Bruno Senna is keeping his fingers crossed and hoping for a little luck ahead of his Formula One debut this weekend.
As the name Senna returns to an F1 grid for the first time since the death of his uncle Ayrton in May 1994, many feel Bruno will need more than just good fortune on his side.
Senna admits he endured another uneasy winter coming a year after his hopes of a drive with Honda last season were scuppered by the team's withdrawal from F1 in December 2008.
These past few months Senna has been on a knife-edge, unsure if he would again be scrambling around for a drive elsewhere in light of the financial difficulties suffered by new Spanish marque Campos Meta, who signed the Brazilian late last year.
But following an internal takeover last month, the appointment of Colin Kolles as team principal and a rebranding of the name to Hispania Racing, Senna will finally get to drive in F1.
Come first practice in Bahrain on Friday morning, however, Senna will be sitting in a car that has not completed a single metre of testing.
It has led to Mark Webber describing the whole operation as an "embarrassment" for Formula One, and Felipe Massa expressing his hope the likes of Hispania "won't be a danger".
No-one knows what to expect, not even Senna, who said: "Of course, it will not be easy for us.
"Lining up on the grid without any pre-season testing means Bahrain will effectively be a test organised under race conditions.
"The car will not be what it might really be. For example, we will have suspension components made of metal instead of carbon fibre, so the car will weigh 20 kilos more than we would have liked.
"We just have to take it a step at a time, to learn together and develop together.
"What Colin Kolles has achieved so far, in the short time since he took over the responsibility for the team, is impressive because the situation was really difficult.
"That he has managed to get everything together so we are here at the beginning, is fantastic. After all the tension in the build up, I know I'm going to be calm and relaxed when I'm sitting in the car and driving tomorrow."
Despite all of Hispania's issues and the fact they are weeks behind the other new teams, Virgin Racing and Lotus Racing, in terms of development, Senna is optimistic about the future.
"Even though it's going to be tough and a lot of hard work lies ahead of us, I am confident in the medium term we can become the best new team, maybe even finish in the points at times," added Senna.
"Much will depend on whether the car is stable from the beginning to some extent, so I hope we have a little luck. I could use it.
"I need to keep my fingers crossed that everything works out on my debut."
