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F1: New Teams Making Progress
Written by: SPEED Staff / GMM   
11/13/2009
GMM Newswire
 
The new Campos F1 team led by Adrian Campos has a car ready for next year and is in good shape according to reports. (Photo: LAT Photographic) ยป More Photos

Crash-testing of the new Lotus F1 car is now taking place, technical boss Mike Gascoyne has revealed.

In a statement provided to the Malaysian news agency Bernama, the Norfolk (UK) based team said its single seater has passed internal FIA-standard side impact and nose box crash tests.

The official tests will be carried out by the FIA when the chassis is completed.

Malaysian-owned Lotus aims to test the car in February at the Sepang circuit, also the scene of the team's future headquarters.

After USF1 denied reports it is not yet crash-testing parts for its 2010 single seater, it was revealed that the Dallara-built Campos car had passed the crucial front and side-impact tests.

"The (Campos) car is in good shape," confirmed 2010 driver Bruno Senna. "I have sat in the monocoque for a seat fitting and tested the power steering system."

Not to be outdone, Gascoyne said the Lotus chassis
is also making good progress, despite being the last of the four new teams to receive an official entry for next year's world championship.

"We already have a model running in the wind tunnel, we have just laid up our first chassis and our nose box is going through its first crash tests", he told PA Sport.

Meanwhile, it is reported that Nick Wirth's Manor car has been designed without entering a wind tunnel, having instead made use of CFD computer technology only.

The team's major tie-up with Virgin is expected to be launched before Christmas, after Ross Brawn revealed that Sir Richard Branson's sponsorship of Brawn GP is set to end.

"We had a great year with Virgin but they have different ambitions next year so it's unlikely you will see their name on the car next year," Brawn said earlier this week.
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