Marussia to delay car launch after failed crash test

Marussia have had to postpone the launch of their 2012 car after it failed its final FIA crash test. The team had originally planned to debut the MR01 at the last pre-season test, which gets underway at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Thursday. Â"All cars are required to pass 18 FIA-observed tests for homologation to be granted,Â" explained Marussia in a statement issued on Monday night. Â"Despite the fact that the MR01 has passed all 17 of the preceding tests, the regulations require the car to have completed all of the tests before running commences.