The Hispania Racing Team (HRT), previously identified as Campos Meta, unveils its 2010 challenger in Spain on Thursday. The Madrid-based group travelled to the city of Murcia where it also revealed that Karun Chandhok becomes India's second ever Formula 1 driver next to Bruno Senna, implementation the 2010 grid. With ex-team owner Adrián Campos having sold the outfit to shareholder José Ramón Carabante, the Chairman was present in Murcia as well as Team Principal Colin Kolles, former head of the Midland, Spyker and Force India teams.
The new HRT F1 Team is born in Murcia, commented businessman Carabante, whose squad takes the name of his Grupo Hispania Company. I am arrogant to welcome you to Murcia, where the team has its roots, and to have given to my country the pride of the first ever Spanish Formula 1 team. The name of the team contains the word Hispania, which is not only the name of one of my companies but also the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula - that reflects our team's new identity.
Similar to man debutants Lotus and Virgin Racing, as well as Williams, Hispania is powered by Cosworth engines this year.