American team planning F1 entry
02-04-2009, 11:03 AM
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American team planning F1 entry
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73121
American team planning F1 entry
By Steven English Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 13:09 GMT
An American group is looking at putting together a team to enter Formula One in 2010, sources have confirmed to autosport.com.
The team, which is set to be called USF1, will be fronted by American design engineer Ken Anderson and former Williams team manager Peter Windsor.
Although there has been no official announcement about the plans yet, nor an official entry lodged, sources suggest that their bid has been approved by rival Formula One bosses and that they are currently attempting to raise sponsorship funding for the project in America.
An official USF1 website has already been produced. Investigations by autosport.com have revealed that the website is owned by Anderson, although at this stage it only has a logo.
Anderson was technical director of Ligier in 1988 and also worked for the Onyx F1 team before moving back to America. He was technical director of both Chip Ganassi Racing and AJ Foyt Racing before designing the G-Force IRL car in 1996 - which went on to win the 1997 Indy 500 with Arie Luyendyk - and the next generation chassis in 2000. Anderson then became technical director of NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing in 2003.
He is also the part owner of the Wind Shear Inc. full scale, 180mph rolling road wind tunnel in North Carolina which has been used by F1 and NASCAR teams.
Sources indicate that USF1 plan to construct their own chassis at their North Carolina base, with the ban on in-season testing making it more feasible for an F1 team to be based outside of Europe for all but the stretch of European races between May and September.
The Formula One Teams' Association's (FOTA) recent confirmation that each manufacturer is willing to supply customer engines for 5 million Euros per season and gearboxes for 1.5 million Euros now make it more feasible than it has been for years for an independent team to enter F1 in 2010.
Another article can be found on Pitpass - http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=36971, F1 Live - http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...04113011.shtml & Planet F1 - http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,189...893990,00.html
There is a website started/underconstuction with just a logo - http://usf1.com/
American team planning F1 entry
By Steven English Wednesday, February 4th 2009, 13:09 GMT
An American group is looking at putting together a team to enter Formula One in 2010, sources have confirmed to autosport.com.The team, which is set to be called USF1, will be fronted by American design engineer Ken Anderson and former Williams team manager Peter Windsor.
Although there has been no official announcement about the plans yet, nor an official entry lodged, sources suggest that their bid has been approved by rival Formula One bosses and that they are currently attempting to raise sponsorship funding for the project in America.
An official USF1 website has already been produced. Investigations by autosport.com have revealed that the website is owned by Anderson, although at this stage it only has a logo.
Anderson was technical director of Ligier in 1988 and also worked for the Onyx F1 team before moving back to America. He was technical director of both Chip Ganassi Racing and AJ Foyt Racing before designing the G-Force IRL car in 1996 - which went on to win the 1997 Indy 500 with Arie Luyendyk - and the next generation chassis in 2000. Anderson then became technical director of NASCAR team Haas CNC Racing in 2003.
He is also the part owner of the Wind Shear Inc. full scale, 180mph rolling road wind tunnel in North Carolina which has been used by F1 and NASCAR teams.
Sources indicate that USF1 plan to construct their own chassis at their North Carolina base, with the ban on in-season testing making it more feasible for an F1 team to be based outside of Europe for all but the stretch of European races between May and September.
The Formula One Teams' Association's (FOTA) recent confirmation that each manufacturer is willing to supply customer engines for 5 million Euros per season and gearboxes for 1.5 million Euros now make it more feasible than it has been for years for an independent team to enter F1 in 2010.
Another article can be found on Pitpass - http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=36971, F1 Live - http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...04113011.shtml & Planet F1 - http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,189...893990,00.html
There is a website started/underconstuction with just a logo - http://usf1.com/
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02-04-2009, 11:23 AM
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really Scott Speed was so hyped and he sucked ***...
there have been greats in the past but if the driver hasnt already been discovered there is slim chance that there is one up to snuff...
there have been greats in the past but if the driver hasnt already been discovered there is slim chance that there is one up to snuff...
02-04-2009, 11:26 AM
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And, I read nothing in any of the articles that mentioned the nationality of the drivers. I would guess, the front running American is Marco Andretti, who is in the A1GP at the moment.
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02-04-2009, 01:45 PM
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Scott wasn't the problem with that team. He never really got a chance to show his stuff.
And, I read nothing in any of the articles that mentioned the nationality of the drivers. I would guess, the front running American is Marco Andretti, who is in the A1GP at the moment.
And, I read nothing in any of the articles that mentioned the nationality of the drivers. I would guess, the front running American is Marco Andretti, who is in the A1GP at the moment.
Every time he(Scott) was in an interview or tech discussion he was a freakin valley boy who couldnt explain anything for ****, and when your driver cant communicate your engineers are left scrathin thier heads wondering why the car isnt as fast as it should be...
anyway thats all in the past now and Scott is bang tank fenders with the boys in the states....
