Shameless FIA invites teams for 2011 selection

[alonso 4ever]

F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has said he does not expect two of the new teams - US F1 and Campos - to be on the grid in 2010.

Four new teams have been granted entry to next year's championship, but Ecclestone told The Times he thought US F1 and Campos would not be in a position to race by the start of the season.

"I think the people we expected to perform will and those that we thought wouldn't, won't," he told the paper.

There has been speculation for some time that US F1 would not be ready in time, as the team has remained relatively quiet since the FIA granted it a place in F1 2010. The team still hasn't confirmed its drivers, but has paid the US$440,000 entry fee to race next year.

Campos has signed Bruno Senna as a driver for 2010 and has been in talks with a number of other drivers. However, it has made clear that it does not have the resources to pay big money. Its chassis is being manufactured by Dallara and has already passed two of the FIA's mandatory crash tests, suggesting it is well on the way to being ready.

Ecclestone told the paper he thought 24 cars would be on the grid at the start of the season. With US F1 and Campos there would be a total of 26 cars in Formula One, indicating that Ecclestone thinks another new team could take the place of the two he expects to leave.

(http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/5502.html)

[icegirljenni]

USF1, expected. I dont expect to see them lining up alongside with others team too. Do they even have tables and chairs?

[alonso 4ever]

US F1 and Campos reject doubts over 2010

http://en.espnf1.com/teamus/motorsport/story/5563.html

[Tension_36th]

As you have seen the videos I have posted about US F1's secret discussions between Peter and Ken in the Funny videos section. They are very confident about their Toasters. They have also plans to sign the world renowned an unbelievably precocious talent of the nobody named Jose Maria Lopez.

Remember everybody, Jose Maria Lopez, he is so great that just nobody even recognizes him, that is the blinding effect of his mesmerizing oozing talent...

[icegirljenni]

(12-23-2009 08:59 PM)Tension_36th Wrote:  As you have seen the videos I have posted about US F1's secret discussions between Peter and Ken in the Funny videos section. They are very confident about their Toasters. They have also plans to sign the world renowned an unbelievably precocious talent of the nobody named Jose Maria Lopez.

Remember everybody, Jose Maria Lopez, he is so great that just nobody even recognizes him, that is the blinding effect of his mesmerizing oozing talent...

And they seem to be blindly confident to be part of 2010 F1 line up is funny yo hear their comments

[icegirljenni]

US F1 car to make Alabama debut

Quote:"Because we are a new team and start everything from zero the first time we will run the car will be in the United States at the Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama, the circuit that was nominated by the FIA for us," sporting director Peter Windsor told the official Formula 1 website.

"We've got the dispensation from the FIA, which is fantastic, because we are not based in Europe. We are the only team that does have a test circuit outside Europe, so it is totally logical for us that we run the car the first time in the US at the beginning of February."

"We are very close to announcing our drivers," he said. "We've been talking to some great racing drivers over the last couple of months - and it is very difficult choosing from the good drivers that are around.

"I think there are still a lot and the difficult thing is to choose only two out of ten that are available. It's a difficult job and I hate having to do that. We have not signed our forward deals yet in terms of the contracts, but we are pretty near to announcing."

tension what do you think...

[Tension_36th]

Lets see when it happens, then I will definitely applaud them for the first real step. Although I have seen the videos of their factories and the work going on, they have already built the chassis so that is real atleast.

But they have no good drivers signed up yet.

[alonso 4ever]

Campos could sell team before debut

http://en.espnf1.com/campos/motorsport/story/6321.html

[Tension_36th]

Thats a shame, if they dont have what it takes to make it to the grid. Bruno Senna deserves a chance to debute

[Tension_36th]

USF1 have been given special dispensation to have two extra days of straight line testing in 2010 as opposed to the agreed 4 straight-line testing days that the other teams will observe. So USF1 has 6 days to test this way.

Or they can exchange one of these days for 4 hours on the windtunnel running.

They have been allowed to test in the USA (Alabama) instead of going to Europe and joining the others (cost savings for the new team)

Thats a decent amount of favors already, they better make good use of all this generosity. Because if in the end if it turns out that they cant get to make the whole season, they will be nothing more than jerks.

[icegirljenni]

US F1 promises innovative car design

Quote:Team US F1 has promised an innovative approach for the design of its first Formula 1 car, as the Charlotte-based operation edges closer its first test with the 2010 challenger.

The outfit has spent almost one year working on the new car and one of its chief designers, Scott Bennett, has revealed that the team will not simply be following the pack.

"I'm extremely fortunate in that I've been able to do most of the car's layout from day one - I've seen and had a hand in almost every step of its evolution," he wrote on the Team US F1's official website.

"Primarily I've been responsible for the front and rear suspension, particularly packaging. This has been a huge challenge. F1 cars are small, and we are fitting a lot of stuff into a very tight volume.

"And we're doing a few things quite differently than they have been done in recent years. I can't give specifics (yet), but we've looked at everything with a fresh perspective, and come up with some different answers.

"We'll know whether they were the right or wrong answers soon enough, but our car certainly won't be a clone of anything else out there. And did you know that we're the only one of the four new teams designing our own gearbox?"

