The new US-owned Haas Formula One team looked forward to running their car for the first time in Spain next month after it passed a final mandatory crash test.

The team, who have a European base at Banbury in central England, plan to unveil the Ferrari-powered car, designed by Dallara in Italy, the day before the first pre-season test starts at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya on Feb. 22.

Teams cannot test until they have passed the crash tests.

Haas’s debut will boost the grid to 11 teams. The debutants have signed experienced Romain Grosjean from Lotus and Mexican Esteban Gutierrez, who raced for Sauber, as their two drivers.

The season starts in Australia on March 20.

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