HRT Team History & Record

Former Minardi driver and GP2 team owner Adrian Campos teamed with former Super Aguri manager Daniele Audetto to obtain one of the new team entries for the 2010 World Championship. With backing from Spanish sports agency Meta Image, the new team contracted with experienced constructor Dallara to supply chassis and Cosworth for engines.

As the start of the season approached, the car had still not appeared in testing and it became apparent that Campos would be unable to fulfill the financial obligations required. With just two weeks before the first race, the team was taken over by shareholder Jose Ramon Carabante and renamed Hispania Racing F1, who hired veteran Colin Kolles to run the squad. The cars were sent to Bahrain for the first race without ever having turned a wheel and its performance reflected this.

Geoff Willis was brought in as a consultant and was very critical of the chassis design and build quality. By May of 2010, HRT and Dallara had parted ways and the team started on the preparation of the 2011 chassis alone. With very little development work done on the F110 the team struggled mightily and apart from Bruno Senna, used a multitude of drivers. Senna's 14th place in Korea was the team's best finish.

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