Timo Glock expressed his delight with the Virgin Formula One car and said after some first laps that the team will do its best to get close to the points in its debut season.
The German Glock spoke of “a fantastic moment” when the VR-01 car had its first laps on the Silverstone track on Thursday, with the shake-down due to continue on Friday.
“We will probably suffer a few setbacks during the season, which we don’t expect right now. But it is important that we develop further.
We want to use our chances in the first season to get close to the points,” said Glock.
Under a new system introduced for the 2010 season, which starts on March 14 in Bahrain, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers and not the best eight as in the past years.
Glock, 27, joined Virgin after his then Toyota team withdraw from F1 following the 2009 season. His team-mate is Lucas di Grassi of Brazil.
“It is great to be back in a racing car,” said Glock after the inaugural laps. Virgin will continue testing at official tests scheduled for next week in Jerez, Spain.
