USF1 have announced the appointment of John Anderson as their team manager.
New North Carolina-based F1 team appoint team manager
USF1 have announced the appointment of John Anderson as their team manager.
Although the team, one of four new outfits entering Formula One in 2010, are based in North Carolina, they will also be using a facility in Spain during the course of the season.
As such, the team have decided to hire Anderson in order to co-ordinate efforts between the two bases, along with managing the daily operations of all staff members.
"I came to the US for what I thought was a few years and I've never left, and I've had some good runs. Now to be able to have the opportunity to work with America's Formula One team, especially with my longtime friend (USF1 team principal) Ken Anderson, is an unbelievable opportunity," he said.
"Ken's mindset of US F1 - to have an open mind, be flexible and explore best practices, is why I'm here and I want to be a part of this."
Anderson added: "I've known John and been close with him for nearly 20 years - to be able to hire someone as experienced, as organised and as successful as he is will only enhance our team as we move forward.
"He is simply the best at what he does and knows what it takes to be successful in motorsports."
Extra testing
Meanwhile, the FIA has given the team "special dispensation" to conduct two extra days of straight-line testing.
Last week,
Gazzetta dello Sport claimed that USF1 could have a late start to the season after asking the governing body for permission to begin their campaign at the Spanish Grand Prix in May.
However, it now appears that USF1 actually asked the FIA for permission to conduct extra straight-line testing.
Under the 2010 regulations, teams were limited to six days of straight-line testing, one of which they can swap for a day in the wind tunnel. However, recent discussions have seen that number drop to just four days.
USF1, though, have been given permission to run the original six.
"We have been given special dispensation to have six straight-line/full-scale tunnel days, rather than the four to which all the other teams are limited," sporting director Peter Windsor told
autosport.com.
"It is an example of how the FIA and the teams have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome."
The team have already been given permission to test in the United States rather than Europe pre-season and recently revealed that their first official track outing will take place in Alabama in February.
