New Marussia fails crash test

[norman156]

Like HRT in 2010 and 2011, looks like Marussia won't be able to run their new car until Australia. Not exactly the best start to their season...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97710

[IforB]

I'm really struggling to see what HRT and Marussia bring to F1.

Caterham seem like a viable team and deserve their place, but these two seem like a total waste of grid space. I suppose they give Williams someone to beat...

[DanDC5]

Despite their better, seemingly anyway, infrastructure Marussia/Virgin actually seem to be more useless than HRT. I didn't even think that was possible. USF1 suddenly seems a lesser of the evils.

[egomeister]

DanDC5 said:

USF1 suddenly seems a lesser of the evils.

USF1 took incompetence to a whole new level.

[Teppic]

IforB said:

I'm really struggling to see what HRT and Marussia bring to F1.

Caterham seem like a viable team and deserve their place, but these two seem like a total waste of grid space. I suppose they give Williams someone to beat...

Marussia are there to make HRT look good.

[dtrump]

oh no....I just heard the news. I'm all broken up boy, what a blow

[DanDC5]

egomeister said:

DanDC5 said:

USF1 suddenly seems a lesser of the evils.

USF1 took incompetence to a whole new level.

I'd say they were on par with HRT.

[Life Saab Itch]

egomeister said:

USF1 took incompetence to a whole new level.

They almost got beaten by Andrea Moda, it was a close run thing...

[egomeister]

DanDC5 said:

egomeister said:

DanDC5 said:

USF1 suddenly seems a lesser of the evils.

USF1 took incompetence to a whole new level.

I'd say they were on par with HRT.

I wouldn't. HRT's efforts have been poor so far, but usf1 were a joke.

[Scuffers]

blimey, forgot about USA1!

I take it Virgin's attention span is over then?

all a bit shameful the way spankie organised the entry for the new teams

[ajprice]

Marussia have a car and have it at Silverstone today - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97850



Looks like a smooth nose, maybe very slight stepped ridges either side.

[anonymous-user]

Considering they've had help from Mclaren, poor effort to have not had a car at any testing.

[ajprice]

This car hasn't passed crash tests yet, even though they have shown it and done a shakedown run.
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/marussi...

[DanDC5]

How can a team become more disorganised? They managed better than this in there first year, well just anyway.

[Henry Fiddleton]

Well that picture about is the full team. Including the catering staff (drivers when not on track)

[Allyc85]

Timo Glock deserves better than this! Not saying he is an Alonso or Vettel, but I rate him as a pretty decent driver, who is stuck in a st team

[Mr_Thyroid]

I wonder if he would be in a better team now if he hadn't dozed off through turn 18 at Suzuka and missed Toyota's final races. Although I doubt Kobyashi would have got a chance if it weren't for that incident.

[DanB7290]

Have they stopped using only CFD? Good to see at least one other car without the stupid nose step, mind you they have a link up with McLaren so this isn't too surprising. HRT released their car today as well:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97856

[rallycross]

DanB7290 said:

Have they stopped using only CFD?

Yes, got rid of the 'CFD only' fanatic and are using both CFD and wind tunnel to try and catch up on the 2 yrs lost due to stubbornly refusing to put it in a wind tunnel.

Pat Symonds is helping them move in the right direction so hopefully they will accelerate their development this year.

[Skyedriver]

Think its time F1 had some HRT TBH!