Ken Anderson talks. Will people listen?

Ken Anderson broke his long silence today, speaking to Autosport about — well, what do you think?
Top line items: Chad Hurley and Peter Windsor are still a part of the team; it has offered up a “substantial” bond to hold its 2011 grid spot and wants to “regroup” and be…
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US F1 factory closes

The Charlotte factory of the US F1 team is believed to have effectively closed on Tuesday as workers were instructed to stop working. The outfit has been struggling to make the grid of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and has already been reported to have submitted a request to skip the 2010 season.

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Will Buxton joins Speed TV F1 as pitlane reporter

You know him, you love him…Will Buxton will join Speed TV as the new pitlane reporter taking Peter Windsor’s place for 2010. Here is the presser:
The familiar faces of Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett once again will lead the SPEED/FOX Sports Formula One broadcast team as…
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Lopez has power of a nation behind him

This is a big week in Formula 1. The new Mercedes team was launched on Monday, and new cars from Ferrari and McLaren are due to break cover on Thursday and Friday. But another development that has made less of an impact could prove a seminal moment in a different way.
The announcement on Tuesday that [...]

Motorsport: Lopez joins US F1 team

Argentina’s Jose Maria Lopez will race for US F1 this season. “Securing Lopez for our debut season has been a goal of ours for a long time,” said US F1 Team Executive vice-president Peter Windsor in a statement.
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Lopez to race for US team

The North Carolina-based US team have confirmed that Jose Maria Lopez will race for them this season. Lopez, who has previously tested for Renault, will be the 24th Argentine Formula One driver in the history of the world championship.
“Securing ‘Pechito’ Lopez for our debut season has been a goal of ours for a long time,” [...]

Piquet Jr chooses NASCAR over F1

Nelson Piquet Jr has chosen the delights of NASCAR over Formula One, he revealed on his website today. The Brazilian had been openly looking for a seat with one of the new teams in F1, and was reportedly close to a deal on a number of occasions. But he today announced he would be racing [...]

USF1 testing benefits increase

According to USF1 team principal Peter Windsor, as quoted in Autosport on Monday, USF1 has been given a special dispensation by the FIA “to have six straight line/full-scale tunnel days, rather than the four to which all the other teams are limited.”
This is in addition to the…
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F1: US F1 car to debut in America

US F1 sporting director Peter Windsor has revealed that his team’s 2010 contender will make its track debut in America rather than at one of the European pre-season tests.
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Exclusive Peter Windsor Q&A: Everything’s coming together

The forthcoming season will see four new teams battle it out against the established order. Up to now one of quietest debutants has been the North Carolina-based US team, but sporting director Peter Windsor insists their low profile doesn’t mean they are not working flat out.
Indeed, whilst there are a few loose ends to [...]