F1 2011 Grid Takes Shape As D’Ambrosio Signs for Virgin Racing

Virgin Racing announced today that Jerome D'Ambrosio would step up from GP2 to partner Timo Glock for 2011. The move means there are now only seven free spots left within the remaining teams, and leaves other drivers fighting to secure a spot on the grid in 2011. D'Ambrosio becomes the first Belgian to compete in a Formula One race since Phillipe Adams finished last in the 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix, driving for Lotus. He comes into Formula One with a modest record in the junior formula. The highlight of his career is winning the Formula Master title in 2007, and has since raced for the DAMS team in GP2. In the three seasons he raced, he only won once, in the Monaco Sprint Race in 2010, and has finished no higher than ninth in the standings...

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