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[scotty]

Agreed !! They should have been given the entry. Maybe the FIA is using this issue to show Bernie it has its own voice ??

As far as i understand the teams had to approve the entry too, and i would imagine some of them wouldn't be too pleased about having certain members of Stefan GP staff back in the paddock...

[7UpJordan]

Agreed !! They should have been given the entry. Maybe the FIA is using this issue to show Bernie it has its own voice ??

As far as i understand the teams had to approve the entry too, and i would imagine some of them wouldn't be too pleased about having certain members of Stefan GP staff back in the paddock...

McLaren and Ferrari were probably desperate to say no before the vote was even opened.

[antoniob]

Agreed !! They should have been given the entry. Maybe the FIA is using this issue to show Bernie it has its own voice ??

As far as i understand the teams had to approve the entry too, and i would imagine some of them wouldn't be too pleased about having certain members of Stefan GP staff back in the paddock...

Gosh .. you're right scotty ! but I do think it unfair towards the teams staff. Bernie was also pushing real hard to get them on the grid. guess he not a happy chappy as well over this .

[Cubejam]

F1technical posted a story about why they had been declined... saying StefanGP were frauds... it seems StefanGP lied about being partners with the space agency..
Apparently they have nothing to do with any kind of space exploration & had set up fake websites to back themselves up.

[antoniob]

F1technical posted a story about why they had been declined... saying StefanGP were frauds... it seems StefanGP lied about being partners with the space agency..
Apparently they have nothing to do with any kind of space exploration & had set up fake websites to back themselves up.

Holy crap !!! really ??? erm... but why should that matter ? they want to race. they say they can afford to race. Who the heck cares it they have shares in a venus exploration party??

[Jabberwocky]

F1technical posted a story about why they had been declined... saying StefanGP were frauds... it seems StefanGP lied about being partners with the space agency..
Apparently they have nothing to do with any kind of space exploration & had set up fake websites to back themselves up.

Holy crap !!! really ??? erm... but why should that matter ? they want to race. they say they can afford to race. Who the heck cares it they have shares in a venus exploration party??

If they lie about that what else will they lie about on race day?

[antoniob]

F1technical posted a story about why they had been declined... saying StefanGP were frauds... it seems StefanGP lied about being partners with the space agency..
Apparently they have nothing to do with any kind of space exploration & had set up fake websites to back themselves up.

Holy crap !!! really ??? erm... but why should that matter ? they want to race. they say they can afford to race. Who the heck cares it they have shares in a venus exploration party??

If they lie about that what else will they lie about on race day?

They have quare tyres that appear round if you look long enough ?? WTF ?? We really appear to have personal perspective issues that shouldn't matter

[texasmr2]

They have quare tyres that appear round if you look long enough ?? WTF ??

That is called an optical illusion, WTF??

We really appear to have personal perspective issues that shouldn't matter

That is true but only if one adheres to those rules which is basically impossible.

[antoniob]

They have quare tyres that appear round if you look long enough ?? WTF ??

That is called an optical illusion, WTF??

We really appear to have personal perspective issues that shouldn't matter

That is true but only if one adheres to those rules which is basically impossible.

I need a drink !!!

[Cubejam]

It basically means he lied about funding & the team would probably end up going bankrupt by the end of year 1....

[texasmr2]

They have quare tyres that appear round if you look long enough ?? WTF ??

That is called an optical illusion, WTF??

We really appear to have personal perspective issues that shouldn't matter

That is true but only if one adheres to those rules which is basically impossible.

I need a drink !!!

[Jabberwocky]

http://www.f1technical.net/news/14333

Recent uncovered details about the parent company of Stefan GP have revealed just why the FIA may have denied the team a grid slot for 2010. With its financial detail unveiled and dubious claims unraveled, the business looks like a fraud, rather than an F1 team owner.
Zoran Stefanovic, the team's owner and apparent investor, owns a Serbian engineering company named AMCO. Before supporting Stefanovic's Formula One foray Stefan GP, Cologne based Toyota Motorsport was told AMCO was involved with space and military technology.

AMCO claimed it worked with Germany's Federal Defence Force (Bundeswehr) on flight drones and contributed to the European Space Agency's orbit launch rocket Ariane 5. In fact web pages were set up to popularise this belief.

"After consulting with the system manufacturers of the drones KZO and LUNA we can confirm that in the Bundeswehr product there are no technologies of the Serbian company AMCO," said a spokesman of the German defence department Bundesamtes fur Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung to Express.

Furthermore, the financial situation of AMCO also came to light by consulting the Serbian company registry. It appears there that AMCO Corporation is a limited liability company, founded on 14/03/2008 with a capital of 500 euros (80% for Zoran Stefanovic and 20% for Vuk Stefanovic).

Going further, the company that totals one single employee, realised 3315 Euro in 2009 and a net result of 42.7 Euro.

Considering these claims, it may come to no surprise why Stefan GP was not allowed an entry into 2010.

UPDATE: In response to this report, AMCO has replied us with a letter, saying "The German newspapers Express published an article that is not founded on facts but on speculation and bad translation.

The AMCO Corporation never stated anywhere that "it cooperated with the German Federal Defense Forces (Bundeswehr) on a production of an unmanned aircraft”. The correct information is that one of our engineers was involved in a construction of an engine for a German company, the buyer, which turned out to be for an unmanned aircraft. We never stated nor did we ever imply that we worked with Bundeswehr in any form or way. Furthermore we have no idea how we were brought in context with the other German companies with whom we had no contacts at all. Illustration about capabilities of our personnel in Serbia was misunderstood and maliciously used for sensationalist journalism. Such construction of facts can only be aimed to discredit us and all the others mentioned."

"On the other hand, our people should be recognized for producing parts for the ARIANE V rocket, seven years ago by our company in Serbia. We are very proud of this fact."

"The demanti have been published in the German media."