John Booth is extremely grateful to all of those who have contributed to Virgin Racing's first Formula 1 car, which was launched in Leighton Buzzard on Wednesday. The Team Principal of the outfit originally known as Manor GP now thoroughly looks forward to seeing the VR-01 on-track at the English circuit this week.
With the Silverstone shakedown run of Thursday and Friday preceding the team's first official test session in Spain, Booth is highly pleased with the speed at which the Virgin project has progressed, especially within such a minimal space of time.
"I know that the VR-01 is the product of a very intensive and thorough design and development process and my excitement at seeing our first race car make its track debut later this week is shared by every single person involved with Virgin Racing," the Team Principal of founder of Manor Motorsport commented.
"It was always intended that we would miss the first all-team test in Valencia this week and very early on we targeted the second Jerez test in two weeks' time for our public testing debut. It is a testament to our methodical approach and the sheer hard work of the team that we are heading to Spain a week earlier than planned to take part in the first Jerez test next week.
"I would like to congratulate our new race team - a great bunch of guys working together for the very first time in the pressure-cooker environment of a demanding car build schedule. Logistically it hasn't been easy, since the initial build of the two race cars is taking place in Bicester, rather than our operational base in Dinnington; their commitment and professionalism has been exemplary and they have set their own very high bar in terms of trackside performance this season."
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