Formula One 2010: US F1 must re-apply to race next year as Stefan GP bid rejected

Published: 12:30PM GMT 04 March 2010

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That is the preference of the FIA as engine sport"s universe ruling physique definitively reliable this year"s entrance list that usually includes twelve teams, not the thirteen as planned.

It additionally equates to there is no place on the grid for Stefan GP who had been anticipating to benefit an entry, even at such a late hour, if any of the alternative teams fell by the wayside.

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Confirming the position, a FIA matter read: "The US F1 Team have indicated they will not be in a on all sides to experience in the 2010 FIA Formula One universe championship.

"Having deliberate the assorted options, the FIA confirms it is not probable for a deputy group to be entered for the championship at this late stage.

"In the entrance days the FIA will make known sum of a new preference routine to brand possibilities to fill any vacancies existent at the begin of the 2011 season."

Given their monetary woes, US F1 had asked the FIA to hold off their entrance until subsequent season, but the sport"s management have done transparent that is not on trial and they will again be theme to a behest process.

US F1 group principal Ken Anderson had hoped the FIA would take empathize on his marque"s predicament and give them the year"s grace.

Given the FIA"s decision, it right away stays to be seen either US F1 will infantryman on as Anderson had systematic his staff to hindrance work on the car until an proclamation was made.

US F1"s problems proposed a couple of months ago after sponsors proposed to lift out, that led to prolongation on the car harsh to a halt.

The group have given struggled to compensate salary on time, while multiform members of staff have selected to leave.

Despite that, US F1 still voiced the signing of their initial motorist at the finish of Jan in Argentinian Jose Maria Lopez.

Lopez, financed by �5 million value of sponsorship, is right away but a expostulate for this year, nonetheless he appears expected to be handed the exam and haven purpose with Hispania Racing, before Campos Meta.

Stefan GP, run by Serbian bureau worker Zoran Stefanovic and who are formed in Toyota"s old domicile in Cologne, had been watchful in the wings in the goal of being postulated an 11th-hour slot.

Stefanovic had an agreement to squeeze the framework as Toyota had already put in to prolongation their 2010 indication before to the shock proclamation at the finish of last deteriorate they were quitting F1.

Stefan GP were leasing an engine, gearbox, competition group apparatus and trucks, as well as bureau and seminar space in the former Toyota factory.

A series of drivers, together with former hold up Jacques Villeneuve, had hold talks with Stefanovic in the goal they would be racing this year.

But as with US F1, Stefan GP will right away have to competition the place on the grid for 2011.

The FIA"s preference opens the doorway for the likes of David Richards" Prodrive organization to again re-apply as they were one of the catastrophic field last year.

Full 2010 entrance list:

1 Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 2 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 3 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes 4 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull-Renault 6 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 7 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 8 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 9 Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Williams-Cosworth 10 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Williams-Cosworth eleven Robert Kubica (Pol) Renault twelve Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault fourteen Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Mercedes fifteen Vitantonio Luzzi (Ita) Force India-Mercedes sixteen Sbastien Buemi (Swi) Toro Rosso-Ferrari seventeen Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Toro Rosso-Ferrari eighteen Jarno Trulli (Ita) Lotus-Cosworth nineteen Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth twenty Bruno Senna (Brz) HRT-Cosworth twenty-one TBA HRT-Cosworth twenty-two Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) BMW Sauber-Ferrari23 Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) BMW Sauber-Ferrari twenty-five Timo Glock (Ger) Virgin-Cosworth twenty-six Lucas di Grassi (Brz) Virgin-Cosworth