F1 NEWS

Schumacher has "Nothing to prove"

"I have nothing to prove about my age or anything," said Michael at a Mercedes appearance,"I just have to prove to myself that I am still able but the main reason why I am doing this is because I feel again thrilled by it. I feel big excitement to just drive and compete at the highest level of motorsport."
Team principal Ross Brawn remarked, "I think first of all the raw talent doesn't disappear," he said. "What normally happens to drivers is that they lose the physical ability to compete and Formula One is a very physical sport.
"They lose the physical capacity and they also lose the determination that you need to compete at every race, every minute of the day, every lap on the circuit.
"What I saw with Michael was that he had been refreshed by his break," said Brawn.
"I think you saw today he's looking incredibly fit, he looks far younger than his 41 years. So I don't think the physical side is a problem".
"Put all those elements together, he's got a tremendous work ethic and he wouldn't do this unless he was convinced that he can do the job. And I'm convinced he can do the job," he said.
"I've seen already an amazing commitment that reminded me of the old Michael Schumacher."
"There is nothing in a racing car that wears out parts of your body, it's just down to your stamina and strength," he added. "So I fully expect Michael to be able to cope with any demands we make of him."
I want to "win in the right way"
"Sure, 91 victories and seven titles. You win only in a bad way," Shumacher said "Absolutely. You're right, and I need to prove it now.
"Let's be sensible and let's think about the reality and look forward to what we might all face and enjoy and learn together," he added. "That's what I'm looking for."

F1 approves further point changes.

Further changes in the 2010 point scoring format.

Instead of
25-20-15-10-8-6-5-3-2-1
tt is now
25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.

Valantino Rossi completes impressive test for Ferrari.

Valentino Rossi has once again had some time testing in the cockpit of an '08 Ferrari. His fastest time rivaling Kimi's '08 P1 position, although using different tires. This started the yearly rumous of a swithch for Rossi to 4 wheels. The 9 time 2 wheel World Champion was quick to say that his move to F1 in '11 "would be difficult"

We will see by the end of this season if he decides to come. It somewhat depends if Ferrari can run a 3rd car in '11, but not entirely as we are sure Ferrari wants an Italian Superstar to drive for them, now that we see the patriotic Mercedes and McLaren teams, with USF1 to join them in the coming year if possible.

Rossi also topped the timesheets on both days of testing MotoGP on his Yamaha.

 

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Adrian Valles tipped to be second driver for USF1.

Feb 6, '10

Adrian Valles is said to be in 'well advanced' talks with USF1.
"I'm sorry, I can't talk," Valles told sportinglife.com when asked about it. "I just hope things don't go wrong."
Valles won the Superleague Formula title in 2009 and also tested and was reserve driver for Spyker in '07.
If confirmed he will become the fourth Spaniard on the grid for '10, along with Fernando Alonso, Pedro de la Rosa and Jaime Alguersuari.
More news when it develops...

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Jose Maria Lopez signed for USF1.

The deal was announced Mon Jan 25th and is rumoured to include sponsorship of about $8 million. Sponsorship includes the Argentinian government.

The 26 year old won the TC 2000 touring car championship in '08 and '09.

He ran in the GP2 series in '05 and '06.
Lopez also ran in the American Le Mans Series, driving a Ferrari 430 GT.

Lopez was a test driver for the Renault Formula One team in '06, and spent two years in their driver development program.

There is much speculation over who will partner Jose Maria Lopez when the USF1 team lines up for the first race of the season in Bahrain this March. Brit James Rossiter, former test driver for the Honda F1 team is hottly rumoured. We all look forward to another announcement from USF1 in the next days/weeks.

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Vanencia Combined Test Times, Feb 2010

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Factory hard at work

The USF1 team is hard at work finalizing the cars design and getting ready for testing. The first test will take place in the coming weeks in the USA.

Here's the first released rendering of the Type 1 USF1 Formula One car design,
The image is courtesy of Racecar Engineering magazine, who visited the USF1 "Skunk Works" in North Carolina. The report indicates the new car will probably not be covered in the patriotic flag paint job.

More details to come.

USF1team.com will have all of the official USF1 merchandise and clothing as soon as it becomes available. Jackets, hats, Tshirts and more from usf1. Please bookmark this page and check back in Feb.'10

Introduction to the USF1 Team Video on youtube.

Another usf1 video from youtube

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Best of luck to usf1 in 2010!