Virgin test session cut short

Virgin Racing’s preparations for the new Formula One season suffered a setback today as the team was forced to bring a halt to its participation in the test session at Jerez due to a lack of spare parts.

The front wing of the new VR-01 failed while Timo Glock was putting the car through its paces and, with no replacement to hand, the team have been forced to withdraw from the rest of today’s running.