Official: US F1 signs Jose Maria "Pechito" Lopez

tub, nose, driver, engine, tranny....looks like the real deal.

 

oh boy, there's tailender material if i've ever seen it

 

So it may take a while for us to get a completely US only team but I think this is a great start!

Because F1 is so popular in Argentina - do you think we might see sponsors from there?

 

yes

 

I wish them well. I will be checking out their training sessions coming up soon.

 

Great news! I expected us to be back of the grid, just don't want to embarrass ourselves. I think adding Ken Anderson as Team Manager was HUGE. Great guy with plenty of F1 experience.

I am getting pretty amped! GO USF1!!!

MB

 

you should post this on their site

Carol

 

Some here need to start preparing

 

Sums up the fan base

 

Teams start testing in 6 days...

how are they ever going to complete a car and get ANY seat time in it at all?

I wish them all the best but I hope for them that bernie doesn't reintroduce the 107% rule. Would add for good comedy though.

 

All 53 of them

 

it was obviously sarcastic, or idiotic. either way clearly not representative.

your response does sum up the critics though.

 

are you allowed to "start and park" in F1?

 

My Autoweek dated 1/25 says they will test at Barber 3 times before the official F1 testing in February. Time's running short for that.

 

The identity of Lopez's team-mate for 2010 is unknown at present, but with the team understood to be in financial strife their next driver will also need to bring with him significant backing to the team. López's confirmation means there are just three remaining seats on the 2010 grid, each one at Renault, Campos and USF1.

Carol

 

would have made more sense to take the biggest cash grab from Petrov and give ALL of it to Heidfeld. For a serious attempt IMO. one reasonable pay driver with an experienced one.

But put me down, I AM a detractor and always will be, even after the crow dinner.

 

I thought the test days at Barber were 02/17; the final crash test was a few days before that.
A number of teams are going to miss the first test session, including Red Bull.

 

I guess JV and Anthony Davidson are done.

 

Well tuck in I have alot to serve up...
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Now the feathers HAVE to go! What wine will be best? That 'whine' from all you when the house of cards comes a crashing down?

Just a few more days and we can talk about real cars, drivers, testing......

 

Just to give a clue to the possibilities, http://www.crash.net/f1/video/156293/1/new_usf1_signing_lpezs_first_f1_tests.html

 

As I know nothing about him, I'll see what happens then make a decision about him.

 

Is that for me? Looks horrible.