It should be interesting to see an American F1 team but honestly with all the engine locks and spec parts coming out of Ecklestones *** I really doubt I will keep with it this year, we'll see...
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02-04-2009, 02:05 PM
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....yeah, wasn't a fan of Scott in F1, but i'm liking him in Nascar....now Juan, he's got unfinished business in F1 IMHO. Anyway, it would be awesome to see an American team...hell too bad they don't have the loot, they could pick up a nice Honda
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As terrible as she would be, they either need to put Danica Patrick in that car or find another woman to do so. They need publicity and media coverage over wins, so if they did something radical like that, it would guarantee that they would not die from lack of funds halfway through their first season.
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As terrible as she would be, they either need to put Danica Patrick in that car or find another woman to do so. They need publicity and media coverage over wins, so if they did something radical like that, it would guarantee that they would not die from lack of funds halfway through their first season.
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Juan is still near the top of his game, but with his continued vested interest in Sportcars I beleive that is where he will end his career and now that NASCAR has bought Grand Am it will be earsier than every for Juan to jump back and forth during the Rolex and NASCAR seasons....
02-05-2009, 06:55 PM
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Mosley confirms USF1 interest
05/02/2009
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=36976
Max Mosley has confirmed that an American group has shown interest in entering the Formula One World Championship.
While refusing to name the team or anyone associated with it, Mosley today confirmed that representatives of the group has been in contact with the FIA with regards entering a team.
"They are serious people," he told reporters in London earlier today, "but I think they'll be the same as everybody else and they need the costs to come down if they want to be competitive."
With a number of cost cutting initiatives already in place, earlier this week the FIA proposed even more drastic cuts aimed at reducing the cost of entering a team to as little as £50m.
Even before the current global financial crisis Mosley was calling on teams to cut costs, warning that spending had spiralled out of control. Indeed, the FIA President pointed out that much of the spending was pointless in that it failed to improve the show or was of significance to fans watching on TV.
Then came the crash which has seen Honda quit the sport and placed a question mark over the future of various other teams and sponsors.
With the grid currently down to nine teams, Mosley is hoping the cost cuts will stem the flow and indeed bring new teams into the sport. However, in the current climate he remains sceptical.
"I think an entry would be difficult but not impossible," he said, "a lot depends on what their income could be.
"At the moment if a new team comes into Formula One they race for nothing for two years," he continued, referring to the current system, the domain of FOM not the FIA, "they do all their own transport for two years and they only get money in the third year. That is a significant barrier to entry."
Referring to the fact that the sport is losing teams not attracting them, he continued: "I think it is very unhealthy that there is no new blood in Formula One. We've got the two vacancies, possibly three if Honda don't make it.
"In the Premier League it would be unthinkable to have two vacancies. There is something wrong with Formula One and what's wrong is that the barriers to entry are far too high. Nobody could go out today with a private team and get 50 or 60 million in sponsorship. It's impossible for somebody to come into Formula One.
"We must change that," he said, "we must get the cost of the engines and gearbox right down. Then there's a lot of people who could make a chassis, provided we stop this thing of incredibly expensive components."
Asked about the anomaly of the United States having a team but not a round of the World Championship - this year there is no North American F1 event for the first time since 1958 - he replied: "From a sporting point of view, we should definitely have something in North America," Mosley said. "From a commercial point of view, I'm not really competent to say."
As it happens, Pitpass understands that following the FIA Gala in Monaco in December, Nick Craw, President of the Automobile Competition Committee for the US, and elected as the new FIA Deputy President for Sport in November, told one of those associated with the USF1 project; "Give my best to Ken and the boys. We'll have a piece of paper for you in a week or so."
The Ken in question is Ken Anderson, while the piece of paper is said to be the "FIA's official acceptance of USF1's entry into the 2010 World Championship".
Furthermore, in a rare move, Bernie Ecclestone has given the team behind USF1 the right to use the 2008 season edit (film) used at the Gala for promotional purposes in terms of investors and sponsors.
At the same event, when asked about the USF1 project, Mosley is quoted as saying: "Very impressed, looks terrific. If there's anything I can do to help just let me know. Ring any time. Anything you need."
Article from Pitpass (http://www.pitpass.com):
Published: 05/02/2009
Copyright © Pitpass 2002 - 2009. All rights reserved.
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Stuck says 'USF1' team reports good news
North American involvement critical for F1
05/02/09 11:25
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...05112553.shtml
The unlikely involvement of a US team in 2010?
Hans-Joachim Stuck, a famous German motor racing figure, has welcomed unlikely news that an all-American Formula One team is targeting a Grand Prix debut in 2010.
It emerged on Wednesday that 'USF1', to be principally based in the US and showcase American technology and drivers, is set to be officially launched later this month.
Stuck, who competed in F1 in the 70s and now heads up Volkswagen's racing activities, said more American involvement in Formula One would be a good thing.
"A world championship without the United States is not a real world championship," he told sport1.de, also referring to the absence from the calendar of a single North American round. "So we can only wish them all the best that this works out.”
