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	'''US F1 Team''' was a proposed [[Formula One]] team that was granted entry to the [[2010 Formula One season\|2010 season]].<ref name=2010EntryList>{{cite web		'''US F1 Team''' was a proposed [[Formula One]] team that was granted entry to the [[2010 Formula One season\|2010 season]].<ref name=2010EntryList>{{cite web
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			'''US F1 Team''' was a proposed [[Formula One]] team that was granted entry to the [[2010 Formula One season\|2010 season]].<ref name=2010EntryList>{{cite web
			\|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_2010_entrants.aspx
			\|title=2010 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List
			\|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile\|FIA]]
			\|date=2009-06-12 \|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> However, the team stopped work on its car and did not compete in 2010. It informed the FIA that it was not in a position to race and was removed from the official entry list.<ref name=March3-entry>{{cite news\|title=The full 2010 Formula 1 entry list\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81829\|date=2010-03-03\|accessdate=2010-03-03}}</ref>

			The team is fronted by former [[Stewart Haas Racing\|Haas CNC Racing]] technical director [[Ken Anderson]] and journalist (and former [[WilliamsF1\|Williams]] and [[Scuderia Ferrari\|Ferrari]] manager) [[Peter Windsor]].<ref name="SpeedTV">{{cite news \| url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-usf1-ready-to-roll/ \| title=USF1 Ready To Roll \| author=Tom Jensen \| work=SpeedTV.com \| publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|Speed]] \| date=2009-02-24 \| accessdate=2009-02-24}}</ref> US F1 was aiming to be the only F1 team based outside of Europe, with their factory located in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was part of Anderson and Windsor's plan to promote American drivers and technology, as did their initial aim to run two American drivers in the 2010 season.<ref name="Lavrinc">{{cite web \| url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/04/usf1-exclusive-the-pitch-behind-the-american-f1-team \| title=USF1 Exclusive: The pitch behind the American F1 team \| author=Damon Lavrinc \| work=<span style="font-style:normal">Autoblog</span> \| publisher=Weblogs, Inc. Network. \| date=2009-02-04 \| accessdate=2009-02-11}}</ref>

			==Origins==
			On February 24, 2009, Peter Windsor and Ken Anderson appeared on the American cable television network [[SpeedTV]] to announce their intent to file an entry of a new Formula 1 team named US F1 for the [[2010 Formula One season\|2010 Formula One World Championship]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Full speed ahead at USF1\|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/40247222.html\|date=2009-02-24\|accessdate=2010-01-21\|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]\|publisher=[[Journal Communications]]\|first=Dave\|last=Kallmann}}</ref>

			On June 12, 2009, Team US F1 was granted entry to the 2010 Formula One World Championship. Due to the political controversy between the [[FIA]] and [[FOTA]] during the summer of 2009, US F1 was unable to sign the Concorde Agreement until July 29, 2009.<ref>{{cite news\|title=US F1 Team Principal Ken Anderson signs Concorde Agreement\|work=usgpe.com\|publisher=US F1 Team\|url=http://www.usgpe.com/news/us-f1-team-principal-ken-anderson-signs-concorde-agreement.html\|date=2009-07-31\|accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref> This caused some delays in the planned schedule for production with certain budget caps and technical regulations still under debate at that time that were dropped in the [[FIA-FOTA Dispute\|final agreement]].

			Team US F1 set up shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a building that at one time housed [[NASCAR]] [[Joe Gibbs]]/Toyota Racing operations. The team announced its plans for a secondary base at [[Ciudad del Motor de Aragón\|Motorland Aragón]] in Spain<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/10/10162.html \| title=US F1 Team choose Spain as a European base \| author= \| work= \| publisher=Formula 1 Administration Ltd \| date=2009-10-29 \| accessdate=2009-10-31}}</ref> to allow simplicity of operations during the European portion of the calendar without transport of materials back to North Carolina.

