US F1 Team
| File:Usf1logo.png | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motorsport |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
Key people | Ken Anderson Peter Windsor |
| Website | USGPE.com |
US Grand Prix Engineering or USGPE for short, is an American group planning to enter Formula One in the 2010 season.[1] The team had originally planned to enter under the group name USF1, but had to change due to the objection of Bernie Ecclestone, who claims to have the owning rights for the term F1.[2] Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) president Max Mosley confirmed in early February 2009 that he had been approached by the group but that costs are currently too high for them to be competitive.[3] The team is fronted by Haas CNC Racing technical director Ken Anderson and journalist Peter Windsor.[4]
Autoblog has reported that the team will promote American technology under the banner "Made in America" and that the cars will be designed and built in Charlotte, North Carolina. A secondary European base will be in Azkoitia, Basque Country, sharing facilities with the Epsilon Euskadi racing team.[5] Anderson would like the team's cars to be driven by two American drivers and are considering any American driver with the right credentials. The team was officially launched on February 24 on the Speed television channel.[4]
Windsor's team blog confirms that one of their initial investors are the advertising agency of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.[6]
Plans for 2009
USGPE has no plans to begin testing this year, it has emerged. Despite principal Ken Anderson revealing that talks with manufacturers about an engine supply will begin shortly, the team is quoted as ruling out the possibility of hitting the test tracks until early in 2010.[7]
References
- ^ Steven English (2009-02-04). "American team planning F1 entry". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Ecclestone forces USF1 to change name to USGPE". crash.net. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Jonathan Noble and Pablo Elizalde (2009-02-05). "Mosley expects 12 F1 teams in 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ a b Tom Jensen (2009-02-24). "USF1 Ready To Roll". SpeedTV.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Damon Lavrinc (2009-02-04). "USF1 Exclusive: The pitch behind the American F1 team". Autoblog. Weblogs, Inc. Network. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Peter's blog entry Feb 21". USF1.com. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "No test plans for USF1 in 2009". F1complete.com. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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