HRT wants to get ahead of Virgin and Team Lotus

Hispania Racing Team is the only one of the 12 teams entered in the world championship of Formula 1 not having yet spread the news car, the first turns of the wheels of the F111 being scheduled in Barcelona from March 8 to 11. But this does not seem to worry Colin Kolles, the team principal of the Spanish team.

?The car doesn?t look bad, it looks like a modern F1, affirms Colin Kolles in the columns of Autosport. We'll see where we stand, I can't tell you at the moment. I think that in pure performance, we will be better than last year. If we have time and all our programs are in place, Lotus (Tony Fernandes' team, editor's note) will not be a problem. Just like Virgin. I have confidence in the people we have and their quality. I'm not afraid at all? »

If Dallara was responsible for building the F110, the F111 was designed by Geoff Willis, who notably worked for Williams, Bar / Honda and Red Bull.

The fact remains that the unknown still reigns around the identity of the driver who will ride alongside the Indian Narain Karthikeyan. After getting behind the wheel of the F110 in Barcelona, ​​Vitantonio Liuzzi could well be the one. With five seasons of Formula 1 under his belt, the Italian could be a strong reinforcement for José-Ramon Carabante's team.

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