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HRT F112 hits the track at Barcelona

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The new HRT on track with Narain Karthikeyan at the wheel © HRT
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HRT finally took the wraps off its 2012 car at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday, giving the F112 its first outing with Narain Karthikeyan at the wheel.

After the car failed crash tests last month, the team was unable to make changes and get it ready in time for the official pre-season tests. However, the car ran at the Barcelona circuit on Monday and, according to the team's Twitter feed, was fired up just after 16:00 local time before hitting the track at around 17.45.

Under the testing ban the team was not allowed to complete any more than 100kms of running, all of which had to be done on Pirelli's promotional tyres.

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