Marussia’s new MR01 made its on-track debut at the UK’s Silverstone circuit on Monday. The team were forced to postpone the launch of their 2012 car - and miss the final pre-season test in Barcelona last week - after it failed to pass its final mandatory FIA crash test.
“We are very pleased to be running the new MR01 for the first time this morning,” said team principal John Booth. “It has been a long and frustrating wait for everyone in the team but we can now get back on track - literally - and start working towards the first race of the season in Australia next weekend.”
The MR01, designed by an engineering team led by technical consultant Pat Symonds, is almost entirely new, with very few carryover components from last year’s MVR-02. Marussia hope the new car, described as a ‘significant evolution’, will help them to progress up the ranks. The key design priorities were to address previous aero deficiencies and save weight.
The Cosworth-engined challenger will be driven by Timo Glock, who starts his third season with the team, and rookie Charles Pic, who joins Formula One racing from GP2. Both Glock and Pic will get the chance to sample the new car over the next two days, but as it counts as promotional track time, the pair will have to use demonstration tyres rather than Pirelli’s 2012-spec rubber.
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“We are very pleased to be running the new MR01 for the first time this morning,” said team principal John Booth. “It has been a long and frustrating wait for everyone in the team but we can now get back on track - literally - and start working towards the first race of the season in Australia next weekend.”
The MR01, designed by an engineering team led by technical consultant Pat Symonds, is almost entirely new, with very few carryover components from last year’s MVR-02. Marussia hope the new car, described as a ‘significant evolution’, will help them to progress up the ranks. The key design priorities were to address previous aero deficiencies and save weight.
The Cosworth-engined challenger will be driven by Timo Glock, who starts his third season with the team, and rookie Charles Pic, who joins Formula One racing from GP2. Both Glock and Pic will get the chance to sample the new car over the next two days, but as it counts as promotional track time, the pair will have to use demonstration tyres rather than Pirelli’s 2012-spec rubber.
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Pictures Courtesy of GPUpdate.com
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