A woman at USF1, a new F1 team?
The man in charge of the technical side of the USF1 project claims that the team would be interested in IndyCar test driver Danica Patrick. « She is tall. She receives a lot of attention, » said the USF1 technical director, Ken Anderson to the Associated Press. « The president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, […]
The man in charge of the technical side of the USF1 project claims that the team would be interested in IndyCar test driver Danica Patrick.
« She is tall. She receives a lot of attention, » said the USF1 technical director, Ken Anderson to the Associated Press.
« The president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony George, would be crazy about the idea of getting Patrick out of the IRL, but we will see.
« I don’t even know if that’s his goal, » added Anderson.
The USF1 team has already set February 24 as the date to announce its plans for Formula 1. As the days go by, new information continues to emerge about the project.
According to the report from the Associated Press, the team will have a budget of 64 million dollars, or more than 50 million euros, and a staff of at least 100 people, with the aim of placing two American drivers on the grid.
Patrick is one of the most popular names in IndyCar, where she has already won a race.
Anderson also admitted that he now had faith in Formula 1.
« It is the largest motorsport in the world, which is the most watched on television. Nascar has just become a national sport, and it will never have an international sporting spirit. »
