The F1 Times understands that the FIA’s Charlie Whiting is present at USF1’s Charlotte based factory to learn about the state of the team.
Fresh reports about the future of team emerged yesterday when an anonymous senior member of staff at the American based team contacted Autosport.
“In a meeting between the employees, Windsor and Anderson, Windsor put the question up to the employees: ‘Who here doesn’t think we’ll make Bahrain?’ I think he might have meant it somewhat rhetorically, but he was answered nonetheless, and 100 per cent of the staff raised their hands. He was visibly shocked.”
Reports are circulating that Chad Hurley, the founder of YouTube and backer of the team has been to several meetings to try and save the team. Negotiations over mergers with Campos and Stefan GP are likely solutions to USF1’s problems.
We understand that the FIA are now trying to gauge the likeliness that USF1 will make the grid at all in 2010.
USF1 and the FIA are yet to confirm the meeting.
