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Spanish Formula One team HRT, which recently signed Indian Narain Karthikeyan as one of their drivers, will not be able to try out its new car until next month's final pre-season test after it failed two crash tests.
The team, which used its old car for a two-day test at Jerez in southern Spain this week, said on Twitter its new car had failed the mandatory tests “by a minor margin”.
The car passed 14 other tests and the chassis was also approved.
HRT, whose other driver is 40-year-old Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa, added that the failure would prevent the team from rolling out the new car at the second pre-season test in Barcelona later this month.
Under new regulations introduced this season, cars must have passed the FIA crash tests and have had their chassis approved before they can take part in regular testing.
The third and final test in Barcelona starts on 1 March, with the season getting underway in Australia on 18 March. HRT has yet to score a point in two seasons. -Reuters
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