Almost official: USF1 wouldn't race in 2010

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19th February 2010, 06:41
garyshell

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

Windsor obviously does not care or else there would be a team on the grid. This was just one big wild goose chase.

Oh so all it takes is for someone to care and magically the funding and everything else will fall into place. If you say so Peter Pan. I bet you thought Tinkerbell could be saved by believing in fairies too.

Gary
19th February 2010, 07:02
stephenw_us

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Originally Posted by garyshell

Oh so all it takes is for someone to care and magically the funding and everything else will fall into place. If you say so Peter Pan. I bet you thought Tinkerbell could be saved by believing in fairies too.

Gary

I don't know what is sadder - the team or the indignation from Americans now that it has failed...

:rolleyes:
19th February 2010, 07:06
gloomyDAY

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Originally Posted by garyshell

Oh so all it takes is for someone to care and magically the funding and everything else will fall into place. If you say so Peter Pan. I bet you thought Tinkerbell could be saved by believing in fairies too.

Gary

Mrs. Windsor and Ken Doll should have attained their funding before acting like pretentious little c*nts in front of the world press.

Can you get that through your head princess?

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Originally Posted by call_me_andrew

Windsor tried to reinvent the wheel and it didn't work out, a noble effort!

Yes, let's shower the whole USFail crew with frankincense, myrrh, and gold.
19th February 2010, 08:07
Big Ben

USF1's failure doesn't offend me so much as my fellow forum mates so I don't really get people's anger. They've tried their best and failed miserably, lesson is never try. Right? They probably should have talked less and take a decision sooner (I don't even know if it's official yet) to free that spot. They shouldn't have started talking about reinventing the wheel before they even had one. However I can't blame them for trying and failing... it happens some times. Certainly, Bernie promising them extra time and FIA making (as usual) vague threats if they fail to attend any race didn't help them take a decision either.
19th February 2010, 09:07
Dave B

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Originally Posted by CCWS77

Yes, because what F1 needs is more bureaucracy and legalise to make it better. Who cares if a team started but failed? Did they take your money to do it or something?

Applause to whoever tried but failed to get a business started.
Bureaucrats who want to stop those guys from even trying, unless they first fill out 10000 pages of paperwork, need to take a long walk off a short pier.

Maybe instead of lamenting how USF1 wasted a spot on the grid you should be asking why it is required to reserve a slot and meet so many requirements.

Why so many requirements? Because there are only a finite number of spaces on the grid and the FIA have a duty to ensure that they are given to teams who stand a genuine chance of turning out a professional outfit for 19 weekends a year.

To allow unprepared or unfunded teams to waste everybody's time is massively unfair on those who might have otherwise been able to have raced this season, whether that be Stefan, Prodrive or CarlMetro's Dad.

Others may admire Windsor for having balls, but I believe he is a delusional dreamer who let his massive ego take precidence over a sound business plan.

My opinion, I'm not about to end my post with "FACT" so if you disagree then feel free" :)
19th February 2010, 09:08
Big Ben

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

Mrs. Windsor and Ken Doll should have attained their funding before acting like pretentious little c*nts in front of the world press.

Can you get that through your head princess?

Yes, let's shower the whole USFail crew with frankincense, myrrh, and gold.

Yeah right! Please give us your money and we'll tell you later what is it for.
19th February 2010, 09:16
Big Ben

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Originally Posted by henners88

I see what you're saying but in my experience a silent team doesn't attract sponsors and interest. Had they not realised videos on their main sponsors website (YouTube), I doubt anyone would have taken them seriously in the early days. As soon as they went quiet in the last months, people have been slating them. Like you I don't blame them for trying and hope maybe something will come of them in the future.. :)

I don't blame them for making themselves heard... on the contrary... too much talk however about how they are going to be different... better.... Openess and the other stuff... and they have contradicted themselves before even starting... there was nothing open about them... A few weeks left and I don't think they have officially stated where they stand.
19th February 2010, 09:39
Civic

I don't really mind about Windsor. It's that Anderson guy. Windsor should've known better.
19th February 2010, 10:00
Sonic

Anyone checked out their twitter page? There's a lot of delusional people out there, one fan even offered to "change tyres" to make sure USF1 made the grid. ROFL :D Seriously! :rolleyes:
19th February 2010, 11:10
Daniel

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Originally Posted by Sonic

Anyone checked out their twitter page? There's a lot of delusional people out there, one fan even offered to "change tyres" to make sure USF1 made the grid. ROFL :D Seriously! :rolleyes:

One guy in the WRC forum once said that he'd organise a sausage sizzle to help raise money for Skoda to stay in the WRC :rotflmao:

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