If there were any, there weren't enough to save the team from itself.

from AS (today):

new team's name: HISPANIA (wtf? I'm spaniard, and sounds me sh*t)
team and car presentation this thursday in Murcia (spain). Drivers may be annouced.


http://www.as.com/motor/articulo/hispania-...dasdaimot_8/Tes

According to this report, Lopez could be 3rd driver for Campos (or Hispania).

http://translate.google.fr/translate?hl=fr...rtes-475317.asp

According to Autohebdo.fr:

- Carabante's team will be in Bahrain.
- Team's Name: Hispania Racing
- Drivers: B. Senna, K. Chandhok (nº 20)
- Team Principal: C. Kolles
- Team Manager: Boris Bernes.
- Engineer: Luca Pignacca (Dallara's Design Chief)
- Technical Chief: J. Eeckelaert

http://www.autohebdo.fr/f1/f1/article-25-2..._medium=twitter

Who is?

Hispania is the name of one of Carabante's companies.

Edit:


I've no idea.

Lopez closing in on Campos reserve deal

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81809

He was Technical Director at Kolles' DTM-team.

Good to see that (by the looks of it) this team will be at the start of the season. Was really looking forward to the Dallara cars. I rate them very high so looking forward to what they can do (with a tight budget though).

Isn't there any pic of the car or a computer draw out yet?

Im happy for Lopez if he gets this.

Id like to have seen him with a race seat but Campos test driver with drivnig on fridays is a pretty good deal.

Rumours are he will get some friday running

The team’s web site is posting a message that it is currently under modification.

http://www.camposmeta.com/

Domain Name: HISPANIARACING.COM
Registrar: 1 & 1 INTERNET AG
created: 01-Mar-2010
last-changed: 01-Mar-2010
registration-expiration: 01-Mar-2011

Edit:

Thank you!

The team already has an unofficial name:

Carabantes + Kolles= CaraKolles

caracoles=snails

muy currao el nombre

LOL

What about CKF1?

Sounds a bit like aftershave though...

CompostF1 is still the best name

And I still don't see how it will be possible to be for the scrutineering in Bahrain.
And what other teams' reactions will be if they are granted a postponement. Especially the new teams who managed to get into the time schedule.

I'm sorry, but Hispania Racing sounds really, really stupid.

For the moment, they still into the time schedule.
Lets wait to see what Thursday reserves to us.

I know... another x*24h stated period for news.

Kolles said they fly out on Saturday right, they are shipping to Bahrain by themselves I assume.

Thanks for that. So we may see a purple and white car? That could look very smart if done properly, or terrible if done badly.

Also, Hispania Racing is a pants name for a team.

clever.

And yeah, at first i also thought hispania racing was a crappy name,but the more i hear it, the less i dislike it.

maybe they will use a red/yellow livery. But i agree a white/purple livery would be nice if done correctly.

It could be:
- Purple as in Grupo Hispania:
- Black as in the original idea (with no-typical logo on the side pod)
- Dark Red and yellow as in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia coat of arms (flag and also logo).
- Something totally unrelated.

This.

"And here's Senna, in the.. Hispania..?"

as opposed to Liuzzi in the Force India or Di Grassi who is still in the Virgin?

They could name it Hispano-Romana (like Hispano-Suiza) to reflect Colles's presence there

That Hispania is already the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula.

I don't really see any problem with the name Hispania.

Remember Hispano-Suiza?

I won't disagree those are also terrible names.

eww!

It'll be interesting to listen people's pronunciation of Hispania at tv coverage.

Lopez's manager, McGough said there were news during an interview with the long program (Radio Belgrano): "This morning I spoke with Colin Kolles and he assured us that Lopez has already confirmed its place as a test driver and reserve "

http://translate.google.fr/translate?js=y&...sl=es&tl=en

Ah, thanks.

Boris Bermes, not Bernes as reported in the article.

Hispania is a word with a lot of history, so they must have no problem with pronunciation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania

I'm aware of it, I've included myself a link to the same wiki a few posts before in this very same thread.

Do you really need to look for Hispania in Wikipendia? What are you taught at school nowdays?

I don´t like the name, btw.

No need, but is the one of the easier ways to put a link to something over here.
And I don't think that is the best name anyway.

Spanish media is confirming Chandhok at Campos.

Sorry if it has been asked already.
Is that 'H' in front of Hispania pronounced?
AFAIK with my very limited knowledge about Spanish, 'h' at the beginning of a word and standing before a vowel is not pronounced.
Thanks.

Force of habit.

Not pronounced.
But it's a Latin word.

Corsa is confirming López as reserve driver. Felipe McGough (can we trust him?) said that Kolles gave him the news in a telephone talk.

Would JML bring money?

I guess, thou McGough is saying he has no news about any of the sponsors walking away from the project, but I've heard that there would be some loses, not only because the terrible way they managed all of this but also because the sponsors were spècting to support a driver who was going to race. Anyway López doesn't need 8 million US dollars to take the reserve driver place as it is a cheaper seat.

Exactly that. It's too much money for such a position. As alleged, Bruno doesn't translates into cash, so the 1st and 3rd driver would pay for the team. That would be an odd situation in an environment with so restricted number of tests.
And they would compromise one driver, probably Bruno, without a proper Friday practice.

But better this way than no way.

highdownforce
Thanks

Hispania Racing,

Wikipedia is very quick :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispania_Racing_F1

Campos Meta website is under reconstruction:

http://www.camposmeta.com/