It was announced on 16 September that d'Ambrosio would replace Lucas di Grassi at Virgin on four occasions during Friday practice: at the Singapore, Japanese, Korean and Brazilian Grands Prix.
Diumumkan pada tanggal 16 September bahwa d'Ambrosio akan menggantikan Lucas di Grassi di Virgin pada empat kali selama latihan Jumat dalam ajang GP F1: di Singapura, Jepang, Korea dan Brazil.