"As long as there is no race and no American team, the interest will always be low," the 58-year-old said.
Last year, we reported speculation that the prospective American team was in talks with Honda, after Ken Anderson attended the Montreal race and met with team chiefs Ross Brawn and Nick Fry.
With Honda's Brackley-based team now for sale, Stuck said it would make sense for Anderson and his reported business partner Peter Windsor to now enter talks to take over the outfit.
"(Buying) Honda would be better than Toro Rosso, because of the superior infrastructure," he said.
05/02/2009
http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpa...s_art_id=36976
Max Mosley has confirmed that an American group has shown interest in entering the Formula One World Championship.
While refusing to name the team or anyone associated with it, Mosley today confirmed that representatives of the group has been in contact with the FIA with regards entering a team.
"They are serious people," he told reporters in London earlier today, "but I think they'll be the same as everybody else and they need the costs to come down if they want to be competitive."
With a number of cost cutting initiatives already in place, earlier this week the FIA proposed even more drastic cuts aimed at reducing the cost of entering a team to as little as £50m.
Even before the current global financial crisis Mosley was calling on teams to cut costs, warning that spending had spiralled out of control. Indeed, the FIA President pointed out that much of the spending was pointless in that it failed to improve the show or was of significance to fans watching on TV.
Then came the crash which has seen Honda quit the sport and placed a question mark over the future of various other teams and sponsors.
With the grid currently down to nine teams, Mosley is hoping the cost cuts will stem the flow and indeed bring new teams into the sport. However, in the current climate he remains sceptical.
"I think an entry would be difficult but not impossible," he said, "a lot depends on what their income could be.
"At the moment if a new team comes into Formula One they race for nothing for two years," he continued, referring to the current system, the domain of FOM not the FIA, "they do all their own transport for two years and they only get money in the third year. That is a significant barrier to entry."
Referring to the fact that the sport is losing teams not attracting them, he continued: "I think it is very unhealthy that there is no new blood in Formula One. We've got the two vacancies, possibly three if Honda don't make it.
"In the Premier League it would be unthinkable to have two vacancies. There is something wrong with Formula One and what's wrong is that the barriers to entry are far too high. Nobody could go out today with a private team and get 50 or 60 million in sponsorship. It's impossible for somebody to come into Formula One.
"We must change that," he said, "we must get the cost of the engines and gearbox right down. Then there's a lot of people who could make a chassis, provided we stop this thing of incredibly expensive components."
Asked about the anomaly of the United States having a team but not a round of the World Championship - this year there is no North American F1 event for the first time since 1958 - he replied: "From a sporting point of view, we should definitely have something in North America," Mosley said. "From a commercial point of view, I'm not really competent to say."
As it happens, Pitpass understands that following the FIA Gala in Monaco in December, Nick Craw, President of the Automobile Competition Committee for the US, and elected as the new FIA Deputy President for Sport in November, told one of those associated with the USF1 project; "Give my best to Ken and the boys. We'll have a piece of paper for you in a week or so."
The Ken in question is Ken Anderson, while the piece of paper is said to be the "FIA's official acceptance of USF1's entry into the 2010 World Championship".
Furthermore, in a rare move, Bernie Ecclestone has given the team behind USF1 the right to use the 2008 season edit (film) used at the Gala for promotional purposes in terms of investors and sponsors.
At the same event, when asked about the USF1 project, Mosley is quoted as saying: "Very impressed, looks terrific. If there's anything I can do to help just let me know. Ring any time. Anything you need."
Article from Pitpass (http://www.pitpass.com):
Published: 05/02/2009
Copyright © Pitpass 2002 - 2009. All rights reserved.
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Stuck says 'USF1' team reports good news
North American involvement critical for F1
05/02/09 11:25
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...05112553.shtml
The unlikely involvement of a US team in 2010?
Hans-Joachim Stuck, a famous German motor racing figure, has welcomed unlikely news that an all-American Formula One team is targeting a Grand Prix debut in 2010.
It emerged on Wednesday that 'USF1', to be principally based in the US and showcase American technology and drivers, is set to be officially launched later this month.
Stuck, who competed in F1 in the 70s and now heads up Volkswagen's racing activities, said more American involvement in Formula One would be a good thing.
"A world championship without the United States is not a real world championship," he told sport1.de, also referring to the absence from the calendar of a single North American round. "So we can only wish them all the best that this works out.”
"As long as there is no race and no American team, the interest will always be low," the 58-year-old said.
Last year, we reported speculation that the prospective American team was in talks with Honda, after Ken Anderson attended the Montreal race and met with team chiefs Ross Brawn and Nick Fry.
With Honda's Brackley-based team now for sale, Stuck said it would make sense for Anderson and his reported business partner Peter Windsor to now enter talks to take over the outfit.
"(Buying) Honda would be better than Toro Rosso, because of the superior infrastructure," he said.
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