London (Reuters) - the team of Hispania (HTS) formula 1 struggling refused Friday that Spanish owners had their for sale.
"The team is not for sale, we are working to 2011," a spokesman said after Spanish Sport Journal as reported this businessman Jose Ramon Carabante and his associates had decided to sell as the sole means of problems of the team.
"Carabante working on obtaining sponsors and investors." "A Spanish group is interested in joining the team, but things are not so easy today in the world", she added.
HRT were one of the three new teams on the grid this year after winning a race against the clock to compete in the season - opening when many people had written off the coast of their participation.
They do not have to mark a point, using four pilots on 19 races after starting with the Brazilian Bruno Senna and Indian Karun Chandhok, but just finished the season with scarce resources has been a success.
The team recorded Spanish but operate largely outside of Germany, where Colin Kolles core team is based, have yet to announce drivers for 2011 but took part in two pilot and young post-season in Abu Dhabi pneumatic tests last month.
Former President of Telefónica Juan Villalonga was announced in November as a new partner Carabante and is also available to seek investors advance team.
2011 Car team is however wrapped in doubt after a partnership with Designer Dallara chassis ended in May and Toyota said last month that they put an end to a planned technical cooperation agreement and were still seeking payment for work done.
Williams have agreed to provide their boxes, while HTS also have an agreement with Cosworth engines.
(Reported by Alan Baldwin.) (Editing by Neil Maidment)
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