Prospective Teams for the 2010 Season

[phil1993]

Best thing would be this:

Force India: Liuzzi in for Fisichella
Williams: Hulkenberg in for Nakajima
Renault: Grosjean replace Piquet

then have the new teams having Christian Klien (way too good just to be a tester), Adam Carroll, Bruno Senna and maybe Kobayashi (depending on how well he does in GP2 2009). No Americans please, they're all sh!t

[JoostLamers]

USF1 to run in November

Spoiler:

A principal of the prospective American F1 team entry has revealed that the first test car could be up and running as early as November.

American engineer Ken Anderson, in partnership with British broadcaster Peter Windsor, said the 2010 challenger is currently being designed.

“We threw our first entry in last December. So the hot period is from May 22, when they open it, and June 12 when we’ll be in or out,” Anderson told F1's official website. “Assuming we are in, the car is in CFD right now and at the time of the closing around June 12 we will start to produce parts.”

Wind tunnel testing will then begin in late September. "Depending on the (make of) engine, we will be running the car in the first week of January.

But if all falls perfectly into place, we would like the car to be running in November/December," added Anderson.

He also revealed that the team headcount is currently 20 but set to grow, while a European base will be set up to compliment the US headquarters towards the end of the year.

Anderson and Windsor also made clear that their plans do not hinge on the outcome of the 'budget cap' row.

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So they really are serious

[phil1993]

2010 teams: McLaren, Brawn, Force India, Williams - no engine, USGPE. er, um...

[JoostLamers]

..Lola, iSport, Super Aguri ( ), Prodrive (Aston Martin)..

Drivers to enter:
Yuij Ide
Christijan Albers
Carroll
Villeneuve

Dude, please don't!

[phil1993]

Adam Carroll is good...

Super Aguri aren't entering though...

[phil1993]

Litespeed in, Ferrari out?

Formula 3 team Litespeed has announced its intention to apply for an entry to the 2010 Formula 1 world championship under the new budget cap rules.

The team has joined forces with MGI Ltd, whose managing director is former F1 technical director Mike Gascoyne, and is hoping to be one of the 13 teams chosen for the new championship.

Team boss Nino Judge admitted he is not even sure the current budget cap rules will stay on, but he reckons it is the best moment to enter Formula 1.

"We don't yet know whether the cap team rules will be changed, and obviously we don't know if our application will be accepted," said Judge.

"The cap may be dropped altogether. The point is that there is not much time for the project to get on to the 2010 grid and we have to take some risks in order to maximise time for preparation.

"Potentially, there will never be a better time to enter the F1 arena. "The FIA has so far not only been bold in introducing the budget cap, but has evidently thought out the long-term prospects of this globally captivating sport.

"There is space and a need in the arena for independent teams and the technical leeway given to the budget-capped teams allows for a competitive performance within the financial parameters."

Applications for the 2010 championship close on May 29, and the FIA will announce the successful applicants on June 12.

Judge said his team would have a schemed F1 chassis by mid-June.

"In times of crisis we hope that fortune will favour the brave," added Judge. "Despite the potential backlash - which has become a reality - the FIA was not afraid to introduce pioneering measures to ensure the future of F1.

"We are confident that the FIA / FOTA will find a swift compromise, which is good for F1 and that allows new teams, like ours, to enter. As an innovative, cost-efficient and engineering based organisation, the budget cap initiatives fit with the very ethos of Litespeed GP, which is why now is the right time for us to make this announcement."

Litespeed joined the British F3 field in the middle of the 2008 season, having bought the rights to the SLC chassis used in the Euro Series in 2005.

The team has worked to develop the unique design in the National class, with limited success so far, but also recently announced that it would run Jay Bridger's Championship class Mygale for the rest of 2009.

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[Ali]

Official: Lola will submit entry for 2010 championship
"Following the completion of its evaluation of the technical regulation for cost-capped Formula One teams announced by the FIA WMSC on 29th April 2009, the Lola Group is pleased to announce that it will be submitting an entry for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship."

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[phil1993]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14052009/ ... entry.html

[Ali]

Four new teams confirm F1 plans

Although only a handful of outfits have gone public with their intention to make the step into F1 in 2010, a more expanded list of candidates emerged from the French courts on Tuesday during the hearing to discuss Ferrari's bid to get an injunction on next year's rules.

