Wednesday roll-out for Virgin Racing
31 January 2010
The brand-new Virgin Racing team started up the first of its 2010 Formula 1 cars on Saturday night, with Cosworth's 2.4-litre V8 CA2010 engine bursting into life at the team's Bicester race shop in Oxfordshire. The contender, labelled by the team as F1's 'first all-digital race car', will make its track debut at Silverstone on Wednesday.
Nick Wirth, Virgin Racing Technical Director
With the tag being adapted due to designer Nick Wirth's use of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) as opposed to a wind tunnel, the engine fire-up was a momentous occasion for the Sheffield-based squad which enters the sport with Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi in its c#ckpits.
The car launch is set to be broadcast live over the Virgin Racing website on Wednesday, with the private test run at Silverstone then taking place on Thursday and Friday. "I'm really happy to have done the fire-up checks and to have reached this new milestone in our schedule, as planned." Technical Director Wirth commented.
"I must say, the VR-01 is looking quite a neat package. We all look forward to seeing the car on-track for the first time next Thursday
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:12 AM
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:38 AM
First all digital race car = Playstation remote controls???????
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:45 AM
Here's a link to the website for the launch on Wednesday if anyone is interested: www.virginracing.com
Edited by aussief1, 01 February 2010 - 04:46 AM.
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
Nathan is: .............. ??
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:52 AM
Heres a link to some virgins, if anyone's interested:
Just kidding folks
Just kidding folks
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 01:50 AM
Really looking forward to tomorrow.
Hope it has a lot of Red as well as black. I'm expecting a good looking car.
A different car from the rest since they aren't using a wind tunnel.
Bet it's just a breeze block. lol
Hope it has a lot of Red as well as black. I'm expecting a good looking car.
A different car from the rest since they aren't using a wind tunnel.
Bet it's just a breeze block. lol
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 02:30 AM
JayStorm, on 03 February 2010 - 01:50 AM, said:
A different car from the rest since they aren't using a wind tunnel.
Bet it's just a breeze block. lol
Bet it's just a breeze block. lol
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
Nathan is: .............. ??
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 02:43 AM
aussief1, on 03 February 2010 - 02:30 AM, said:
? And no, love does not make you blind!
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"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Looking forward to seeing what the local team has come up with! I'm expecting a nice livery.
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 11:33 AM
Hmmmm looks like the launch is being delayed because of technical difficulties. The launch is to be all digital (online) to mirror the first all digital designed car. Seems the Commodore 64 might be completely shot after all that design work in paint!!!
From the guys that brought us the spy video of the Williams FW32 here are the first pictures of the exact Commodore 64 used to design the car only to stop working when asked to stream the online launch.
And thats not all folks we have a sneak pic of the simulator Timo and Lucas will be using to help develop the car.
From the guys that brought us the spy video of the Williams FW32 here are the first pictures of the exact Commodore 64 used to design the car only to stop working when asked to stream the online launch.
And thats not all folks we have a sneak pic of the simulator Timo and Lucas will be using to help develop the car.
Edited by aussief1, 03 February 2010 - 11:36 AM.
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
Nathan is: .............. ??
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 11:53 AM
aussief1, on 03 February 2010 - 11:33 AM, said:
Hmmmm looks like the launch is being delayed because of technical difficulties. The launch is to be all digital (online) to mirror the first all digital designed car. Seems the Commodore 64 might be completely shot after all that design work in paint!!!
From the guys that brought us the spy video of the Williams FW32 here are the first pictures of the exact Commodore 64 used to design the car only to stop working when asked to stream the online launch.
And thats not all folks we have a sneak pic of the simulator Timo and Lucas will be using to help develop the car.
From the guys that brought us the spy video of the Williams FW32 here are the first pictures of the exact Commodore 64 used to design the car only to stop working when asked to stream the online launch.
And thats not all folks we have a sneak pic of the simulator Timo and Lucas will be using to help develop the car.
Nowadays it would take 12GB, 80% of which would be devoted to beautifully rendered cutscenes in which you have nothing to do, split screen would never be implemented ("hey, you can play with thousands of people ONLINE, no need to play with them at home, face to face...yuck"). Tire management would be "an interesting concept for a game, but impossible to implement". Tracks will be reduced to 4 crappy tracks, turned into 6,000,000 thanks to mirrored/backwards/night/day versions of those 4 tracks.
And all that for under USD 60!! Oh, yes...you will have to wait for at least 3 patches after release to have a working version of the game, of which only 2 will be released because by then they will have either turned their focus on the new expansion pack or simply stopped developing the game altogether.
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Quiet One, on 03 February 2010 - 11:53 AM, said:
Ahhh...Pitstop II, what a game! Split screen, tire management, pitstop minigame, many actual tracks...all that in 200Kb.
Nowadays it would take 12GB, 80% of which would be devoted to beautifully rendered cutscenes in which you have nothing to do, split screen would never be implemented ("hey, you can play with thousands of people ONLINE, no need to play with them at home, face to face...yuck"). Tire management would be "an interesting concept for a game, but impossible to implement". Tracks will be reduced to 4 crappy tracks, turned into 6,000,000 thanks to mirrored/backwards/night/day versions of those 4 tracks.
And all that for under USD 60!! Oh, yes...you will have to wait for at least 3 patches after release to have a working version of the game, of which only 2 will be released because by then they will have either turned their focus on the new expansion pack or simply stopped developing the game altogether.