			==2010 season==
			On December 22, 2009, F1 CEO [[Bernie Ecclestone]] was one of those to express doubts about the team making it to the grid for 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Ecclestone has doubts over US F1 and Campos\|url=http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/5502.html\|work=ESPN F1\|publisher=ESPN EMEA Ltd.\|date=2009-11-22\|accessdate=2009-11-22}}</ref> Windsor denied these doubts<ref>{{cite news\|last=Elizalde\|first=Pablo\|title=Windsor: No doubts on US F1 presence\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80647\|date=2009-12-22\|accessdate=2009-12-23}}</ref> and on the same day finally unveiled a completed team website. Over the Christmas holiday, Windsor's blog stated that the development team had only taken off 2 days "when European-based teams might break for a few weeks" and that he would not allow "16 valuable days lost in the too-short life of the F1 European winter" to be wasted.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-usf1-unhappy-with-august-shutdown/\|title=USF1 Unhappy With August Shutdown\|work=speedtv.com\|publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|Speed]]\|date=2010-01-18\|accessdate=2010-01-23}}</ref>

			Originally the team planned on running two American drivers.<ref name="Lavrinc"/> Windsor later altered that goal, stating that the team might employ more experienced, non-American drivers in their first season to help speed up future development.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Jonathan\|last=Noble\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77606 \|title=Wurz, de la Rosa in frame for US F1 seat\|work=autosport.com\|date=2009-08-10\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref> The team denied the possibility of using so-called pay drivers.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.autoevolution.com/news/us-f1-turn-down-pay-driver-offers-9617.html\| title=US F1 Turn Down Pay Drivers \| author=Ovidiu Panzariu \| work=<span style="font-style:normal">Autoevolution</span> \| publisher=Auto Evolution \| date=2009-09-07 \| accessdate=2010-01-21}}</ref> On November 21, 2009, Argentine driver [[José María López]] announced that he had a conditional deal in place with the USF1 team to drive in the 2010 season, providing he secured an eight million-dollar sponsorship package.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Lopez set for USF1 drive\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80273\|authors=Elizalde, Pablo; Beer, Matt\|work=autosport.com\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|date=2009-11-21\|accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref> On January 23, 2010 it was reported that Lopez had completed a deal with USF1 to drive in the 2010 season,<ref name="Lopez confirmed">{{cite news\|title=Argentine Lopez set to drive for USF1 team\|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE60L2CL20100123\|first=Luis\|last=Ampuero\|work=
			[[Reuters]]\|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]\|date=2010-01-23\|accessdate=2010-01-23}}</ref> and on January 25, 2010 it was officially announced that he would drive for the team.<ref>{{cite news\|title=López signs as first US F1 driver\|url=http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-news/226685/lopez-signs-as-first-us-f1-driver/\|work=gpupdate.net\|publisher=GPUpdate\|date=2010-01-26\|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> Windsor said that "securing 'Pechito' Lopez for our debut season has been a goal of ours for a long time" in an official release on the team website. At the same time the team signed the former Honda test driver [[James Rossiter]], although this was never officially confirmed.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-usf1-had-signed-rossiter-as-well-as-lopez/\|title=USF1 Had Signed Rossiter As Well As Lopez\|first=Adam\|last=Cooper\|work=SpeedTV.com\|publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|Speed]]\|date=2010-03-01\|accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> Rossiter has since signed for [[KV Racing Technology]] in the [[IndyCar Series]].

			The team's chassis, to be known as the USF1 Type 1, was to utilize the Cosworth CA2010 engine.<ref name=2010EntryList/> In September, the first images of the Type 1 appeared in an interview on SpeedTV's Windtunnel program.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/cars/397382/usf1-2010-car-design-revealed.html\|title=USF1 2010 car design revealed \|date=2009-09-16 \|accessdate=2010-01-21\|work=Racecar Engineering\|publisher=IPC Media\|first=Sam\|last=Collins}}</ref> A blog entry by senior engineer Scott Bennett revealed that the car would not simply be a design clone of many current cars, but would be very innovative in development. US F1 was to have been the only new team in 2010 to feature their own gearbox, produced by [[EMCO Gears]], Inc.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/opinion/439016/scott-bennett-on-usf1-s-progress.html\|title=Scott Bennett on USF1's progress\|date=2010-01-19 \|accessdate=2010-01-21\|work=Racecar Engineering\|publisher=IPC Media\|first=Sam\|last=Collins}}</ref>

