First picture of new Stefan GP car.....sort of

[Giuseppe F1]

[Giuseppe F1]

http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/03/01/d...ne-year-delay/

[steveaki13]

I am a bit unsure.

What do people here think the actual chances of Stefan GP being let into 2010, and if there is a chance how late can the announcement be made?

[K-Pu]

I am a bit unsure.

What do people here think the actual chances of Stefan GP being let into 2010, and if there is a chance how late can the announcement be made?

Now with USF1 gone, Stefan has a bit clearer way to the grid, but I still see it quite hard to happen. And if they are allowed to race, the announcement should be ASAP, although maybe we have to wait until next week, which is in my opinion too late. What can you do if the FIA allows you to race 4 days before the start of the season?

[Saint Devote]

If they meet the financial and technical requirements why not?

These cars are from Toyota, jobs havebeen saved which means experienced people and the drivers are experienced F1 people.

Jacques Villeneuve - would make him the fifth world champion to race at Sakhir and Kazuki Nakajima are a wise choice by the team.

Although the average knowledgable F1 fan will be reasonably skeptical on how well these two will race?! - even though JV is JV!

[christophulus]

What about paying the entry fee? They may have bought Toyota's cars and engines but the FIA will still want money out of them won't they?

[Dave B]

Stefan won't race this year, and rightly so, for reasons that I really can't be bothered to repeat for the 20th time.

[DexDexter]

Stefan won't race this year, and rightly so, for reasons that I really can't be bothered to repeat for the 20th time.

Maybe Lotus, Virgin or Campos could buy the Toyota chassis from Stefan then, it would surely be several seconds quicker per lap than the cars the teams currently have....ok, engines and gearboxes make it probably impossible but still....

[maximilian]

Maybe Lotus, Virgin or Campos could buy the Toyota chassis from Stefan then, it would surely be several seconds quicker per lap than the cars the teams currently have....ok, engines and gearboxes make it probably impossible but still....

While a Toyota designed and built chassis may well have some good potential, I think it's by no means a given that it would perform any quicker without any pre-season testing. If StefanGP DOES get to race in Bahrain, I would expect them to be on par with Lotus and Virgin AT BEST. My guess would be that several technical problems would sideline them during most of practice, that they would start at the back, and both cars would not finish the race. Actually, I think it would be a great achievement for ANY of the new "4" teams to get one of their cars to finish the race distance. I would guess Lotus has the best chance of that, they seem a bit more reliable than Virgin so far. Hispania can't be expected to go very far without any test mileage, either.

[truefan72]

Stefan won't race this year, and rightly so, for reasons that I really can't be bothered to repeat for the 20th time.

and you know this how?

LoL

apart from your obvious dislike of the man and team, I am not exactly sure what inside knowledge you have about their viability and preparedness to race this year.