From GMM
The struggling Spanish team HRT insists it is reluctant to respond to Bernie Ecclestone's latest scathing comments.
The F1 chief executive said this week that while Lotus is worth keeping in F1 and Virgin should simply invest more money, the sport's newcomers are "cripples" that have been "an embarrassment".
When asked about the 80-year-old Briton's jibe, Hispania's communications boss Alba Saiz said the team prefers "to work, not respond to everyone who talks" about them.
"We have nothing more to say," Alba Saiz is quoted by the Spanish news agency EFE.
Bernie Ecclestone had said F1 needs "to get rid" of its stragglers, but the HRT official said the team is pushing ahead for 2011.
"We are working and already thinking about next year, and in that way we have just announced a partnership with Williams for two years. In a couple of weeks we will make a further announcement," added Alba Saiz.
After HRT sealed its deal for a Williams transmission, insiders said the team will base its next car on the unraced 2010 Toyota.
A deal for Pedro de la Rosa to return to the grid next year could also be announced officially next week.
After being ousted by Sauber, Pedro de la Rosa was recruited as Pirelli's main test driver but said he would be interested in driving for HRT in 2011 if its "sporting project is interesting and ambitious".
"I am in contact with the (team owner) Carabantes," he revealed last month.
Citing the information of a member of the Spanish team, the Brazilian publication Terra said "almost everything is done" to secure de la Rosa's services for 2011.
The El Confidencial publication said Pedro de la Rosa has "increased, not decreased" his personal sponsorship since leaving Sauber, and that he is HRT's "first choice" for the 2011 season.
According to Europa Press, de la Rosa will be in Madrid on Thursday due to his involvement in the first 3D advertisement in Spain with the department store El Corte Ingles. Among his other sponsors are Banco Santander, Diageo and the watch brand Certina.
The struggling Spanish team HRT insists it is reluctant to respond to Bernie Ecclestone's latest scathing comments.
The F1 chief executive said this week that while Lotus is worth keeping in F1 and Virgin should simply invest more money, the sport's newcomers are "cripples" that have been "an embarrassment".
When asked about the 80-year-old Briton's jibe, Hispania's communications boss Alba Saiz said the team prefers "to work, not respond to everyone who talks" about them.
"We have nothing more to say," Alba Saiz is quoted by the Spanish news agency EFE.
Bernie Ecclestone had said F1 needs "to get rid" of its stragglers, but the HRT official said the team is pushing ahead for 2011.
"We are working and already thinking about next year, and in that way we have just announced a partnership with Williams for two years. In a couple of weeks we will make a further announcement," added Alba Saiz.
After HRT sealed its deal for a Williams transmission, insiders said the team will base its next car on the unraced 2010 Toyota.
A deal for Pedro de la Rosa to return to the grid next year could also be announced officially next week.
After being ousted by Sauber, Pedro de la Rosa was recruited as Pirelli's main test driver but said he would be interested in driving for HRT in 2011 if its "sporting project is interesting and ambitious".
"I am in contact with the (team owner) Carabantes," he revealed last month.
Citing the information of a member of the Spanish team, the Brazilian publication Terra said "almost everything is done" to secure de la Rosa's services for 2011.
The El Confidencial publication said Pedro de la Rosa has "increased, not decreased" his personal sponsorship since leaving Sauber, and that he is HRT's "first choice" for the 2011 season.
According to Europa Press, de la Rosa will be in Madrid on Thursday due to his involvement in the first 3D advertisement in Spain with the department store El Corte Ingles. Among his other sponsors are Banco Santander, Diageo and the watch brand Certina.