Marussia Virgin Racing unveils MVR-02 on 7th Feb, 2011 at a special event in London in BBC Studio
[Marussia Virgin Racing MVR-02] Virgin Racing has launched its second Formula 1 car, the MVR-02, in an event at BBC Television Centre in London. The event was not live streamed, although it was announced by virgin team that the launch video will be uploaded later.
The team ran an interim car at Valencia last week to give itself extra time to work on the new design, which will make its track debut when testing resumes at Jerez on Thursday.
The car features a slightly lower nose than many of those unveiled so far in 2011, and tighter packaging at the rear end than its predecessor.
The change from 'VR' to 'MVR' in the chassis designation reflects the team's new partnership with Russian sportscar firm Marussia Motors - which has also led to a slightly revised livery for 2011.
Earlier this week, Virgin Racing announced that they will race under the Russian flag for the 2011 season and beyond after the team received confirmation that its Russian racing license had been granted.
Virgin Team were the last in the constructors championship during it debut season in 2010.
The Nick Wirth-led design team have stuck with the unique all-computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach for the MVR-02, a car they hope will elevate Virgin to a position where it can threaten the established midfield teams for points.
Timo Glock stays on as lead driver, with Jerome d'Ambrosio promoted to the second seat in place of Lucas di Grassi after impressing in several Friday practice appearances in late-2010 grands prix.
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