USF1 towards deadlock in 2010

The suspense series of the arrival of the American team in Formula 1 offers a new episode, as the start of the season quickly approaches. A few days ago, USF1 announced its discussions with the FIA ​​to miss the first four Grands Prix of the season. This Monday, Speed ​​TV reveals that the team of Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson has requested a postponement of its commitment to the world championship, to better prepare for an arrival in 2011.

Of the teams due to make their entry into Formula 1, USF1 is however the team that prepared its F1 project the earliest. But, month after month, despite the reassuring words of the co-founders, the matter continued to worry informed observers of Formula 1, first and foremost Bernie Ecclestone, who never ceased to proclaim that the team North Carolina would never be ready on time.

This defection leaves the first unfortunate person in the person of Jose Maria Lopez, driver made official by the team in January. The Argentinian, who provided a budget guarantee to the team based in Charlotte, finds himself without a seat even though he had secured it financially. “ This is a huge disappointment for us, affirms the father of the pilot to the daily Clarin. We paid for a seat which ended up not being there. » One million dollars (around 730 euros) would have been paid in advance by Jose Maria Lopez to USF000.

Cette demande de retrait, si elle est confirmée par USF1 et la FIA, pourrait débloquer la situation en ce qui concerne Stefan GP. L?équipe serbe possède les voitures et le potentiel technique de l?ancienne écurie Toyota mais n?a pas son billet d?entrée en F1. Le retrait d?une des treize écuries pourrait ainsi pousser la FIA à permettre au team de Zoran Stefanovic de concourir en Formule 1 cette saison. Le feuilleton à suspense trouverait là son épilogue.