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Virgin denies d'Ambrosio switch

Virgin has dismissed speculation it may lose driver Jerome d'Ambrosio during the 2012  Formula 1 season.

D'Ambrosio's manager, Renault team boss Eric Boullier, said at Silverstone that he will talk about the 25-year-old's future with Virgin "and another team at the Nurburgring".

Virgin team president Graeme Lowdon dismissed the reports, saying he spoke to Boullier at Silverstone and that was not the case. 

HAPPY WITH DRIVERS

Lowdon told The Star. "We are happy with the guys we have got and it would be nice to continue with the same lineup next year."

"We are extremely happy with the drivers we have got and we have no plans to change," added Lowdon.

He said d'Ambrosio's team mate Timo Glock, who is said to be happy with Virgin's split with Nick Wirth and the new tie-up with McLaren, has shown no signs of making alternative plans for 2012.

"We have an extremely open relationship so if anyone was talking with him then we would be the first to know," said Lowdon.

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