Virgin Racing VR-01 was no problem , f1news.ru (February 4, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Bukharov, Dmitry . Virgin Racing completed a run-in of the car , f1news.ru (February 5, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Season 2010: February. Tests. Sherry . f1news.ru (February 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Kartashev, Valery . Timo Glock: “It's nice to be the best among the new teams,” f1news.ru (March 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Kabanovsky, Alexander . Virgin's debut race ended in a double gathering , f1news.ru (March 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Elk, Andrew . Calculation error: is the Virgin VR-01 tank too small? , f1news.ru (March 25, 2010). Date of treatment March 26, 2010.
- ↑ Marussia buys a large stake in Virgin Racing