Melbourne presented a positive result for the Hispania team, hitting their target of finishing a race. Karun Chandhok managed to finish in 14th last weekend at Albert Park, albeit five laps down on leader Jenson Button.
The aim of this weekend in Malaysia is, according to team boss Collin Kolles, to get both cars to the checkered flag.
“We reached our goal with one of our two cars making it to the finish. Now we want to hit a new target and finish with both cars.”
They officially overtook Virgin as the second best newcomer, but remain behind Lotus who have had three finishes. They are likely to remain ahead of Virgin who are yet to finish a race, and are unlikely to do so, thanks to insufficient fuel capacity.
Both Hispania drivers are looking forward to their third race, both of which have prior knowledge of the Sepang circuit, having driven it in the GP2 series.
“I’m looking forward to the Malaysian Grand Prix. I am very excited to go to Malaysia as I have driven there in GP2 so I know the track well,” said Senna.
“I am really looking forward to my third F1 race. I have already driven a number of times in Malaysia and even won on the track with Renault V6. I was on the front row with iSport in GP2 Asia and also raced there many times in Formula Asia,” added Chandhok.
