Comments on: USF1: The New 2010 Team On The F1 Grid http://www.gripandhammer.com/2009/02/04/usf1-the-new-2010-team-on-the-f1-grid/ From Running workouts to Motorsport reviews; we grip life by the horns and hammer away! Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Oka http://www.gripandhammer.com/2009/02/04/usf1-the-new-2010-team-on-the-f1-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Oka Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:51:36 +0000 http://www.gripandhammer.com/2009/02/04/usf1-the-new-2010-team-on-the-f1-grid/#comment-257 I definitely love the idea of USF1! Hopefully, the expectations are realistic and there is a long term plan in place. It would be very surprising to see a new team competing for podiums in the first few seasons. One of the biggest questions on my mind is who will be the drivers? I don't know much about all the forms of racing in the US (please excuse my ignorance) but are there racing series that would prepare young US drivers for Formula 1? I know Europe has a lot of open wheel stepping stones that are very competitive and provide the necessary skills and coaching to be successful. Without drivers that are not only fast but have the knowledge to help test and give feedback to develop a car that can compete against teams that have been doing this for decades, this may be a doomed experiment. Sorry to be negative, I will be cheering for USF1 all the way! I definitely love the idea of USF1! Hopefully, the expectations are realistic and there is a long term plan in place. It would be very surprising to see a new team competing for podiums in the first few seasons.

One of the biggest questions on my mind is who will be the drivers? I don’t know much about all the forms of racing in the US (please excuse my ignorance) but are there racing series that would prepare young US drivers for Formula 1? I know Europe has a lot of open wheel stepping stones that are very competitive and provide the necessary skills and coaching to be successful. Without drivers that are not only fast but have the knowledge to help test and give feedback to develop a car that can compete against teams that have been doing this for decades, this may be a doomed experiment.

Sorry to be negative, I will be cheering for USF1 all the way!

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