HSBC Nero (Formula Earth)

HSBC Nero UK FE Team is a British racing team racing in Formula Earth. Having debuted in Formula International in 2034, Nero competed in the series until 2039, having developed a reputation for developing young talent, and scored a win in the 2036 season. The team had started plans to make the rise in Formula Earth since 2038, and in 2040, with Alpha Tauri shutting down, they took part in a bidding war against Venturi, winning it eventually after Venturi's disqualification and becoming the second privateer to enter Formula Earth.

Origins
HSBC Nero was founded as Team Nero UK in 2031 by the eponymous EDM band, and made their debut in Formula International in 2034, after they withdrew from the 2032-33 bidding war for Alpine's assets. Despite two weak first seasons, Nero reached the midfield by 2036 and scored their first and only win in the Spanish GP thanks to Sebastian Lindgren. Over the years, Nero developed a reputation of being a destination for young drivers to develop, having at one point highly-rated prodigies like Vasiliy Tkachenko and Eleni Tsobanou on their ranks.

From 2038 onwards, the team started to plan to enter Formula Earth, having rejected a bid from a Dutch consortium that eventually took over fellow FE team Shadow in the end of the 2039 season. After 2039, Alpha Tauri was shutted down by Red Bull and put on sale. Nero and fellow FI team Venturi were the two main candidates for their assets, and after Venturi was disqualified over the fact that they had commited financial fraud, Nero won the bidding war by default and became the second privateer to enter Formula Earth. The team entered as HSBC Nero UK FE Team and all staff of the team moved up to FE, with their FI venture being shut down and sold to Naser Al-Khelaifi, owner of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, forming the eponymous team after the sale.

2040: A rough start
For their first ever season, Nero signed former Haas star Robbie Holzman on a free transfer from Venturi and Jasmine Estrella on loan from Ferrari. Being pretty much a learning year for the team, Nero had the worst car of the grid, often being cut adrift from the midfield and battling with Red Bull and Campos Repsol, who were conserving money. The team ended up last on their debut season, being the only one that failed to score a single point.

Drivers

 * Robbie Holzman (2040-present)
 * Jasmine Estrella (2040-present)