New US F1 team?

[Nick Koan]

Rumors are everywhere today about a new F1 team

http://usf1.com/
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/04/a...-in-charlotte/
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...04113011.shtml
http://www.crash.net/formula+one/new...de_in_usa.html
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73121

Originally Posted by Autoblog

Motorsport journalist Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson (a former IndyCar, NASCAR and Ligier F1 team strategist) are said to be behind the effort, with the full backing of F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The team is said to be ready for launch next year, with its home base in NASCAR-dominated Charlotte, North Carolina and an agreement to use the local Windshear wind tunnel.

Hopefully that's good news for the return of the US GP.

[zpeed]

I'll keep my dream alive. 2 F-1 race in US, 1 in East coast and 1 in the West.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

They'll be in Charlotte? Sweet!

[sperry]

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

They'll be in Charlotte? Sweet!

Are they hiring? I'll move to Charlotte for a job sweeping up at an F1 shop. (Janitors for F1 make >$100,000/year, right?)

[MattR]

Originally Posted by sperry

Are they hiring? I'll move to Charlotte for a job sweeping up at an F1 shop. (Janitors for F1 make >$100,000/year, right?)

You'd probably still be a grumpy ass as a janitor.

[Nick Koan]

http://www.f1technical.net/news/11560

Ken Anderson, one of the figures behind the plans to start a new F1 team, has confirmed that the new team 'USF1' is planning to contest the 2010 F1 World Championship. Anderson said to the 'Charlotte Observer' that "95%" of the unofficial information found on F1 websites in recent days is correct.

Anderson confirmed that they are looking for possibilities to build the team's headquarters in North Carolina. He also declared that USF1 is close to signing its first driver for 2010. Anderson hinted at an American who is currently racing in a junior open-wheeler series in Europe.

An official announcement of the team is expected later this month.

Looks confirmed, but official announcement is still later this month

[Nick Koan]

Announcement is supposed to be tomorrow at noon (eastern). According to the website, Speed TV will be showing the official announcement.

Countdown clock and brief message on the front page of http://www.usf1.com/

SpeedTVs blurb: http://www.speedtv.com/programs/speed-press-conference/ ( at them using a McLaren on their graphic).

TUESDAY at Noon ET/9:00am PT on SPEED!

Join us for the first official public announcement of the new USF1 team. Join team Principal Peter Windsor and Technical Director Ken Anderson.

The conference will feature a feature on the history of American involvement in F1, a phone-in interview with Mario Andretti, comments from American racing legend Dan Gurney, and Q&A with the press.

Email your USF1 Questions to Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson HERE

[MattR]

I've heard rumors of AJ Allmendinger in talks with the team.

[Nick Koan]

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2009/...ested-in-usf1/

Allmendinger is saying that its not his priority right now.

Could be he just has to say that until the official unveiling.

[MattR]

Well, he's doing well in Nascar but does not have a fulltime sponsor...

[Nick Koan]

Video of Windsor on Windtunnel talking about the team.

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...speed-tuesday/

[MattR]

I watched the Monday replay of windtunnel and I'm very pumped about this team!

[Nick Koan]

Video highlights from the press conference.

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...eo-highlights/

I have it recorded at home, so I plan on watching the whole thing tonight.

[Nick Koan]

USF1 now called USGPE (US Grand Prix Engineering)

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...04132142.shtml

USF1, the new American team for 2010, has been asked by Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management (FOM) to change its name.

The North Carolina-based outfit will forthwith be known as 'USGPE' (US Grand Prix Engineering), after FOM - believing it owns the series' name and derivatives - objected to the use of the abbreviation 'F1' in the title.

Existing competitors including Renault, Force India and Toyota all use 'F1' in their respective names, but it is believed FOM accepts these descriptors because they precede the word 'Team'.

The only exception is Williams, whose official trading name is 'WilliamsF1'.

Also at the request of FOM, Force India has changed its official logo for the 2009 season. Previously, the team's 'FI' (including the letter I) logo resembled 'F1' (including the number 1).


This year, the logo features a dot above the I, differentiating it from the official title of the series.

In 2007, it emerged that Formula One Licensing failed to gain exclusive control of the descriptor 'F1'; the UK Trademark Registry ruling that the abbreviation is a generic term and therefore "not registrable as a trademark".

[tysonK]

"USGPE is lame, how about US Formula Unleashed (US FU)"

- Dude on Facebook

[Nick Koan]

USGPE doesn't roll off the tongue.

[Nick Koan]

Villeneuve rumored to be one of the drivers for USF1

http://www.f1technical.net/news/12909