Nowadays it would take 12GB, 80% of which would be devoted to beautifully rendered cutscenes in which you have nothing to do, split screen would never be implemented ("hey, you can play with thousands of people ONLINE, no need to play with them at home, face to face...yuck"). Tire management would be "an interesting concept for a game, but impossible to implement". Tracks will be reduced to 4 crappy tracks, turned into 6,000,000 thanks to mirrored/backwards/night/day versions of those 4 tracks.
And all that for under USD 60!! Oh, yes...you will have to wait for at least 3 patches after release to have a working version of the game, of which only 2 will be released because by then they will have either turned their focus on the new expansion pack or simply stopped developing the game altogether.
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
Nathan is: .............. ??
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First pics shows a mix between RB5 and BrawnGP1 working as an R29? Let´s wait and see...
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:12 PM
I'm with you C21, the VR-01 looks great.
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
Nathan is: .............. ??
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:22 PM
aussief1, on 03 February 2010 - 12:12 PM, said:
I'm with you C21, the VR-01 looks great.
that car looks really great but it is mostly because of the livery, at least in my POV, I would like to see some more pics, I hope this is a good package it would be a shame to see such a neat car in the back of the field.
Kimi Raikkonen: It is the same thing that I said before. I have no interest in driving for a bad team next year. If I race here, I always try to finish as high as I can. I don't need anything to motivate me. If I drive, I drive to do my best and that is it.
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I just always end up disagreeing with you guys because of all the huge exaggerations, myths, theories & unjustified statements
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You've got to be on the limit all the time - and I love that, because that's how I love to race.
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:26 PM
Tough to make out much with just the one picture thus far. I would have thought the launch would have been a little more exciting, given Virgin's history. Perhaps not with everyone working to a tight budget. And they did have a full on team launch a few weeks ago.
Interesting to note the single front wing pylon. Not seen that since the first version of the Ferrari F310 in 1996.
Interesting to note the single front wing pylon. Not seen that since the first version of the Ferrari F310 in 1996.
"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 12:47 PM
aussief1, on 03 February 2010 - 12:26 PM, said:
Tough to make out much with just the one picture thus far. I would have thought the launch would have been a little more exciting, given Virgin's history. Perhaps not with everyone working to a tight budget. And they did have a full on team launch a few weeks ago.
Interesting to note the single front wing pylon. Not seen that since the first version of the Ferrari F310 in 1996.
Interesting to note the single front wing pylon. Not seen that since the first version of the Ferrari F310 in 1996.
Not sure Aussie, on closer inspection I think its a twin pylon nose......
Edited by c21, 03 February 2010 - 12:47 PM.
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c21, on 03 February 2010 - 12:47 PM, said:
Not sure Aussie, on closer inspection I think its a twin pylon nose......
Kimi Raikkonen: It is the same thing that I said before. I have no interest in driving for a bad team next year. If I race here, I always try to finish as high as I can. I don't need anything to motivate me. If I drive, I drive to do my best and that is it.
jemstride:
"I get the feeling that Alonso fans tend to heap over-praise on Alonso and bring down Kimi whenever they can, with mere theories and unjustified statements."
I just always end up disagreeing with you guys because of all the huge exaggerations, myths, theories & unjustified statements
Lewis Hamilton:
I never go with expectations, I go with a target. That is to be at the front, and the ultimate aim to win, which is the mentality I have always gone racing with.
You've got to be on the limit all the time - and I love that, because that's how I love to race.
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Awesome looking ride. It rocks!
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Reminds me of Dale Coyne's IRL livery from last year, that said I love it! Red and black really works, I even like the swirl patterns too. Hope the car can be mid pack or maybe even score a few points this year!
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Finally a team employs a proper graphic artist. Why has it taken F1 so many years to do this?
She looks like shes going to be the prettiest girl at the ball.
On their website they are running a competition to name the cars, along the lines of Vettels dirty little sister. You can win a team outfit
What should we call them then......??
She looks like shes going to be the prettiest girl at the ball.
On their website they are running a competition to name the cars, along the lines of Vettels dirty little sister. You can win a team outfit
What should we call them then......??
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Me like very much !
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The car looks great! Beautiful!
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 07:41 PM
It should look great in pics. It was created in photoshop, after all
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"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Nice color combos! Eye candy!
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Hideous. And that tribal drawing is horrible. Looks like it was designed by a 12 yr old. I know no one will agree but it's my opinion.
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elgo, on 03 February 2010 - 09:38 PM, said:
Hideous. And that tribal drawing is horrible. Looks like it was designed by a 12 yr old. I know no one will agree but it's my opinion.
Agreed.
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Just as I want USF1 to be populated with US citizens, I want Virgin racing to be populated with virgins.
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Now THAT makes sense 
PS: stop being so literal, you will be disappointed by Red Bull otherwise.
PS: stop being so literal, you will be disappointed by Red Bull otherwise.
Edited by Quiet One, 03 February 2010 - 11:41 PM.
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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Autumnpuma, on 03 February 2010 - 11:11 PM, said:
Just as I want USF1 to be populated with US citizens, I want Virgin racing to be populated with virgins.
Fray Luis de León said:
As we were saying yesterday...
Tradition has it that he began his lecture the first day after returning from four years' imprisonment with the words "as we were saying yesterday..."
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