it's a great start for ds virgin. we go green in hong kong! team—mate sam who wins the race. the opening race of the season! as we go green in hong kong once again, through the final corner, out on the road, who has got the best start and who's going to know where to brake? alex lynn is in fifth place... and it is technical problems that hold alex back. sam bird fifth, alex lynn ran into trouble. is it technical problems that have put alex lynn in tenth? before every race, the drivers use a simulator to practise driving on the upcoming track. it is a chance to get to grips with the tight twists and turns that come with a street track. we had ourfirst race in hong kong. that went well. we got two points—scoring finishes. it wasn't the dream scenario but it was a solid start for the whole team. the problem is we had an energy problem which means alex ran low on energy in the last lap and unfortunately got some positions before getting to the line. hong kong was a mixed bag. generally it was a positive weekend. a few little mistakes but we did no

going to be a tight one between the two ds virgin team—mates.lynn so the two ds virgin cars have swapped position. sam gets back on the podium with alex coming in in sixth place. and the hard work does not stop once alex is off the track. i suppose my height as a racing driver is quite unusual. i'm quite a tall racing driver. alex is six foot one. i have to watch my weight, maybe more so than other drivers. it's been a long time since i could think i can eat whatever i want. even if it'sjust a mental thing, a symbolic thing in the gym, but it translates to your whole life and certainly in your professional life. the pressure is a privilege. because at the end of the day, it means that someone is expecting a certain type of performance from you, whether it's from yourself or it's from the team that backs you and supports you. the reason there is this pressure is they believe in you. they believe in me. so, yeah, ifeel pressure in a way that i don't want to let them down. we have put in so much work. and one of those backing alex all the way is vi

newsbeat reporter ellie roper follows team ds virgin racing, as driver alex lynn takes his first year all the talking stops and it is all about business. 0ff goes alex lynn! not much to say. i think this is the future.

newsbeat reporter ellie roper follows team ds virgin racing, as driver alex lynn takes his first year