11/05/2011
NEWS STORY
GP3 racer Adrian Quaife-Hobbs is to test for the Marussia Virgin team at Idiada in Spain on Sunday
The 20 year-old GP3 racer, competes for the sister Marussia Manor Racing GP3 team and as part of the Marussia Virgin Young Driver Development Programme, will get his first taste of F1 power when he carries out approximately 300 kms evaluating the body work of the car used in the first three races of the season.
Thereafter he will evaluate the new and updated car in preparation for the remaining rounds of the season. He will visit the Sheffield workshop on Thursday for a briefing and seat fitting prior to flying out early on Saturday for Sunday's test which gets underway at 9am.
The Tonbridge racer is relishing his first outing in an F1 car and was quick to thank the team for the opportunity. "I'm very much looking forward to driving an F1 car for the first time and must thank the Marussia Virgin Racing team for the faith they have shown in me in allowing me to carry out aerodynamic testing in their new car.
"It's a great opportunity to get the chance to drive an F1 car as the team carries out computerised design testing with the new car. We'll be testing lots of aero parts and I'm really proud to be playing a part in it. Doing aero testing there is no pressure to perform but it will give me a great opportunity to see how the F1 team works."
Following the test, Adrian will return to racing action in the next double-header rounds of the 2011 GP3 Series which take place over the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix.