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USF1 to be officially confirmed on 24 February

The Boston Dangler

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USF1 to be officially confirmed on 24 February

On 24 February, the group behind the new USF1 Team is set to officially launch their project. The announcement will most likely take place on the American television channel SPEED as one of the founding partners of USF1, Peter Windsor, works for the broadcaster as pit lane reporter.


after a couple years of informal work, they seem to be serious about being on the grid in 2010. i don't know if this means windsor will be leaving journalism for the duration (which is imo a loss for the sport) but how else would you avoid a conflict of interest? i've heard that in 2010 the minimal budget will be a modest $50 million, plus buy-in or startup costs and drivers.

my guesses:
sponsorship comes from us oil and fast food companies

ford-branded cosworth motor

look for marco andretti to be backed by a name familiar to americans, like jenson button, dario franchitti, dare i say montoya?
 
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
http://www.f1technical.net/new...9246739486d99d29b0a7c2

USF1 to be officially confirmed on 24 February

On 24 February, the group behind the new USF1 Team is set to officially launch their project. The announcement will most likely take place on the American television channel SPEED as one of the founding partners of USF1, Peter Windsor, works for the broadcaster as pit lane reporter.


after a couple years of informal work, they seem to be serious about being on the grid in 2010. i don't know if this means windsor will be leaving journalism for the duration (which is imo a loss for the sport) but how else would you avoid a conflict of interest? i've heard that in 2010 the minimal budget will be a modest $50 million, plus buy-in or startup costs and drivers.

my guesses:
sponsorship comes from us oil and fast food companies

ford-branded cosworth motor

look for marco andretti to be backed by a name familiar to americans, like jenson button, dario franchitti, dare i say montoya?
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How about Danica Patrick? 😉 Honestly, I think F1 would suit her more than Indycar...at least an F1 car has power assisted steering.

I doubt even she could get Americans interested in F1 though.
 
I would be interested if they brought JPM back into F1. The new changes to the cars this year are exciting as well.
 
Nothing against Danica, but I do not think she would be able to do F1 correctly. Others with more experience than her, have tried and been unable to make a successful transition to the F1 circuits.

Now then, is the F1 race TV schedule out yet, so we know when and what channel to watch it on ? ?
 
USF1 would consider IRL star Patrick

The planned American Formula 1 team would be interested in testing female IndyCar ace Danica Patrick when it considers drivers for the new venture, says the project?s co-partner Ken Anderson.

Plans for the USF1 team to enter F1 in 2010 have emerged in recent weeks with former Ligier engineer Anderson and ex-Williams team manager turned journalist and broadcaster Peter Windsor the men behind the scheme.

Speculation that the new team will look to promote American driving talent has naturally followed, the country having been without an F1 driver since Scott Speed?s acrimonious departure from Toro Rosso midway through 2007.

US news agency The Associated Press is now reporting that USF1 will aim to have two home-grown drivers on the grid when it makes its F1 debut, with Anderson saying that Patrick ? now an established figure in the IRL having won her maiden race last year and finished sixth overall in the standings ? is on its list of potential recruits.

?She's great. She gets a lot of press," Anderson told AP.

"[IRL chairman and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president] Tony George would probably be pretty mad with me if I took her out of the IRL but we'll see.

"I don't know if it's something she wants to do.

?We'd certainly love to test her and go from there."

The last time a female driver competed at a grand prix weekend was Italian Giovanna Amati for Brabham at the 1992 Brazilian Grand Prix ? but, as with each of her three attempts to make a race that season, she failed to qualify.

Of the five women who have attempted to qualify for an F1 event only two, Lella Lombardi (12 starts) and Maria Teresa de Filippis (3 starts), have made the starting grid.

Meanwhile, further details of USF1?s plans continue to be revealed, with Anderson telling AP that the team is currently assessing options for a secondary base in Europe.

As a high-level source told itv.com/f1 earlier this month, USF1 will be based in North Carolina, with a facility near Anderson's state-of-the-art Windshear wind tunnel in Concord.

But for its European HQ, Anderson said that its first choice would be to share facilities with the Epsilon Euskadi racing team in Azkoitia, Spain.

"We're talking to [ex-F1 engineer] Sergio Rinland about basing it at Espselon,? he said.

?It's a beautiful city, it's certainly on top of our list,"

"Spain makes a lot of sense with all the winter testing."

USF1 will also reportedly have a working budget of $64 million and a workforce of at least 100 people.

Windsor told American broadcaster SPEEDtv?s website last week that an official announcement about the project could be made as early as February 24 on the channel.
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Originally posted by: bruceb
Nothing against Danica, but I do not think she would be able to do F1 correctly. Others with more experience than her, have tried and been unable to make a successful transition to the F1 circuits.

Now then, is the F1 race TV schedule out yet, so we know when and what channel to watch it on ? ?
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Why not? She's young, fit, has the mental strength to compete at that level.
 
The idea of the US F1 team is really exciting me. I don't see why Danica couldn't do it...and if she proves herself capable..she definitely has the media pull that could really help the team get where they want to be.
 
American F1 team. DP as the lone female driver? Sounds like win to me...even if she does or not LOL.

Just would be nice if America can field a car that can run competitively...and hold its own in terms of race reliability.
 
