USF1 News; No, REALLY!
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81032
It's about time as well. What are the thoughts of PH on this? Me thinks he'll be s
t and only have got the drive because he (or daddy) is Mr Moneybags. Also, who for the second seat? Realistically I can see either Scot Speed (who is st) or Villeneuve (also st).
It's about time as well. What are the thoughts of PH on this? Me thinks he'll be s
t and only have got the drive because he (or daddy) is Mr Moneybags. Also, who for the second seat? Realistically I can see either Scot Speed (who is st) or Villeneuve (also st). 
EDLT said:
So they've got a driver pencilled in, now they just need a car.
Yep, but seeing as they work all the way through when us "lazy" Europeans shut down for the winter that'll be no problem. Most of the "lazy" teams are on the verge of launching their car. USF1, by the looks of things, have made a nosecone and then destroyed it in a crash test.So depite their protestations last summer about 'nurturing US drivers' and not wanting pay-drivers they've signed an Argentinian renta-driver.
Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth st so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at the slow end of the grid
Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth s
t so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at the slow end of the gridMartG said:
So depite their protestations last summer about 'nurturing US drivers' and not wanting pay-drivers they've signed an Argentinian renta-driver.
Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth st so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at turning up at the races and trying to qualify in whatever Hertz could lend them at the airport.
EFA.Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth s
t so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at turning up at the races and trying to qualify in whatever Hertz could lend them at the airport.IforB said:
MartG said:
So depite their protestations last summer about 'nurturing US drivers' and not wanting pay-drivers they've signed an Argentinian renta-driver.
Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth st so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at turning up at the races and trying to qualify in whatever Hertz could lend them at the airport.
EFA.Maybe it reflects total apathy towards F1 by US racers and sponsors, or just that no-one believes USF1 are worth s
t so don't want to risk their careers/money and end up being embarrased at turning up at the races and trying to qualify in whatever Hertz could lend them at the airport.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_...
A few selected quotes;
"We haven't gone out proactively and done what race teams normally do [chase sponsorship]," Windsor said. "We are lucky. We are a team that bears the name of a country and that country is the United States of America."
"We'll start manufacturing the car in the next couple months. We don't have to have the car built until early January."
"We've been offered well over three-quarters of our racing budget by two drivers already, neither of whom have raced in Formula One but both have won races in GP2 (F1's primary development series)," Windsor said. "Both of them have massive sponsorship they can bring us from their home country. Ken and I have got to be very strong, look one another in the eye and say, 'No, we're not gong to accept that money, we're not going to hire those guys because we're going to remain true to our convictions.'
"This team is about helping young Americans (drivers) as much as it is about anything else. But it is tempting when you see all this money dangled in front of you to take it and decide the first year we'll run two guys who aren't Americans."
"There are very good American drivers out there," Windsor said. "To be honest, shame on Formula One and shame on American motorsport that some of these great young Americans with single seater talent have not been nurtured more and given more opportunity. If they'd all been out there racing Formula Renault, Formula 3, GP2, we'd be in a different ballpark right now."
Hmmm... Perhaps chasing sponsors would of been advisable then? Perhaps you should of accepted the money on offer from those GP2 drivers, rather than an Argentinian touring car driver?!
Perhaps... you're full of sh!t?
A few selected quotes;
"We haven't gone out proactively and done what race teams normally do [chase sponsorship]," Windsor said. "We are lucky. We are a team that bears the name of a country and that country is the United States of America."
"We'll start manufacturing the car in the next couple months. We don't have to have the car built until early January."
"We've been offered well over three-quarters of our racing budget by two drivers already, neither of whom have raced in Formula One but both have won races in GP2 (F1's primary development series)," Windsor said. "Both of them have massive sponsorship they can bring us from their home country. Ken and I have got to be very strong, look one another in the eye and say, 'No, we're not gong to accept that money, we're not going to hire those guys because we're going to remain true to our convictions.'
"This team is about helping young Americans (drivers) as much as it is about anything else. But it is tempting when you see all this money dangled in front of you to take it and decide the first year we'll run two guys who aren't Americans."
"There are very good American drivers out there," Windsor said. "To be honest, shame on Formula One and shame on American motorsport that some of these great young Americans with single seater talent have not been nurtured more and given more opportunity. If they'd all been out there racing Formula Renault, Formula 3, GP2, we'd be in a different ballpark right now."
Hmmm... Perhaps chasing sponsors would of been advisable then? Perhaps you should of accepted the money on offer from those GP2 drivers, rather than an Argentinian touring car driver?!
Perhaps... you're full of sh!t?
Teppic said:
IforB said:
I will be absolutely stunned if they turn up with a car at the first race. Who hear actually believes they will make it with a even remotely decent car?
See my post above.When the senior designer is an F1 reject and has only designed indycars, trucks and aircraft, it doesn't bode well.
Oh and he also designs furniture! No joke... www.housefish.com
team underdog said:
Teppic said:
IforB said:
I will be absolutely stunned if they turn up with a car at the first race. Who hear actually believes they will make it with a even remotely decent car?
See my post above.When the senior designer is an F1 reject and has only designed indycars, trucks and aircraft, it doesn't bode well.
Oh and he also designs furniture! No joke... www.housefish.com
team USF1 said:
Scott Bennett is one of US F1 Team's senior designers. A graduate of Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University in London, Bennett has worked in auto racing notably with Falcon Cars and G Force, as well as the aviation industry. A native of Denver, Colorado, Bennett also designs a line of furniture which can be seen at housefish.com
since when is Loughborough University in London?by my reckoning, it's over well over 100 miles away....
Edited by Scuffers on Sunday 24th January 15:45
Some more funny stuff on their wiki entry.
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On December 22, 2009, Bernie Ecclestone, F1 CEO, among others, expressed doubts about the team making it to the grid for 2010.[14] Windsor has denied these doubts[15] and on the same day finally unveiled a completed team website.
On December 23, US F1 fulfilled one of their promises in launching their official YouTube channel.
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On December 22, 2009, Bernie Ecclestone, F1 CEO, among others, expressed doubts about the team making it to the grid for 2010.[14] Windsor has denied these doubts[15] and on the same day finally unveiled a completed team website.
On December 23, US F1 fulfilled one of their promises in launching their official YouTube channel.
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Scuffers said:
team underdog said:
Teppic said:
IforB said:
I will be absolutely stunned if they turn up with a car at the first race. Who hear actually believes they will make it with a even remotely decent car?
See my post above.When the senior designer is an F1 reject and has only designed indycars, trucks and aircraft, it doesn't bode well.
Oh and he also designs furniture! No joke... www.housefish.com
team USF1 said:
Scott Bennett is one of US F1 Team's senior designers. A graduate of Automotive Engineering from Loughborough University in London, Bennett has worked in auto racing notably with Falcon Cars and G Force, as well as the aviation industry. A native of Denver, Colorado, Bennett also designs a line of furniture which can be seen at housefish.com
since when is Loughborough University in London?by my reckoning, it's over well over 100 miles away....
Edited by Scuffers on Sunday 24th January 15:45
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