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F1: Colin Kolles says no HRT seat for Bruno Senna in 2011

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Khatir Soltani
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Brazilian Bruno Senna looks to have bowed out of formula one after a single season with Hispania Racing Team.

HRT team boss Colin Kolles admitted on Friday that the Brazilian, whose uncle was the late and great Ayrton Senna, will not be Narain Karthikeyan's teammate at the Spanish team in 2011.

Bruno Senna (Photo: Hispania Racing Team)

"I can definitely say that Mr Bruno Senna is not going to race for HRT. 100 per cent not," Kolles told Reuters news agency.

He said HRT's other 2010 drivers Christian Klien and Sakon Yamamoto are still in the frame, but did not mention Karthikeyan's Indian countryman Karun Chandhok.

And admit speculation Vitantonio Liuzzi looks set to be ousted by Force India, Kolles told Autosport that HRT might field a "surprise" for the second car because "maybe some drivers who have contracts might not have seats".

Indian press agency PTI reported that the team, to race a Williams rear-end in 2011, will this year field an "upgraded version" of the Dallara-designed car that was the slowest package on the grid in 2010.


Khatir Soltani
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