The 25-year-old finished runner-up to Glock in the 2007 GP2 Series, F1's feeder competition.

BBC: Lucas di Grassi joins new-look Virgin Formula 1 team

The 23-year-old, who finished as runner-up in last season's GP2 series, will partner fellow rookie Max Chilton when the campaign starts in Australia on March 17.

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Chilton finished fourth in the GP2 series, which acts as a feeder competition for F1, and showed promise in his two performances in the Marussia car, in a young driver test and in free practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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