HRT pull both cars out of race with failures

26 comments on “HRT pull both cars out of race with failures”

1. 

   RIISE (@riise)
   11th April 2011, 12:40

   It was still a good achievement to qualify, good on them. Let’s hope they can be as resourceful as last year and try to build, and keep pace with Virgin.
   1. 

      Ben Curly
      11th April 2011, 13:15

      That’s quite a change of heart from your comment here:

      They don’t deserve to be on the grid, they are too slow and would no doubt get in the way of the cars coming through.

      Welcome to the Light Side ;)
      1. 

         RIISE (@riise)
         11th April 2011, 13:17

         In that situation I think I was right. But luckily they have got their act together.
         1. 

            Mike
            11th April 2011, 20:57

            But haven’t they had all year to get this car together?

            Ah, so now they can fix things in only two weeks!
      2. 

         BasCB (@bascb)
         11th April 2011, 13:21

         LOL, I think they are really working hard to get forward.

         And they started communicating at least a bit. Drivers and team on Twitter, posting pictures on Facebook.

         I hope they make it through the year and find someone to put some decent money in for next year.
         1. 

            US_Peter (@us_peter)
            12th April 2011, 2:30

            Yeah, for what they have to work with they’ve been perfectly respectable and very resourceful. They didn’t lose pace relatiive even to the front running teams last year, and that was with absolutely zero upgrades. They ran the same wing at Monaco as Monza. Virgin on the other hand have invested quite a bit more money, and it looks like HRT could be set to overtake them once they work out their reliability and can focus on setup as they did last year.
      3. 

         Andy C
         11th April 2011, 17:11

         Brilliant. You’ve been waiting for that havent you ben :-)
2. 

   samhuds (@samhuds)
   11th April 2011, 12:43

   When I first saw this headline I thought they’d pulled out of China!
   1. 

      HounslowBusGarage
      11th April 2011, 12:47

      Me too!
      I would have been terribly dusappointed because I thought they made good progress in Malaysia. At this rate, they’ll be on for a win this time next year :)
   2. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      11th April 2011, 12:56

      Sorry for the confusion. Have changed it to hopefully make it clearer.
      1. 

         samhuds (@samhuds)
         11th April 2011, 13:14

         Thanks Keith, it was a tad misleading :)
      2. 

         OEL F1 (@oel-f1)
         11th April 2011, 14:15

         What did it say?
         1. 

            samhuds (@samhuds)
            11th April 2011, 17:38

            It just said “HRT pull both cars out of race”. Had me worried for a second.
3. 

   Todfod (@todfod)
   11th April 2011, 13:07

   The 107% mission accomplished for HRT in Malaysia. Now lets see if they can start bringing the cars to the finish line.
   1. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      11th April 2011, 13:15

      All according to plan then!

      Serious, a good effort. That car shows some promise, especially when taking in account, that at least 1/3 of, it maybe more is still that old woofull car of last year.
4. 

   AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
   11th April 2011, 13:26

   “Our lap times were not bad compared to the front runners, this shows there is some light at the end of the tunnel.”

   Those were my sentiments after the race.

   I was under the impression that Liuzzi had managed to finish, no doubt someone corrected me along the way! A positive start by their own standards.
5. 

   zecks
   11th April 2011, 13:28

   thankfully the huge circuit width at sepang meant that it was easy to lap cars. However when we get to europe I image everyone will be back to hating HRT irrespective of how much they have improved. HRT are a genuine privateer team (not like the rubbish newey talks) and should be applauded for even reaching 107%
6. 

   Williams4ever
   11th April 2011, 14:20

   Now who pulls cars out of race for safety reason :-?
   Maybe STR/Buemi should take a page out of their book here
   1. 

      bananarama (@bananarama)
      11th April 2011, 17:00

      I suppose they stopped the Indian because repairing the possible damage woud be expensive and they stopped Liuzzi because if the rear wing breas off on the main straight and he crashes out, not only is it dangerous, its also very expensive and everyone would scream that HRT are such a crap team that they risk their drivers lifes by building rubbish cars.
   2. 

      Sush Meerkat
      11th April 2011, 18:38

      Do the FIA check a cars legality if they pull out of the race?.

      Cynic in me.
      1. 

         Enigma (@enigma)
         11th April 2011, 23:55

         They should make a very light car with V12 engine and all the aero outside the rules, then pull both cars in the pits before the end. They’d probably be fighting in the midfield and would attract some sponsors!
7. 

   davey (@djdaveyp87)
   11th April 2011, 17:09

   Well done HRT for sticking to their guns and taking a step by step approach. They are making progress at every race and have done well just to survive.

   So next target is finish the race.
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   Andy C
   11th April 2011, 17:15

   I was delighted to see HRT qualify for the race on Sunday.

   There were loads of comments slating HRT at Oz, and saying they are a joke and don’t belong in F1.

   I think quite the opposite, that in time (finance depending) they have some people in that team who could make a good fist of F1.

   You only have to look at Brackley, where they have a huge budget and appear to be all at sea at the moment.

   Hppefully next race they can get more running and finish the race, then win the championship in 2015 (I’m joking by the way).

   I think I read last week that they have also signed a deal to use the spare windtunnel at Brackley havent they? So every reason to feel positive for the rest of the season.

   Well done HRT, MVR must be looking over their shoulder and worrying now.
9. 

   Oliver
   11th April 2011, 23:52

   Yes HRT “This could be you” winning a race.
   Keep pushing.
   As Kolles said, if he had let things get to him he would haved stopped at a corner and cried. But no sympathy for tears. Hold your head high and take your challenges head on.
   If I had some millions I’d give it to you. Right now I can only extend my good will.
   This is it guys.
10. 

    wasiF1 (@wasif1)
    12th April 2011, 2:42

    I thought that they won’t make it to the race this weekend but hat’s off they did. can they improve their car throughout the season is a different question?
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    MattHT (@mattht)
    12th April 2011, 20:14

    Huge improvement in just 2 weeks. Hope they continue to improve and at some point catch the Virgin drivers, maybe by the time we get to Europe.

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