Former grand prix boss Nick Wirth, sportscar team Epsilon Euskadi, leading race car engineering company Ray Mallock Limited and GP2 outfit Campos Racing have joined the list of outfits confirming plans to compete in Formula 1 next year, AUTOSPORT has learned.

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[phil1993]

Campos lodges entry

The Campos Racing team has confirmed its intention to enter Formula 1 in 2010, having lodged its entry for the championship tonight.

The team, currently racing in the Spanish Formula 3 Championship, is owned by former grand prix driver Adrian Campos, who previously owned current GP2 champion Barwa Addax. This was initially believed to be the team which had F1 plans, something that was denied earlier this week.

Campos Racing confirmed on Friday that at 00:05 it had lodged its entry for the championship under the budget cap rules.

The official period to submit entries for next year opened today and closes on May 29.

Campos said it has lodged its entry in conjunction with Meta Image, and that the F1 team would be called Campos Meta 1.

Rubbish name

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[Zack]

Level of F1 is going to down to GP2. Ferrari has rightly said 'Formula Gp3'

[phil1993]

Kubica: F1 would forget Ferrari very quickly

BMW-Sauber star Robert Kubica has spoken out about the escalating conflict between governing body the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) over the controversial budget cap – arguing that if Ferrari and some of the other major manufacturers were to walk away from the top flight, they would be forgotten about 'very quickly'.

Whilst BMW has not declared outright that it would withdraw should the governing body press ahead with its unpopular initiative – which many contend would engender a confusing 'two-tier' championship of haves and have-nots, and likely penalise the larger and better-funded organisations in granting greater technical freedoms to those that do subscribe to the £40 million limit – the Bavarian outfit's motorsport president Dr Mario Theissen has argued that 'in one go you cannot just evaporate by a factor of three' given that some competitors currently spend in excess of £150 million per season.

Ferrari, Renault, Toyota and Red Bull are all seemingly prepared to rebel over the issue in pulling out entirely, with the former in particular taking the dispute to another level in unsuccessfully seeking an injunction against the regulation change in a French court and subsequently threatening further civil proceedings.

The Scuderia, indeed, has been the most vocal in its opposition to the cap, but FIA President Max Mosley – due to hold further crisis talks with FOTA in Monte Carlo this weekend – has asserted that 'the sport would survive without Ferrari', its longest-standing and most loyal entrant as the only one to have competed without interruption since the world championship officially began back in 1950...and Kubica, who was himself linked with a possible future in scarlet only last year, agrees.

“It is not a long time ago that most of the teams were not big manufacturers and car companies,” the Pole told international news agency Reuters ahead of the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix, the undisputed jewel in the F1 crown. “The car companies were delivering engines but the teams were run by privateers. If there is no Ferrari or no other car manufacturers, everyone will forget about them very quickly.

“Of course, the picture will change. I remember when Michael [Schumacher – record-breaking seven-time world champion] was retiring and everyone said Formula 1 would not be the same. I think in a very short time, once the season had started, nobody was thinking anymore that there was no Michael – the races were still entertaining and very nice, so Formula 1 goes on.”

Returning his attentions to the action on-track rather than the political squabbling away from it, Kubica reflected that it had been a torrid start to the year for both himself and BMW with, incredibly, the 24-year-old still to register his first points five races in and yet to even take the chequered flag inside the top ten – having entered the campaign as an expected title contender.

For the man who delivered the Munich and Hinwil-based concern its breakthrough triumph in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal just under a year ago, it has been a spectacular fall from grace. After losing half of the opening practice day in Monaco to engine woes and with the underperforming F1.09 still showing no real pace thus far due to a distinct lack of grip around the narrow, tortuous streets of the Principality, Kubica fears his account may remain closed a little while longer yet.

In 2008, the Kraków native ascended the Monte Carlo rostrum in second place, but if he is writing off his chances of a repeat result twelve months on, he is refusing to completely write off his championship hopes as well – even if it has been 'not the ideal start' to his challenge for glory.

