One of the three new teams granted entry into the 2010 Formula One championship, Team US F1, says they plan to have their car ready by the end of October.
Team boss Ken Anderson said that the design of the new car is in the advance stages and he hopes to ramp up production in the next month.
“The chassis is locked down, because we were waiting to hear if the (Cosworth) engine rev limit was 20,000rpm or 18,000rpm,” said Anderson.
“The chaps will now start building the chassis in August. We will have it rolling on the ground in late September, without bodywork or stuff, and then the bodywork will get added in October.” TSN.ca
Although based in North Carolina, Anderson revealed the team are looking for a ‘home’ track in Europe with Spain’s Aragon the firm favourite.
“It looks like it,” Anderson added. “It is not signed or sealed though. We are evaluating there and Paul Ricard.
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“The Aragon facility is a fantastic facility, the people there are very nice, very helpful. It is a great place for winter testing, and we would like to have our drivers based there, or at Paul Ricard, and run all the time.”
Meanwhile, Jacques Villeneuve has denied reports that he will be returning to F1 next season with USF1. SkySports
“I have not been interviewed by someone from that magazine. The people from the USF1 team have not contacted me,” he insisted, adding that he had only spoken briefly to one of the team’s directors, Peter Windsor.
“Jacques is absolutely correct,” Windsor clarified. “We did chat briefly in Monaco and since then have not had a chance to talk again.”
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Villeneuve is serious about returning to the F1 grid, as the sweeping changes to the regulations which came into effect this year – with more to come next season – agree with his vision of the sport. In fact, he had often requested many such changes before leaving the scene in 2006.
“What I clearly said a few weeks ago was that I am trying to return to Formula One, and that my chances are very slim,” the 38-year-old Canadian stated. Yahoo! Eurosport
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