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F1 Exclusive: Windsor On USF1
USF1 consultant Peter Windsor spoke exclusively to SPEEDtv.com this week about the team's upcoming plans for 2010.
SPEED Staff  |  Posted February 11, 2009   Charlotte, NC
Peter Windsor has a proven track record in F1 team management, as well as being a familiar face to F1 viewers across the United States (LAT)
The man at the center of the fledgling USF1 project has been speaking exclusively to SPEEDtv.com about the team’s upcoming plans.

Windsor's current project could spur Formula 1 interest in the United States (LAT)
Peter Windsor, best known to American Formula One fans as the pitlane reporter for SPEED’s F1 television coverage, revealed that the plans for USF1 have been in the works for a long time – and that a formal announcement may be as little as two weeks away.

“Ken Anderson and I have been looking at the possibility of designing and building an F1 car in the USA for the past four years” said the former Williams and Ferrari team manager. “So I guess the real surprise is that we were able to keep it quiet for so long. The news broke this week but the real announcement is going to be live on SPEED, potentially on Feb 24.”

The prospect of a Formula 1 team based in Charlotte seems to have galvanized an American fanbase that was in danger of becoming jaded in the aftermath of losing both North American races in Indianapolis and Montreal, as well as the lack of any driver from the continent.

Windsor commented “since the leak, the response has been overwhelming – and we’re speaking of millions of fans here, plus people in the industry and the media. Of course there will be the usual cynics but right now it feels as though we’ve got maybe ten people against us and 10 million for us.”

The timing of such an entry has raised some eyebrows, coming only months after Honda pulled the plug on their manufacturer-backed team, and with many teams facing serious budget reductions in 2009, but Windsor said he regarded this as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.

“Of course it’s not easy raising money in the recession” he said. “Having said that, the recession is all about adapting to changing times and re-setting the boundaries. That is what we are going to with USF1 – and that is what the FIA are doing with the F1 rules. We know that we’re primarily in the entertainment business and so every aspect of USF1 will reflect that.”



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