HRT: improvements in sight from Turkey

In China, both HRTs finished the race this time. The Spanish team has continued to progress since the start of the season.

Narain Karthikeyan and Vitantonio Liuzzi finished 22nd and 23rd respectively, at the bottom of the ranking. But for Colin Kolles, the final position is not the most important thing. “We achieved our goal, which was to finish the race, welcomes the director of HRT. We planned a one-stop strategy. Narain respected this strategy, but Tonio received a drive-through for early departure. He lost a few places, so we decided to make two stops. Tonio's times were impressive at the end, he was sometimes on par with the middle of the pack, which is positive. »

For the next grand prix, in three weeks, HRT will arrive with many improvements. Will they be enough to reduce the gap? Colin Kolles hopes so. “Overall we had a normal weekend, where we did a lot of kilometers and the improvement in the car is visible. The aerodynamic and mechanical improvements for Turkey should bring us even closer. »

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