Bennett is overjoyed at the opportunity he has got to help work on US F1's first car, with only a few weeks now before the machine hits the track for the first time.

"In less than a year we've built a very capable shop, put together the smartest and most talented group of people I've ever had the privilege of working with, and designed what should be a fast, reliable, safe, drivable, and yes, beautiful car," he said.

"This team means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but for me it's literally a dream come true. When those lights go out at the start of our first race, it will be both the end of a long road, and the start of a new one. I can't wait."

Tension what do you think this is your fav team

[Tension_36th]

Their car was very plain and hardly any detail in the videos I saw of them designing the car parts in CFD. They also had a large plot of their concept car on the wall. It is a stretch to expect much as changed from that base model. It was simple, but we don't know anything about their diffusers or suspension details yet.

Making their own gearbox is an achievement in itself, but reliability is what matters.

[Tension_36th]

There are some stories by an anonymous USF1 engineer who has gone public with the account of their troubles. Its a really sorry state of affairs over at USF1

But it seems Chad Hurley is the white knight who can possibly save the operation maybe no not as USF1 but atleast retain their jobs. They have 60 odd jobs to think off. A collaboration/merger with Stefan GP or Campos Meta F1 is also on the cards. But its a shame for the USA that they cant have the US name on it anymore if these mergers do happen. However retaining jobs is more important than the name factor.

---> Read the sorry story of USF1 here <---

Autosport is also reporting on an unannounced FIA visit to the USF1 factory at Charolette, North Carolina

More here

"Pechito" Jose Maria Lopez is in talks with Campos Meta, it looks like the USF1 and Campos team merger is close to reality. This means no more USF1, which also means Stefan GP can take the final 13th team slot that would have no come vacant. There will be egg on Ferrari's faces for all the whining.

More here

[Tension_36th]

Just look how some at USF1 are playing dirty. Stefan GP's Zoran Stefanovic has admitted Youtube co-founder Chad Hurley approached Stefan GP for a merger or some sort of deal where they could save USF1's 60 odd staff from being jobless very soon. But the talks collapsed as someone sabotaged it. You can almost guess its Ken Anderson, the same day dreamer who is trying to silence his own engineers for speaking out about USF1 beyond dire state of affairs.

The FIA must simply kill USF1 off for good, ether way those 60 engineers are doomed to look for new jobs, USF1 will not make it on their own, thats a given. Giving them the luxury to miss the first 3 races is a travesty as its 110% sure they will not make it even after that grace period. All they gain is delaying a ready team like Stefan and making them loose 3 races where they can score valuable constructor's points. They are after all using Toyota's 2010 car, it will be definitely good enough to score points out of the box and who knows maybe even podiums.

As for the drivers its close to official: Kazuki Nakakjima and Jacques Villeneuve. If totally bullshit drivers like Jamie Crash-guru-suari or some other clowns can come race crash cars or take others off the track, a pensioner like JV can be considered a super star.

More here

[Tension_36th]

Thats it US F1 is dead, about time they let those employees go and get a real job, Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor should be ashamed of themselves for ruining perfectly good jobs these employees had prior to joining this futile F1 operation.

This must be gratifying for Europeans to have a good laugh at American engineering and their inability to field even a slow team. The US motorsport associations should have stepped in and stopped them from even applying because it was clear from the start they were lying. At first they gave the impression they had loads of money. But thats when the employees started giving interviews and started coming clean on the sponsorship situations.

Then recently came the sabotaging by Ken or Peter or maybe both when Chad Hurley tried to save the 60 odd jobs at US F1 by holding talks with Stefan GP.

The idiots at FIA must now let Stefan GP race but there is another group of imbeciles at Ferrari who seem to be hell bent on stopping Stefan racing with what is obviously a decent and good Toyota chassis.

More here

[icegirljenni]

Looks like the % for JV back to F1 are higher now with USF1 closed down.

[alonso 4ever]

that was expected :(

maybe it's much better for everyone this way!

[Tension_36th]

More on this as Jose maria Lopez's Managere points the figure clearly at Ken Anderson. Why are we not surprised.
More here

Meanwhile the signs of destruction are starting to emerge since Hispania racing/Campis has hired that trouble maker and pile crap named Colin Kolles to be team principal. This faggot has caused troubled at Force India which is they had to boot him out. Looks like Hsipania Racing is filled with morons who dont do background checks on who they hire. Bruno Senna will be forced out by the politics this arshole plays at every team he goes to.

[Tension_36th]

The faggots at FIA have put out this statement

Quote:The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. Having considered the various options, the FIA confirms that it is not possible for a replacement team to be entered for the Championship at this late stage.

In the coming days the FIA will announce details of a new selection process to identify candidates to fill any vacancies existing at the start of the 2011 season.

They are not allowing Stefan GP to race. The politics is still the same as it was before, FIA trying to push a out a team who challenged their underhanded and shady selection process.

[icegirljenni]

Anderson: Why US F1 isn't on 2010 grid

You will have some interesting read over there if you like to follow the news.