The formula 1 racing team Virgin has agreed to be a technical partnership with McLaren. Thus the team of Timo wants to make Glock finally the leap toward midfield. Also, was announced by Virgin to go also 2012 with Cosworth engines.
Virgin makes serious. After the team led by Russian English has released already last technology chief Nick Wirth, phase of the restructuring now follows two. With the help of McLaren, the car will be developed in the future. As a technical advisor on the former Renault engineering Director Pat Symonds to the page, which has disqualified after the crash affair of Singapore until the end of 2012 and may intervene directly in the operating business is.
That a partnership with McLaren can bring a team to the front, 2009 already Force India has shown. Thanks to the help of Woking and the fitting of a Mercedes engines, the team of Adrian Sutil evolved into the point candidates within one year of the backbenchers. In the meantime, Force India has established itself as a midfield team.
Also Virgin wants to go down this road. As the racing team in a press release stated, the engineers have access to the McLaren facilities in Woking and the Know-How of the traditional team. Virgin may use for example the test stands have the possibility in the McLaren Simulator to test the riders and also on race strategy will be tuition.
"The facilities are modern State," said McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh. "We are therefore confident that Virgin can benefit significantly from." "We wish you well".
Although Virgin continue after the departure will set Wirths on the development of aerodynamics to the computer (CFD), it is planned also testing of models in the McLaren wind tunnel. In addition, McLaren personnel directly in the Virgin team should be embedded as far as this is allowed by the rules. In addition to the partnership with McLaren, Virgin has also announced that you 2012 will continue with Cosworth engines.