Luca di Montezemolo has once again expressed his desire to see a third Ferrari on the grid in near future, however this time he hinted at it being run by an American team.
“I dream of a third Ferrari managed by an American team, with the stars and stripes flag,” he said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Ferrari president has been backing the introduction of third cars run by customer teams for a while now.
This latest quote comes after Autosport reported that a new American team is looking to enter F1, backed once again by Chad Hurley of YouTube and his advisor Parris Mullins.
The internet video-sharing site co-founder worked with the USF1 team in 2009 and launched a last-gasp effort to save the team before it finally folded.
Mullins revealed that he had been in contact with Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali to discuss potential arrangements for the teams future and noted that talks went well, with a keen interest shown by Ferrari.
The USA is Ferrari’s largest market, which could be the motivation behind providing an American team with a Ferrari built F1 car.
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