			Windsor's team blog confirmed that one of the team's initial investors was the advertising agency of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, while millionaire Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, was the team's primary investor.<ref name="Hurley">{{cite news \| url = http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77778 \| title = YouTube co-founder backs Team US F1 \| work = autosport.com \| publisher = [[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]] \| authors = Noble, Jonathan; Rencken, Dieter \| date = 2009-08-19 \| accessdate = 2009-08-19}}</ref> On December 23, US F1 fulfilled one of their promises in launching their official YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/USF1Team \|title=USF1Team's Channel \|work=[[YouTube]] \|publisher=[[Google]] \|date=2009-10-08 \|accessdate=2010-01-23}}</ref> The first two-and-a-half minute video showed the team setting up their base of operations and the initial construction of the car's nosecone. In the following days, Windsor made clear that the prior silence surrounding the team had been deliberate, focusing on in-house organizational and other private details rather than public announcements. Speaking of the politics of the sport he commented that "there seemed little or no point in adding to the situation from the perspective of a new team", and compared the team's heads-down time to new home construction, "[where you] don’t invite all your neighbours and family around to see it at least until you’ve got the living room almost done."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Team US F1 silence was deliberate\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80684\|name=Silence explained\|work=autosport.com\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|first=Jonathan\|last=Noble\|date=2009-12-28\|accessdate=2009-12-28}}</ref>

			==Team shutdown==
			By mid-February, it was widely reported that the team was in imminent danger of collapse due to financial problems, and that Hurley had withdrawn his backing from the project.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Has all-American dream USF1 died a death..?\|publisher=Crash Media Group\|work=crash.net\|url=http://www.crash.net/f1/news/156934/1/has_all-american_dream_usf1_died_a_death.html\|date=2010-02-18\|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Bernstein\|first=Viv\|title=Sponsorship Woes Threaten Future of U.S. Formula 1 Team\|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]; [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]]\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/sports/autoracing/18autos.html\|date=2010-02-17\|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=End of the line for team USF1\|publisher=[[News24]]\|work=wheels24.co.za\|url=http://www.wheels24.co.za/Content/FormulaOne/14/5ed58fc8476945cca3255c5d541f7057/18-02-2010-10-21/End_of_the_line_for_team_USF1\|date=2010-02-18\|accessdate=2010-02-18}}</ref> On February 20, [[Ken Anderson (motorsport)\|Ken Anderson]] said that the team were asking the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile\|FIA]] if it could miss the first four races of the season and begin at the {{f1 gp\|2010\|Spanish}}. He said the FIA were working with him to evaluate options for the team. Furthermore, Anderson said that [[Peter Windsor]] was still in the project, and that Chad Hurley remained with the team. He also weighed up the fact that López could take his money to rival team [[Campos Meta]] but he hoped he'd stay with US F1.<ref>{{cite news\|title=U.S. Team Struggling to Reach Start Line\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/sports/autoracing/21autos.html\|first=Viv\|last=Bernstein\|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]; [[Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.]]\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=2010-02-19\|accessdate=2010-02-20}}</ref> On February 23, [[Locstein]], a Swiss based financial services firm and potential sponsors of the team, released a press statement saying "When it was apparent that the team was not able to participate in the entire 2010 season, Locstein elected to withdraw from further involvement with USF1".<ref>{{cite news\|title=US F1 loses major sponsor\|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,17584_5977406,00.html\|publisher=[[British Sky Broadcasting\|BskyB]]\|work=[[Sky Sports]]\|date=2010-02-24\|accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> The withdrawal sparked fresh allegations about the state of the team's finances, forcing the FIA to evaluate the situation further.

			In late February, senior team personnel accused Windsor and Anderson of fundamentally mis-managing the team,<ref>{{cite news\|title=US F1 insider: Hurley can save team\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81664\|authors=Noble, Jonathan; Rencken, Dieter\|work=autosport.com\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|date=2010-02-23\|accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref> with any and all decisions having to go through Anderson before they could be approved, creating a hold up in the design and build process. The personnel claim the team had known it was in trouble as early as December, but it was not until February that Windsor and Anderson were made aware of the danger - when all of the staff members unanimously expressed doubts that USF1 would arrive in [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix\|Bahrain]]. On February 24, FIA technical delegate [[Charlie Whiting]] inspected the team's facilities in order to assess its readiness for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Noble\|first=Jonathan\|coauthors=Rencken, Dieter\|title=FIA inspects US F1's ability to join grid\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81677\|date=2010-02-24\|accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref> A week later it was revealed the team "was not capable of competing".<ref name="staff sacked">{{cite news\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819\|title=Team US F1 shuts down operation\|authors=Noble, Jonathan; Rencken, Dieter\|work=autosport.com\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|date=2010-03-02\|accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref>

