Comments on: US F1 gears up for car build phase

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By: Jonathan Prestidge

Jonathan Prestidge — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:20:27 +0000

It’s interesting to note that, other than Ferrari, only one non-UK based F1 team has won an F1 world championship. I wonder why Team America thinks that it will be any different, especially as other non-UK based outfits, such as Toyota and BMW, have also failed to deliver results?

By: SMG

SMG — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:56:18 +0000

I’ve heard from a number of sources that they hired in the equipment for the photos and FIA inspection and then shipped it all out again.

It is also peculiar that one of the computer shots shows them doing CFD work on a mac and the other on a PC. It’s very odd to mix – and only an image is shown on each screen with no useful UI. The car doesn’t look very convincing – and I`m not sure that it’s even the same car in the two images. (Only the PC image is published here – but the Mac one is with the original Q & A).

This could very easily be a mock up.

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:26:48 +0000

Rudy,

I can’t imagine Marco making it in F1 – just don’t think he’s good enough. I think he has definitely lost an “edge” while driving for his dad’s team.

Rahal is a better prospect as he is still young enough to be moulded into a great driver. He’s fast, but makes a few mistakes.

Apart from them, JR Hildebrand looks like a really special young driver, but seems to be IRL bound.
Jonathan Summerton could be very good too and looks most likely I think.

By: Jorge Moreira da Costa

Jorge Moreira da Costa — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:57:20 +0000

If USF1 or any of the other newcomers manage to achieve any success in their first year in spite of their short setup and development time-frame, be ready to see Toyota follow Honda and BMW…

By: Darren

Darren — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:27:20 +0000

wow we are having a bad day in the land of the free, come on fella smile.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:52:15 +0000

They are issued by USF1. What you see in the pictures isn’t very conclusive in terms of the work going on, but the hardware is definitely there and they were inspected by the FIA this week.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:48:59 +0000

No, I think you’ve misread that one. In fact USF1 have been a bit slow with their pr. I expect them to use the full power of Google and You Tube, thanks to the involvement of You Tube founder Chad Hurley in the team.

By: Rudy Pyatt

Rudy Pyatt — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:14:47 +0000

Yup. Montoya’s a throwback, no question. You haven’t seen such excellence in multiple disciplines since the ’60s. I doubt he’ll be in the team, but who knows.

I still say that they’ll get Heidfeld, looking more and more likely to be a free agent unless Williams snaps him up, to get that steady pair of hands with development skills. The PR move would place Graham Rahal or Marco Andretti in the other seat.

Glad to hear that things are moving along nicely, and I can’t wait to see the car. I hope they try something radical, like running with no wings…

Go USF1!

By: Darren

Darren — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:40:48 +0000

i would love a grid of 28 cars , pre qually and open the doors to anyone, miss the cut even if you are in the team of 14 , out you go for the weekend.Qually would be great knowing a team or driver could be out for the weekend.

imagine kimi or Jenson having a dog of a qually and not making it into the race, great fun. ;0)