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Interesting blog from James Allen, who's been round the Wirth Research factory.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/0...irth-research/
The Virgin car is around 4 seconds off the pace of the front running cars at this stage. In his view, the car lacks aerodynamic refinement compared to the Ferraris and McLarens because it is the first product from the design team, “We just lack experience compared to the fantastically clever people out there” – not because of the limitations of the CFD process.

The team has a strict budget of €45 million all in and so far has hit all the deadlines it set itself. It will travel to Bahrain with two cars and a spare monocoque as well as five sets of spares for most parts. Makes it all the more impressive when you realise what a tiny budget they're operating on. Definitely the most interesting of the new teams, and I look forward to seeing how the car progresses over the year. If this CFD technique ends up being viable, F1 could seriously cut costs without having to homologate everything, which I think will appeal to pretty much everyone!