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Charles Pic is set to graduate to Formula 1 with Virgin Racing next season, as he prepares for his first test with the team in Abu Dhabi this week.
The Frenchman is understood to have agreed terms with the Virgin team for a race deal in 2012, and if a final contract can be sorted then an announcement confirming his step-up to F1 could be made as soon as the season-closing Brazilian GP.
Speculation that Pic has finalised a deal with Virgin Racing heightened on Monday when he cancelled a planned test with Team Lotus in Abu Dhabi this week.
Pic is a successful karter, who has won races in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2. This year he finished fourth overall in the GP2 standings.
If his move is confirmed, it will mean that Virgin's current driver Jerome d'Ambrosio will need to look for another drive for next season - although very few seats are now remaining.
Renault team principal Eric Boullier, who is head of the Gravity driver management company that looks after d'Ambrosio, admitted last weekend in Abu Dhabi that he was currently sorting out the Belgian's F1 future.
When asked if he was a contender for a race seat Renault, Boullier said: "He could be, but I am trying to build another plan for him. He is on the list, though. He is part of the family."
Pic is due to drive the Virgin car on Tuesday afternoon and for a full day on Wednesday.
Charles Pic is set to graduate to Formula 1 with Virgin Racing next season, as he prepares for his first test with the team in Abu Dhabi this week.
The Frenchman is understood to have agreed terms with the Virgin team for a race deal in 2012, and if a final contract can be sorted then an announcement confirming his step-up to F1 could be made as soon as the season-closing Brazilian GP.
Speculation that Pic has finalised a deal with Virgin Racing heightened on Monday when he cancelled a planned test with Team Lotus in Abu Dhabi this week.
Pic is a successful karter, who has won races in Formula Renault 3.5 and GP2. This year he finished fourth overall in the GP2 standings.
If his move is confirmed, it will mean that Virgin's current driver Jerome d'Ambrosio will need to look for another drive for next season - although very few seats are now remaining.
Renault team principal Eric Boullier, who is head of the Gravity driver management company that looks after d'Ambrosio, admitted last weekend in Abu Dhabi that he was currently sorting out the Belgian's F1 future.
When asked if he was a contender for a race seat Renault, Boullier said: "He could be, but I am trying to build another plan for him. He is on the list, though. He is part of the family."
Pic is due to drive the Virgin car on Tuesday afternoon and for a full day on Wednesday.
Meh... what has this guy done to deserve an F1 seat really?
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
Great technical input there from the lonely hearts corner.
Theres quite a few cute young ones about at the moment
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. Great technical input there from the lonely hearts corner.
Is that really necessary?
Theres quite a few cute young ones about at the moment
Ah, nymphomaniac rc is showing her true colors - are you getting off of Mr. Chubby?
Great technical input there from the lonely hearts corner.
Is that really necessary?
Crap shift at work, complete with a complete a-hole (who was meant to be helping me with deliveries - fat chance, I've never met anyone so lazy and scared of work in my life) creating more work for me which ended up me getting a heap of complaints from the night shift and the delivery driver wasn't too happy either and to cap it all I was very late away for my long walk home.
Anyway to answer the question regarding Charlie Pic it seems he has had some moderate success (some 3rd place trophies for his efforts) in lower formulae but I'm guessing that due to F1 wanting to reinstate the French GP, a French driver is going to be a huge help.
Theres quite a few cute young ones about at the moment
Ah, nymphomaniac rc is showing her true colors - are you getting off of Mr. Chubby?
I dont see him so much anymore.
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. Great technical input there from the lonely hearts corner.
Is that really necessary?
Crap shift at work, complete with a complete a-hole (who was meant to be helping me with deliveries - fat chance, I've never met anyone so lazy and scared of work in my life) creating more work for me which ended up me getting a heap of complaints from the night shift and the delivery driver wasn't too happy either and to cap it all I was very late away for my long walk home.
Anyway to answer the question regarding Charlie Pic it seems he has had some moderate success (some 3rd place trophies for his efforts) in lower formulae but I'm guessing that due to F1 wanting to reinstate the French GP, a French driver is going to be a huge help.
So forumula1 is your punching bag? No one really gives a dime about your a-hole issues mate.
On topic, does anyone except the females really care about the young drivers programme? I find myself caring only for full time race drivers...even promising testers are boring!
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. See our F1 related articles too!