			On February 26, journalist Adam Cooper reported that Hurley was in discussion with Zoran Stefanović to try and merge US F1 with [[Stefan Grand Prix]] - Anderson and Windsor were said to be against the move.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Hurley, Stefan Talking USF1 Merger\|url=http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-hurley-stefan-talking-us-f1-merger/\|work=speedtv.com\|publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)\|Speed]]\|date=2010-02-26\|accessdate=2010-02-26\|first=Adam\|last=Cooper}}</ref> Stefanović subsequently acknowledged that negotiations had taken place, but that they had been unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rencken\|first=Dieter\|coauthors=Beer, Matt\|title=Villeneuve set for Stefan seat fitting\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81769\|date=2010-02-27\|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Subsequently on February 28, it was revealed that Anderson and Hurley has formally asked the FIA to defer their entry until 2011, offering to post a seven-figure bond as proof of their intentions to race. The FIA subsequently announced, however, that the entry process for 2011 will be fully re-opened.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Elizalde\|first=Pablo\|title=FIA re-opens 2011 selection process\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81991\|date=2010-03-11\|accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref>

			On March 2, the team personnel were dismissed from duties.<ref name="staff sacked"/> Neither Anderson nor Windsor were found to comment on the subject. José María López was freed from his contract with the team the day before the factory shut down. His manager, Felipe McGough, blamed Anderson for the downfall of the team and stated that Anderson had "deceived the FIA".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=359090&FS=F1 \|title=Lopez exits USF1 contract, eyes Friday role with Campos \|work=motorsport.com \|date=2010-03-02 \|accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=40043\|title=USF1 closed down?\|work=pitpass.com\|publisher=Pitpass\|date=2010-03-02\|accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref> The FIA published an updated 2010 entry list on March 3 which did not include US F1, and included an addendum that the team "have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in 2010".<ref>{{cite news\|title=FIA Formula One World Championship - Entry List\|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]\|work=fia.com\|url=http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2010/Pages/f1_2010_entry.aspx\|date=2010-03-03\|accessdate=2010-03-03}}</ref> The same day, Anderson spoke to [[Autosport]], explaining why US F1 would not be on the grid for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Rencken\|first=Dieter\|title=Exclusive interview with Ken Anderson\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|work=autosport.com\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81831\|date=2010-03-03\|accessdate=2010-03-04}}</ref> On April 1, the Charlotte Business Journal reported that the team had closed permanently, citing "serious economic and funding challenges."<ref>{{cite news\|last=Smith\|first=Michael\|title=Formula One race team closes shop\|publisher=[[Advance Publications]]\|work=[[American City Business Journals\|Charlotte Business Journal]]\|url=http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2010/03/29/daily46.html\|date=2010-04-01\|accessdate=2010-04-02}}</ref>

			Further with the shutdown it was revealed that the team had bought two trailers for the transportation and support of Formula One cars from [[Brawn GP]]. As the team failed to make it to the grid the high court put them for sale on eBay to pay off one of the team's creditors.<ref>{{cite news\|title=USF1 trailers seized and put on eBay\|publisher=Pitpass\|work=pitpass.com\|url=http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=40475l\|date=2010-04-12\|accessdate=2010-04-15}}</ref>

			==Rebirth as Cypher Group==
			In early 2010, plans emerged for a prospective American team known as '''Cypher''', which was later confirmed<ref name="Parris Mullins">{{cite news\|title=Renewed American bid to break into F1\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83850\|first=Jonathan\|last=Noble\|work=Autosport.com\|publisher=[[Haymarket Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|date=2010-05-24\|accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref> to be formed from the remains of USF1. This re-imagining of the team is not associated with either Ken Anderson or Peter Windsor.

			==See Also==
			{{US F1 Team}}

			==External links==

			* [http://www.usgpe.com Official Site]
			* [http://twitter.com/USF1blog @USF1blog] on Twitter

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