Bruno Senna has admitted what we all knew, Hispania have been struggling to develop their F1 car due to their financial constraints.
The Brazilian was adamant that the current budget would see the team end the season, however the it hasn’t allowed for many upgrades during the season which has seen the team out-developed by both Lotus and Virgin.
“The financial difficulties hinder the development of the car,” he told reporters at a press conference.
“We are able to keep the team running through [to] the end of the year. But we can not be like Red Bull, which always has little or big things on the car every weekend.”
When it came to talking about the prospects of being on the grid next year, he couldn’t give a firm answer regarding the Spanish team’s future.
“Few teams are guaranteed to be on the grid next year,” he said. “Formula 1 is not easy. Hispania and the other teams can not give that guarantee.
“We knew it would be a risk to enter into a new team.”
He also confirmed recent speculation that the team were in talks with Toyota over using parts from their F1 car, which, unfortunately never made the grid due to the Japanese manufacturer’s withdrawal at the end of 2009.
“There are talks with Toyota, but it’s not easy to know how things stand. Hispania needs FIA homologation to use those parts. Things are a bit more complicated.”
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