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American team planning F1 entry


An American group is looking at putting together a team to enter Formula One in 2010, sources have confirmed to a useless motorsport related website

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 anybody who can do a WHOIS 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 is more feasible than it has been for years for an independent team to enter F1 in 2010.

DANICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

here is the website

[www.usf1.com]

its interesting that they want to start from scratch rather than buy another team.

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If they had the funds already, why not just buy out Honda?

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just imagine what might the sponsors for this team and what engine would it use

they also trying to get US born drivers to drive for this team

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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2009 03:09PM by SAMF1.

Danica is US born!

Danica/Speed?

Poor USF1.

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Probably still be nearer to a Championship than NPJR will ever be.

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> Probably still be nearer to a Championship than
> NPJR will ever be.

Oi! When was the last time an american won in F1? How close Speed was to a points or a podium in F1? and Danica?

Dont start it again. The mods wont be very pleased to see another thread being flamed again.

I do want to see more teams in F1 though.

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Date: February 04, 2009 02:00PM
Posted by: turkey_machine (IP Logged)

If they had the funds already, why not just buy out Honda?

Because then it isn't an American team, like they are planning.

Also, where the hell did this Danica and Speed BS come from? Scott Speed is contracted to Red Bulls NASCAR Team, and Danica is contracted to Andretti Green Racing.

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none of them will drive for USF1.

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> none of them will drive for USF1.

Thats good.

@DaveEllis: I mentioned them in a question about who would drive for them, considering that they are looking for american racers.

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Wouldn't be at all suprised if Marco Andretti drives for this team. Interesting claim, though. Here's the F1-Live link: [en.f1-live.com]

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A return then for the US GP? A US grand prix makes sense if there's a team there for the Americans to get behind.

I dont know if this is true, or will work or if it is even anything!

But with the current raft of tech and reg changes the teams have lowered their staff numbers, so there will be enough talent on the market, and who else read that Mike G has put his house up for sale and wants to move across the pond?

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

That would kill it for a start.

and who else read that Mike G has put his house up for sale and wants to move across the pond?

Sure way to kill a team. Gascoyne is a waste of time and space and is nothing by a liability. He has no place in F1.

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DaveEllis Wrote:
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> and who else read that Mike G has put his house up
> for sale and wants to move across the pond?
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> Sure way to kill a team. Gascoyne is a waste of
> time and space and is nothing by a liability. He
> has no place in F1.

Meh i think Mike G would be good for them!

Our opinions mean little... I too dont really agree with his attitude. Though we can only go from what we've heard unless any of us has worked with him?

For a team about to possibly start up, Mike could be a very very interesting prospect.

His talent is undeniable. He gave Jordan their most successful car.

Ken Anderson is said to be involved also, and I guess could probably rule out Mike getting the top spot, I imagine Ken would be the one to take care of the tech duties whilst Windsor the rest.

Anyway dont mean to get ahead of myself, this still remains a rumour.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

Mike Gs career, from another forum

He's had 7 different posts (8 if you count the FI rename):
Mclaren - A wind-tunnel worker who 'Left' after one year to join...
...Tyrrell - Was taken with Postlethwaite after one year to...
...Sauber and 'left' after one year to return back to...
...Tyrrell - Stayed with the team as it decayed and died before being fired when BAR stepped. He was responsible for the mono nose wing and other diabolical innovations... that basically involved sticking mini wings on in various places.
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Next he headed for...
...Jordan - After resting on Anderson's 99 Jordan, a masterpiece, he designed the 00 challenger that, along with EJ's mismanagement killed them before 'leaving' for...
...Renault - In their biggest slump in a long time Gascoyne didn't do much to help. He was placed on 'gardening leave' for 2003 after which their results started to pick up until that famous first victory in 2003. Renault won their first title in 2005, Mike went to...
...Toyota - A team to whom design and micromanage mean the same thing. He designed their unimpressive 04 and 05 cars taking a step backwards from their 03 form before being sacked and heading for...
...Spyker - Oh dear. So Spyker left before they could sack him and he did a great job of rehashing the old Jordan he'd mutilated so many years before. They then became...
...Force India - Who weren't slow in sacking him.

I can't see one good thing he has actually done. All he has done is piggy back off of the 99 Jordan for his entire career.

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Correction there Dave, Toyota's 2005 car was actually quite good. A fair few podiums that year if I recall.

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