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Guerrieri talks up hopes of Virgin seat
Virgin has been in contact with Esteban Guerrieri about a 2011 race seat as rumours persist that Timo Glock might be looking to move on.
Although Glock has a two-year contract with Virgin he has been mentioned in connection with the potentially vacant seat next year alongside Robert Kubica at Renault. He has been playing down those rumours in recent days, but this week admitted that running at the back of the grid has not been easy for him.
Against that backdrop it is reported the Argentine government could be set to support the potential F1 debut of 25-year-old Buenos Aires-born Esteban Guerrieri. Local media reports say there has been contact between his manager, Julio Gutierrez, and Virgin team boss John Booth, and also that the Formula Renault 3.5 driver has met with the Argentine interior minister.
"It was a very good meeting," said Gutierrez. "The minister expressed his intention to collaborate so that Esteban can reach Formula One."
Guerrieri said: "I think the time is right to try (F1). I have an invitation from the Virgin team and we're working on it, because in principle to get one of their seats we need to have about US$8 million. There should be developments within September, and the limit would be November."
The Argentine government was also involved in the ill-fated 2010 deal between Jose Maria Lopez and the abortive US F1 team.
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