Razia made his first appearance in a Formula One team when he joined Virgin Racing as a test driver in . Razia drove the car during the Young Drivers' Test at the end of the season, but did not participate in any sessions at Grands Prix. Team Lotus hired him as a reserve and test driver for , with his programme running parallel to his competing in the GP2 Series with Team AirAsia, which was run by Lotus' team principal Tony Fernandes. He took part in the first Free Practice session of the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix, and once again in the Young Driver test at the end of the 2011 season.