Lowdon on the ascent of Virgin Racing
The 2010 season was a tough introduction to Formula 1 for Virgin Racing, but the team's president Graeme Lowdon is convinced that things are moving forward. He shared his thoughts on the team's future with Jonathan Noble
Virgin Racing openly admits that it endured something of a baptism of fire during its debut campaign in 2010.
Having vowed to go about things differently through its choice of a CFD-only car design, the team did little to quieten the sceptics on the back of a front wing failure in testing, endless hydraulic dramas and then the famous fuel tank issue.
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