Zoran Stefanovic, the man behind the Stefan GP outfit which applied for a belated spot on the Formula One grid for 2010, has confirmed that his team has once again applied for 2011, with the intention of using Cosworth power.
The Serbian businessman refused to give away too many details on his entry before the FIA’s August announcement on which entry has been successful in securing the 13th slot.
“We are not going to disclose anything before we know the outcome of the whole process and that’s going to be by the end of August, according to the FIA,” he told F1Pulse. “A lot of people are saying that it will be done in a shorter time – by the end of July – but it’s at the end of August.”
The decision to go with Cosworth is based on the performance proven by the Williams team, which, along with Lotus, Virgin and Hispania, run the British based engine manufacturer’s units.
“We spoke with four different engine manufacturers and we’ll be applying and using Cosworth. We think they are a viable option.
“It has the potential to be in the front of the grid – there is no doubt now, with what Williams has shown.”
He then went onto explain that disgraced ex-McLaren employee, Mike Coughlan, involved in the spying scandal of 2007, is no longer with the team – one of the reasons it’s thought he was unsuccessful in filling USF1’s spot on the grid.
“Mike Coughlan was involved but he is not anymore. He is now working for some American company – I don’t think he is related to motorsport anymore.”
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