What will the americans bring

[ASHSMI]

If the american f1 team comes to f1 what will it bring to f1 in terms of technology and technical staff?also if as thought danica patrick gets one seat it will allow the team to have a fairly heavy car as danica is barely 5 foot tall and weighs very little.

[Lightning McQueen]

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

If the american f1 team comes to f1 what will it bring to f1 in terms of technology and technical staff?

I think nothing
. . . they are thinking to base one of the facilities in the south of Spain using the experience of Sergio Rinland's Epsilon Euskadi

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

also if as thought danica patrick gets one seat it will allow the team to have a fairly heavy car as danica is barely 5 foot tall and weighs very little.

All depends on who design the car

LMcQ

[ASHSMI]

Is it a ploy to get f1 bigger in the states or a real attempt to achieve something?
it could lead to more irl drivers trying f1

[Lightning McQueen]

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

Is it a ploy to get f1 bigger in the states

Maybe . . . .

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

or a real attempt to achieve something?

Wait and see . . .

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

it could lead to more irl drivers trying f1

I really don't know, in the past drivers from IRL/CART had always failed . . .

[ASHSMI]

why do they fail,any ideas?

[Lightning McQueen]

Originally Posted by ASHSMI

why do they fail,any ideas?

Of course I have :
the US guys are simply not used to the "driving style" of F1 cars,
on oval races they don't have the same G lateral forces you have driving on circuit,
they usually drive on counterclockwise way,
they don't have to deal with the managment of the entire car in terms of engine usage, I mean they are always on the full throttle,
they don't have any hard braking and following acceleration . . .


my personal opinion . . . of course . . .

LMcQ

[ASHSMI]

You are right but they do have some street circuits,also they race for longer in heavier cars which must count for something

[ASHSMI]

there is at least one american team who want to join f1 so we will see soon.