F1 is tougher in many ways. She needs more time in Indy type cars and a few wins before most F1 teams would take her. F1 is a very, very expensive and drivers that don't cut it, do not last long.
 
Originally posted by: bruceb
F1 is tougher in many ways. She needs more time in Indy type cars and a few wins before most F1 teams would take her. F1 is a very, very expensive and drivers that don't cut it, do not last long.
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Well, they've only stated that they're interested in testing her. If she does well in the tests then why not give her a chance? She's been in Indycar for what...4 years now? She definitely has enough experience to warrant at least a test.
 
mmm, working as a materials engineer for them would be badass. and with their budgets... damn, i could make some bitchin engine components 😀
 
Seriously, Jeff Gordon would be better at F1 than Danica. Or maybe Tony Stewart, since he has the brashness needed. They have been proven winners, where Danica is still un-proven, even after all the publicity and being in good teams fielding good cars. Not saying that Danica doesn't have potential, but the verdict is still out for her. A younger Marco is faster than her more often than not, he just needs to curb his irrational decisions on the track.
The weight thing wouldn't be a factor. F1 cars are below minimum weight regulations, then they add the ballast according to driver's weight and such.
Any currently popular driver would have to give up his/her lifestyle in exchange for a European way of living. No Indy 500 appearances, no Daytona, no Sebring, nothing except for F-1. Live within a few miles of your team's home track.
Take lessons learned from Michael Andretti. He had what it took for F1 as far driving skill. He's fast and brash. However he didn't commit to F-1 like the others did. He took SST's flights back and forth and thought he could balance his American life with a European one.
 
Originally posted by: foghorn67
Seriously, Jeff Gordon would be better at F1 than Danica. Or maybe Tony Stewart, since he has the brashness needed. They have been proven winners, where Danica is still un-proven, even after all the publicity and being in good teams fielding good cars. Not saying that Danica doesn't have potential, but the verdict is still out for her. A younger Marco is faster than her more often than not, he just needs to curb his irrational decisions on the track.
The weight thing wouldn't be a factor. F1 cars are below minimum weight regulations, then they add the ballast according to driver's weight and such.
Any currently popular driver would have to give up his/her lifestyle in exchange for a European way of living. No Indy 500 appearances, no Daytona, no Sebring, nothing except for F-1. Live within a few miles of your team's home track.
Take lessons learned from Michael Andretti. He had what it took for F1 as far driving skill. He's fast and brash. However he didn't commit to F-1 like the others did. He took SST's flights back and forth and thought he could balance his American life with a European one.
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Most of the drivers don't live that close to the tracks where the teams test regularly. I agree though, they would have to uproot and move to Europe to be successful in F1.

Jeff Gordon would never do it. He'd take a pay cut to go to F1, so would Tony Stewart...Tony is too old and too fat anyway.
 
Tony just bought his own team, and yeah he's to fat to fit in the car. Gordon could do it but at this point I would say he's to old. I would say JPM would be the best fit. Proven track record in F1 and a name that is familiar to American's. With his experience(granted the cars are now very different than when you raced) they would have a better idea if they are lacking in driver rather than car. Throw Danica or Marco in there and you just won't be quite so sure.
 
USGP in this economy? I doubt it. The fees are way too much and the tickets way too expensive.

We've already lost the French and Canadian GP's haven't we?
 
french and canadian are gone for '09, but they'll be back i'm sure.

I think Britain and Monaco are the only GPs that haven't had an interruption in 50+ years
 
Originally posted by: Colt45
french and canadian are gone for '09, but they'll be back i'm sure.

I think Britain and Monaco are the only GPs that haven't had an interruption in 50+ years
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We've lost Silverstone, though. That is a landmark in F1 history. I'm not sure how good Donnington will be, but I can see why Sliverstone had to go. It's and ancient track and needs a major revamp. That and the circuit is being hugely eclipsed by the new circuits in Turkey Bahrain and China.
 
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
lol danica patrick, don't be rediculous

on a more serious note, this might be the precusor to a USGP in 2010.
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Well, they're talking about testing her so I'd assume someone is at least interested.

BTW-It's ridiculous. 😉
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
lol danica patrick, don't be rediculous

on a more serious note, this might be the precusor to a USGP in 2010.
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Well, they're talking about testing her so I'd assume someone is at least interested.

BTW-It's ridiculous. 😉
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no, i meant rediculous, as in "the first person to say danica patric should drive in F1 was diculous, and now it's rediculous" 😉

for once, i agree with bernie:

?Women should be in the kitchen, shouldn?t they? They should wear white, like a domestic appliance, and they shouldn?t be allowed out. You don?t take the washing machine out of the house, do you??
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
USF1 Press Conference Video

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Bob Varsha doing the interview...what a shock.
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who else would it be? windsor interviewing himself (i don't think he would mind) ?

with nothing official, it certainly sounded like marco andretti and danica patrick will be driving. they apparently have ruled out the cheapo spec engine, but don't care which of the big 5 they source an engine from. i expect ferrari, if only for the name. i also expect at least some speed/fox/newscorp support and product tie-in. maybe rupert murdoch and the bbc can lean on bernie enough to get hdtv in 2010.
 
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