USF1 team no longer in doubt
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There was some doubt over USF1 would make into F1,but now it's official as they have payed the entry fee.
The president of the FIA Senate has revealed that USF1, the new American Formula One team for 2010, has lodged its €309,000 entry fee to contest next year's world championship.
Charlotte (US) and Alcaniz (Spain)-based USF1, headed by journalist Peter Windsor and veteran engineer Ken Anderson, has been dogged by rumours recently questioning its ability to make it to the grid.
American Nick Craw, who officially toured USF1's North Carolina headquarters in recent months, is the newly elected FIA Senate president under Jean Todt.
When asked on the Wind Tunnel programme about the USF1 rumours, he said this week: "In the old days we never used to count an entry as being real until the cheque arrived and it cleared, and of course entry fees were not refundable.
"If you want proof as to whether USF1 are going to be there or not, they sent their entry fee in about 10 days ago, and the number is close to $440,000, so they're going to be there and they're going to make us proud," added Craw
The president of the FIA Senate has revealed that USF1, the new American Formula One team for 2010, has lodged its €309,000 entry fee to contest next year's world championship.
Charlotte (US) and Alcaniz (Spain)-based USF1, headed by journalist Peter Windsor and veteran engineer Ken Anderson, has been dogged by rumours recently questioning its ability to make it to the grid.
American Nick Craw, who officially toured USF1's North Carolina headquarters in recent months, is the newly elected FIA Senate president under Jean Todt.
When asked on the Wind Tunnel programme about the USF1 rumours, he said this week: "In the old days we never used to count an entry as being real until the cheque arrived and it cleared, and of course entry fees were not refundable.
"If you want proof as to whether USF1 are going to be there or not, they sent their entry fee in about 10 days ago, and the number is close to $440,000, so they're going to be there and they're going to make us proud," added Craw
Marcia said:
There was some doubt over USF1 would make into F1,but now it's official as they have payed the entry fee.
The president of the FIA Senate has revealed that USF1, the new American Formula One team for 2010, has lodged its €309,000 entry fee to contest next year's world championship.
Charlotte (US) and Alcaniz (Spain)-based USF1, headed by journalist Peter Windsor and veteran engineer Ken Anderson, has been dogged by rumours recently questioning its ability to make it to the grid.
American Nick Craw, who officially toured USF1's North Carolina headquarters in recent months, is the newly elected FIA Senate president under Jean Todt.
When asked on the Wind Tunnel programme about the USF1 rumours, he said this week: "In the old days we never used to count an entry as being real until the cheque arrived and it cleared, and of course entry fees were not refundable.
"If you want proof as to whether USF1 are going to be there or not, they sent their entry fee in about 10 days ago, and the number is close to $440,000, so they're going to be there and they're going to make us proud," added Craw
Not so sure if paying the entry fee means that they will be ready but they obviously have the right intentions. Somehow i cant see it.The president of the FIA Senate has revealed that USF1, the new American Formula One team for 2010, has lodged its €309,000 entry fee to contest next year's world championship.
Charlotte (US) and Alcaniz (Spain)-based USF1, headed by journalist Peter Windsor and veteran engineer Ken Anderson, has been dogged by rumours recently questioning its ability to make it to the grid.
American Nick Craw, who officially toured USF1's North Carolina headquarters in recent months, is the newly elected FIA Senate president under Jean Todt.
When asked on the Wind Tunnel programme about the USF1 rumours, he said this week: "In the old days we never used to count an entry as being real until the cheque arrived and it cleared, and of course entry fees were not refundable.
"If you want proof as to whether USF1 are going to be there or not, they sent their entry fee in about 10 days ago, and the number is close to $440,000, so they're going to be there and they're going to make us proud," added Craw
Altrezia said:
RadioLemans were saying that they would lodge an entry, and then would be able to sell that entry to the likes of BMW for profit if they couldnt make it to the grid.
Isn't that what Campos have been trying to do. They were supposed to be not happy when Toyota pulled out.This will come across as harsh, as all teams have to start from somewhere however,
if the new "selected" teams are struggling to make the grid- then they are pretty much heading for uncompetitive cars anyway and probable budget issues to finish the season.
I have enjoyed F1 of late, as all teams are upto speed. Agreed all the manufacture ("works") team have gone to pot but the new entries seem some what lacking.
In dream world- a la Brawn, the manufacture based teams should have backed out, selling up to new teams, as opposed to setting up from scratch which is very difficult and expensive (huge fixed costs, overheads and general sunk costs).
RR
if the new "selected" teams are struggling to make the grid- then they are pretty much heading for uncompetitive cars anyway and probable budget issues to finish the season.
I have enjoyed F1 of late, as all teams are upto speed. Agreed all the manufacture ("works") team have gone to pot but the new entries seem some what lacking.
In dream world- a la Brawn, the manufacture based teams should have backed out, selling up to new teams, as opposed to setting up from scratch which is very difficult and expensive (huge fixed costs, overheads and general sunk costs).
RR
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