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[bud]

true say - Bud -
I hope that maybe nother team maybe might take him on,
There are not alot of decent US drivers, maybe Scott Speed
on some level.

-VB

Theres a lot of great American drivers, they just all flock to nascar.

AJ Allmendinger was an open wheeler hope that went to the dark side

[Rivelution]

AJ Allmendinger was an open wheeler hope that went to the dark side

A lot of drivers are like that! I think Jeff Gordon would have been a decent F1 driver. He drove Montoya's Williams at Indy one year and was putting up some competitive lap times.

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Ben Collins

[Gaz]

Ben Collins

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Who's the guy in the white?

[EwanM]

USF1 considering Cosworth engine deal

By Jonathan Noble Friday, April 10th 2009, 13:11 GMT


Team USF1, which plans to be on the grid at the start of next season, is 'seriously' evaluating using the standard Cosworth engine in 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned.

Although team chiefs Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor said at the launch of their outfit in February that they would approach every manufacturer on the grid, it has now been revealed that a deal with Cosworth may actually suit it better than alignment with a car maker.

"The engine decision is part of the whole rebirth that F1 is going through right now," sporting director Windsor told AUTOSPORT.

"The Cosworth engine is certainly an attractive proposition. It is homologated, those guys were doing a great job with Red Bull Racing when Red Bull suddenly switched to Renault.

"A lot of people who were at Cosworth have left, but equally there are a lot of good people still there too. That is a really interesting thing for us. Apart from anything else, Cosworth is now owned by an American, Kevin Kalkhoven, and that is a nice little link for us as well.

"The idea of working with a small specialist company is kind of in-tune with the way we are operating as a race team as well."

When asked if Cosworth was Team USF1's preferred option, Windsor said: "I wouldn't say preferred, but it is definitely an option we are looking at very, very seriously."

Windsor also said that the team's official new name should be formalised in the next few weeks, with it needing to add the 'Team' moniker because of trademark implications in using the term ‘F1'.

"The USF1 name was basically a place mark name that Ken [Anderson] came up with. It is a great name! It was a working title for a work in progress that we began four years ago.

"Like everybody, we know that 'F1' is a protected name, and we always wanted to do the correct thing. But until we were an existing operation there was no point in doing that because it was just a working title. As soon as we had a position publicly, and we were going to become a team, then we needed to sit down and see what the situation was.

"Ken had registered several domain names for that situation, so we immediately kept everything on ice with another domain name to keep it ticking over. The new name, which is not too far away from the original name, is due to be announced soon.

"When the entry is formalised, when the 2010 championship is announced by the FIA, that is when we will come on line with a team name and a few other really good announcements as well."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74391

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Be nice to see cosworth back in F1.

[Jensonb]

Be nice to see cosworth back in F1.

Indeed. I wonder how many teams will run the Cossie? Probably Brawn and Team US F1 for two...Anyone else do we reckon?

[Rivelution]

Cosworth would be a good choice for USGPE, and I can see it happening. I'm pretty sure they would want bring in an American manufacturer though, but with the condition they're in I doubt it.

[Jensonb]

Cosworth would be a good choice for USGPE, and I can see it happening. I'm pretty sure they would want bring in an American manufacturer though, but with the condition they're in I doubt it.

Quite. I can't see any of them in a position to even offer their brand as a re-badge in a sponsorship deal.

[Rivelution]

Cosworth would be a good choice for USGPE, and I can see it happening. I'm pretty sure they would want bring in an American manufacturer though, but with the condition they're in I doubt it.

Quite. I can't see any of them in a position to even offer their brand as a re-badge in a sponsorship deal.

True, plus it wouldnt look good in the American public. They would be seen as wasting their bailout money on racing.

[Jensonb]

Cosworth would be a good choice for USGPE, and I can see it happening. I'm pretty sure they would want bring in an American manufacturer though, but with the condition they're in I doubt it.

Quite. I can't see any of them in a position to even offer their brand as a re-badge in a sponsorship deal.

True, plus it wouldnt look good in the American public. They would be seen as wasting their bailout money on racing.

Yeah, that's true as well. Looks like they're with Cossie whether they like it or not. Maybe they could get Scuderia power, but I figure Cosworth would be the cheaper and more likely option anyway.

[Rivelution]

]Yeah, that's true as well. Looks like they're with Cossie whether they like it or not. Maybe they could get Scuderia power, but I figure Cosworth would be the cheaper and more likely option anyway.

CHeaper and it would make more sense too since Cosworth has had a lot of presence in American racing. It wouldnt really makes sense to have build an American car and put some European engine in it like a Renault.

[darwin dali]

]Yeah, that's true as well. Looks like they're with Cossie whether they like it or not. Maybe they could get Scuderia power, but I figure Cosworth would be the cheaper and more likely option anyway.

CHeaper and it would make more sense too since Cosworth has had a lot of presence in American racing. It wouldnt really makes sense to have build an American car and put some European engine in it like a Renault.

Are you saying Cosworth is not European and is American?

[Jensonb]

]Yeah, that's true as well. Looks like they're with Cossie whether they like it or not. Maybe they could get Scuderia power, but I figure Cosworth would be the cheaper and more likely option anyway.

CHeaper and it would make more sense too since Cosworth has had a lot of presence in American racing. It wouldnt really makes sense to have build an American car and put some European engine in it like a Renault.

Are you saying Cosworth is not European and is American?

No, it's just Cosworth is the standard engine, so it doesn't really matter