“That's how it is,” he mused in characteristic understated manner. “I think we have to keep focusing and keep working, keep pushing for the future and keep thinking about the next tasks and not what happened. Of course we have to analyse and take the positive and negative moments and try to fix them and try to improve, [but] we have to live with it.

“We were hoping to be able to fight for the championship this season, [but] the beginning of the season showed us that for now it is very difficult, impossible. You cannot change it, so you have to somehow be prepared for it. I don't think it's the right approach to think about next season, though. While the ball is in the game, you have to keep trying to score.

“Whatever I learn from this year will benefit me for the future – if we (BMW) come back, we will be stronger and learn a lot out of this negative moment which we are having now. To be honest, I am not expecting [a good result] here in Monaco; there are many factors which might go to your advantage or disadvantage. Normally I am always very strong on street circuits so I am looking forward to that, but there are no miracles.”

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[phil1993]

USF1 Confirms 2010 plans

Team USF1 has become the second team to publicly confirm that it has lodged its entry for next year's world championship.

While the current teams continue discussions with the FIA about changing the regulations so they are happy to submit their own entries, USF1 has joined Campos Racing in committing itself to its 2010 plans.

Team principal Ken Anderson confirmed the plans when speaking to AUTOSPORT in the Monaco paddock. When asked if his team had lodged its entry, he said: "Yes we have. It's Team USF1."

Anderson also said that his team had an engine deal in place - as was required by the FIA's entry application form. Although not revealing its identity, the team has been strongly linked to a Cosworth deal in recent weeks.

Entries for the 2010 championship close next Friday, with the FIA due to confirm the successful applicants on June 12.

A number of other new teams are expected to lodge entries in the next few days as they finalise their funding and business plans. Current outfits Ferrari, Renault, Toyota and Red Bull have already said, however, that if the current regulations are not changed then they will not be entering next year.

Tbh, I think they'll scrap the budget cap or raise it significantly and only USF1 will join and possibly Lola.

[JoostLamers]

USF1 Confirms 2010 plans

Team USF1 has become the second team to publicly confirm that it has lodged its entry for next year's world championship.

While the current teams continue discussions with the FIA about changing the regulations so they are happy to submit their own entries, USF1 has joined Campos Racing in committing itself to its 2010 plans.

Team principal Ken Anderson confirmed the plans when speaking to AUTOSPORT in the Monaco paddock. When asked if his team had lodged its entry, he said: "Yes we have. It's Team USF1."

Anderson also said that his team had an engine deal in place - as was required by the FIA's entry application form. Although not revealing its identity, the team has been strongly linked to a Cosworth deal in recent weeks.

Entries for the 2010 championship close next Friday, with the FIA due to confirm the successful applicants on June 12.

A number of other new teams are expected to lodge entries in the next few days as they finalise their funding and business plans. Current outfits Ferrari, Renault, Toyota and Red Bull have already said, however, that if the current regulations are not changed then they will not be entering next year.

Tbh, I think they'll scrap the budget cap or raise it significantly and only USF1 will join and possibly Lola.

That's exactly the way I think about it

[phil1993]

David Richards is preparing to bring the Aston Martin name to Formula 1 after lodging an entry with the FIA for the 2010 world championship last night.

The team plans to run under the Prodrive name next year before rebranding as Aston Martin by 2012.

The David Richards-led team is the third new entry to formally apply for one of the three places currently available on the 2010 grid, with Campos Meta F1 and Team US F1 having already submitted their entries. Lola is also expected to submit an entry before the end of today's cut-off.

Prodrive's entry comes 18 months after its last attempt to enter F1 was scuppered by the ban on customer chassis; the team having negotiated a deal to source cars from McLaren.

The link with McLaren will remain this time around in the form of a technical partnership, although details of the engine package is still yet to be revealed. Force India has similar ties to McLaren in the current season, and uses engines from Mercedes-Benz.

The project will be financed by Kuwaiti finance, logistics and property company The Investment Dar, which formed the backbone of the Richards-led conglomerate that paid $925 million for a majority stake in Aston Martin in 2007.

Assuming that the team's entry is accepted, it will mark Richards' return to the F1 paddock for the first time since 2004, when he was stood down as team principal of BAR following the team's purchase by Honda.

Prior to his three-year stint with BAR he'd served for one year as director of Benetton F1 in 1997.