Bruno Senna - who started 18 races in 2010 for HRT - has been announced as Lotus Renault GP's reserve driver for the 2011 season. Romain Grosjean and Fairuz Fauzy are also reserve drivers for the team but if anything were to happen with Kubica or Petrov, Senna would be the driver promoted to a race seat.

The program for next week...

Its late January and the testing season is upon us. We'd better have some new cars then...

HRT will not have a 2011-specification car at any of the three pre-season tests in Spain next month, newly appointed driver Narain Karthikeyan has revealed.

Earlier this month, the Spanish team’s boss Colin Kolles said the new car will not be ready for Valencia early in February and it might also be missing at Jerez shortly afterwards.

Toll Holden Racing Team have unveiled their new livery for the 2011 season

Karun Chandhok could become Lotus' third driver, with a view to moving into a race seat in 2012.

World renowned vehicle concept designer and visionary illustrator Daniel Simon (www.danielsimon.net) has reached agreement with Hispania Racing, to create a dynamic new corporate image for the Spanish team as it enters it' second season in the FIA Formula One World Championship. The brilliant young German designer shot to prominence as the author of the visionary automotive design book “Cosmic Motors”, which propelled him to become one of Hollywood’s leading and most sought after vehicle designers. As a vehicle concept designer and automotive futurist, he has […]

Pay drivers. They’re always in Formula One. Derided by fans and seen as a wasted seat for someone with talent, they’re taken by the team for their financial situation. However, they’re not exactly diabolical. But what constitutes as a pay driver? Fernando Alonso brings with him Santander sponsorship to Ferrari whilst Adrian Sutil brings Medion money to wherever he drives. But you’d call these guys Formula One material, so does it count? To the majority, it doesn’t. Which brings us on to the real pay […]

Pirelli test driver Pedro de La Rosa has ruled himself out of the running for an HRT seat in 2011. The 39 year old Spaniard was replaced by Nick Heidfeld after the Italian Grand Prix in 2010 and has been seeking a seat for 2011, however it will not be with HRT. In an interview with AUTOSPORT, de La Rosa said  "HRT is, for me, not an option, I don't know what the future will cover. I'm trying to find a race drive in Formula […]