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F1: USF1 Expects To Name Second Driver This Week
USF1 has again had to respond to comments from Bernie Ecclestone...
SPEED Staff / GMM  |  Posted February 08, 2010   GMM Newswire
Adrian Valles, the 2009 champion of the Superleague Formula series, is the leading candidate for the second USF1 seat. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
USF1 sporting director Peter Windsor has again been forced to deny the team is in trouble.

As he has done several times over the last few months, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has said that two new teams won’t be present at the opening round in Bahrain next month.

"I think we won't see Campos and I don't think we will see the Americans (USF1)," F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is quoted as saying by the British newspaper Sunday Express.

The 79-year-old Briton has made it clear he would prefer an entry to pass into the hands of the Serbian hopeful Stefan GP.

"They have got the money from the Serbian government, I've spoken to the prime minister," Ecclestone said.

According to Windsor though, not only is the team not in trouble, they expect to announce a teammate for Jose Maria Lopez this week.

"Things are going well," Windsor told the Melbourne Australia newspaper The Age, "We've had a few glitches as you would expect. Nothing's ever smooth in Formula One and it's a very, very late start to the whole program."

The new teams may not have to be present for the first Grand Prix though. The Times also reported that under the new version of the Concorde Agreement, teams may now miss three races before their official entry is handed back to the FIA.

Previously, failing to contest a round of the world championship for a reason other than 'force majeure' resulted in a total loss of rights and exclusion from the sport.

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