Monday, March 22, 2010

USF1 internal dissension continues: McGough blasts Anderson

March 3, 2010 by vmr  
Filed under People & Events

As predicted, after the demise of the USF1 team’s hopes and dreams for 2010, the nitpicking and internal fights have begun playing out in the international arena that is Formula1.  Felipe McGough, manager of former team driver Jose Maria Lopez, is secondhand quoted in an Autosport article (the original Argentinian article has proved nearly impossible [...]

StefanGP follows in Horse Whisperer’s footsteps and takes a swipe at USF1

February 27, 2010 by vmr  
Filed under People & Events, Top Story

Have you ever looked at the StefanGP website?  It gets a mention or two in the F1B podcasts, for its inherent ability to make us laugh and the fact that, for a while there, it had more content than the USF1 site.  Now with all the will-they-won’t-they over entries and mergers between USF1 and Campos, [...]

Chandhok in, Pechito out

February 26, 2010 by Grace  
Filed under People & Events

And things just went from bad to worse for the guy with a nickname that is neither Panchito Pistoles or Panchetto despite my best attempts
Campos boss Colin Kolles has confirmed with Autosport that the deal to bring on Indian Karun Chandhok as the teams second driver is eminent. This spells bad news for Lopez [...]

Anderson says USF1 to miss Bahrain, team’s future in hands of FIA

February 20, 2010 by vmr  
Filed under Prime & Option, Top Story

The New York Times published an article very late Friday (early Saturday morning, GMT) that contained an interview with USF1 team principal Ken Anderson.  In it, Anderson admitted that the team will miss the season opening race in Bahrain, and noted that “in an ideal world, we can miss the first four races and show [...]

Sad-sounding rumors about USF1 from Argentina

February 17, 2010 by vmr  
Filed under People & Events

Here at F1B, we are big fans of USF1 and its concept.  Still, there are pointed rumors and stories coming out of Argentina suggesting that the team is seriously floundering and unlikely to make the 2010 season.  Argentina is the home country of the team’s single contracted driver, Jose Maria “Pechito” Lopez.  While nothing has [...]

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