US F1 out - Grid reduced to 24 cars

Official: US F1 out and no replacement - Formula 1 news - GPUpdate.net

Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that the US F1 team will not compete in the upcoming 2010 World Championship and that, furthermore, no team will be selected to replace the American outfit, meaning Stefan Grand Prix's only opportunity now is to be selected for the 2011 season.

With the Charlotte-based US having requested to skip the 2010 season but the sporting regulations not supporting any such demand, the FIA was presented with no option on Wednesday but to release a full entry list containing one less team than originally planned for the imminent campaign.

US F1's chances of being selected for 2011 are now slim

As a result of the US F1 demise, Sauber - whose entry was accepted after the initial selection - takes the car numbers of the departed team as Virgin Racing complete the 24-car grid with numbers 24 and 25, with no car 13 due to tradition.

An FIA statement reads as follows:

'The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. Having considered the various options, the FIA confirms that it is not possible for a replacement team to be entered for the Championship at this late stage.

In the coming days the FIA will announce details of a new selection process to identify candidates to fill any vacancies existing at the start of the 2011 season.'

As expected, US F1 is dead even before being born.. Still, it is now one confusion less in the grid.

yeah we have 3 newcomes to show anyway

weird, stefan already have a car to field right ? should have been given a chance