We know this looks like an F1 car. But you know what it is? It's the end of the beginning. For, according to Ferrari, Lotus, Renault, Sauber, Mercedes, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Williams, McLaren, Virgin and Force India all present their new Formula 1 car for the 2011 championship, Hispania Racing Team has joined the action with the F111, marking the end of the season debuts.
The new car bears all the hallmarks of the new F1 regulations, but the first thing you probably notice is his livery. With little in the way of sponsors, HRT brought in Daniel Simon - the former VW group responsible for design, including the light cycles in Tron: Legacy - the dynamic to pin the car color. The result is much more attractive than last year's gray car, so that open spots for future sponsors (currently taking "This could be you" and "Your logo here" logo). Simon's Cosmic Motors design company has its own logo on the side pod wing panels joined only by Tata Motors, who was the team with Narain Karthikeyan.
The Indian driver, who drove for Jordan once way back in 2005 returns, just in time for this year's first Indian Grand Prix. However, after presentation of Bruno Senna, the door, HRT is the last outfit that has yet to confirm his second driver. This is business as usual for HRT, which last year used four different driver Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna, Sakon Yamamoto and Christian Klien, none of which counted a single point in the 2010 car. Can Karthikeyan and his to-be-announced wingman do better? Well, if you're on the ground, there's nowhere to go but. Details are listed in the press release after the jump, with high-resolution images in the gallery.
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