Virgin Racing has confirmed that its newly launched MVR-02 is not designed to accommodate a KERS system.
Along with Lotus and Hispania Racing, the three teams are the only formula will set that not up an energy recovery system in 2011.
The Virgin, Nick Wirth car designer defended the decision on which car does not need the KERS.
"The fact is that (KERS) is very expensive and very heavy and not worth by three tenths of a second - are three seconds", said at the launch of the car in London on Monday.
And following Timo Glock statements, it is agreed that the Virgin not going to be fighting with the pointers in 2011.
"In fact do not earn three or four seconds over the winter, but I hope we can be closer to the teams from the center of the grill," said the German.
Wirth said that the main goal of the design team has been reliability, with the new hydraulic system, the Achilles heel in 2010.
He confirmed that, while he tried to impose a radical system of leaks in the style of Renault team simulators, team finally opted for a more conservative solution.
"We understand why (Renault) is doing, but it must be a team like Renault from point of view of financial, human and technical resources for its implementation".
"So that we are happy with our solution," said Wirth.
Glock told Auto motor und Sport: "Compared with our competitors not cannot afford the luxury of having such radical solutions."
And 28 years old, German smiled to confirm that the fuel tank will be large enough this season.
"That's not going to happen again", he said. "This time our tank is very great!"
