Di Grassi waxaa lagu dhawaaqay inuu yahay mid ka mid ah laba darawal oo ka tirsan kooxda cusub ee Virgin Racing 15kii Diseembar 2009 waxaana iskaashi la yeelan lahaa tartankiisii hore ee GP2 Series Timo Glock heshiis uu saadaaliyay BBC Radio Sheffield. Waxyaabaha muhiimka u ah go'aankiisa ayaa ahaa fursada uu kula shaqeynayo John Booth, madaxa kooxda Virgin. Waxaa lagu soo warramey "The Daily Telegraph" in di Grassi uu sidoo kale Virgin siiyay £ 5 milyan oo taageero ah. Qoraalka "The Guardian's 2010 Formula One supplement", Alan Henry iyo Rob Bagchi waxay saadaaliyeen in Glock uu ka fiicnaan doono di Grassi inta lagu jiro xilli ciyaareedka. Wuxuu ka fariistay labadii wareeg ee furitaanka xilli ciyaareedka (Bahrain iyo Australia) sababo la xiriira dhibaatooyinka haydarooliga. Si kastaba ha ahaatee nasiibkiisu wuxuu kusoo fiicnaaday Sepang
halkaas oo uu ku qaatay markii ugu horeysay (oo ugu fiicnaa) ee xilli ciyaareedkan isagoo ahaa 14aad inkasta oo uu ku qasbanaaday inuu qeybtii labaad ee tartanka ku sameeyo qaabka keydinta shidaalka sababo la xiriira dhibaatooyinka qaadista iyo awoodda shidaalka.