HRT F1
Chassis: Hispania HRT
Engine: Cosworth CA2010
Drivers: Karun Chandhok (20), Bruno Senna (21)

What’s there to say about this team. Started off as Campos, ran into money troubles, majority shareholder takes over the team, gets renamed as Hispania Racing Team (HRT), and the car is officially launched 1 week before the first free practice without a single mile on the chassis. It’s unfortunate that the great Senna name is coming back to F1 like this. We’ll be lucky to see the team run at the first race. If they do, expect them to use the first few races as a testing session.

Lotus Racing
Chassis: Lotus T127
Engine:Cosworth CA2010
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (18), Heikki Kovalainen (19)

Even though the name has been around with a huge F1 legacy, the 2010 version of Lotus Racing is essentially a brand new team. Chassis work was done by Fondtech on a very short schedule, with wind tunnel work not having started until late 2009. The car was completed and ran through testing with all the other teams. Surprisingly, the car was very reliable. Unfortunately, several crashes during testing cut down on the much needed laps for the car. Pace wise, it’s not quick, but it’s a step ahead of the Virgin cars. With 2 drivers that are usually overshadowed by their F1 teammates, don’t expect to see the Lotus name back on top.