New Marussia passes final crash test

Marussia have announced that their 2012 car has now passed all 18 of the FIA's mandatory crash tests. The MR01 failed its final observed crash test last month, which forced the team to postpone its launch and miss last week's pre-season test session at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Â"After a challenging few weeks for the team, we are pleased to have overcome the last hurdle of the final FIA-observed crash test, which we passed today,Â" explained Pat Symonds, Marussia's technical consultant.