Vitantonio Liuzzi has officially been confirmed as HRT’s second driver alongside Narain Karthikeyan.
The former-Force India driver had been linked with the seat since he tested for the team in Barcelona earlier this year.
“I am really happy to have signed this agreement with Hispania Racing,” exclaimed Liuzzi. “I never lost hope to be in Formula 1 as I knew I have the experience and the right attributes for a young and ambitious team.
“I face a new challenge now and this excites me. I also face a lot of hard work in guiding Hispania Racing through the development of our new car.
“I am extremely grateful to Jose Ramon Carabante and to Colin Kolles for giving me such an opportunity.”
Team principal Colin Kolles has known the Italian for many years and believes his presence will benefit the team massively.
“I have known Tonio for many years as he raced with me in lower categories. He is a very professional driver who will bring a lot of benefits to the team.
“I am convinced about his skills to develop a car and his speed. He has shown this in the past having contributed to a large extent developing and moving a back of the grid car to the front.
“I had the pleasure of working with him and I am very happy and proud to have him racing with Hispania Racing.”
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