USF1: A new team on the block

Team Name: Looks like USF1 is the chosen name so far

Owners: Peter Windsor, Ken Anderson

Sponsors: Windsor’s team blog confirms that one of their initial investors are the advertising agency of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

Drivers: None confirmed but rumour mills are highlighting on Jonathon Summerton, Danica Patrick, Scott Speed, Kyle Busch, Marco Andretti.

Expected entry: 2010

USP: US based – Charlotte, N. Carolina, fans can visit the Factory and see the car being designed and they can interact with the team, intend to have American drivers.

“And, above all, give us your thoughts and ideas as the team begins to grow: because USF1 is for all of you out there who love F1, who love the idea of proving that American racing technology is on par to compete at the highest levels of the sport globally. And it is for those of you who, like us, just have a yearning to pit one human being against another in exotic pieces of machinery.”

Idea to be US-based:

“Most of the technology from F1 comes from the US to begin with, and on the logistics side, next year less than half the races take place on the (European) continent so there is less reason for being there,” he said. “The cost of doing business in the US is significantly cheaper than Europe and there are a lot of good people here.”

Launch vid