By ADAM COOPER AND MAC MORRISON (AUTOWEEK)
Anderson and Hurley had made a desperate last-ditch effort to save the team by formally requesting that the entry be postponed until 2011. The shutdown was likely prompted by a negative response from the FIA to that request. If there is any tiny glimmer of a future for U.S. F1, it's merely that the team would be able to reapply along with anyone else if there is still a free slot in 2011. If that happens, it seems unlikely that U.S. F1 will receive a second chance if there are other credible bidders. Windsor is thought to have left the team before Tuesday's developments.
A source close to Hurley told AW that the wealthy investor sounds as if he has had enough of trying to get involved in F1. The chances of him investing elsewhere appear to be slim, according to the source.
If indeed Tuesday marks the team's ultimate end, Serbian-backed Stefan GP will continue its push to fill U.S. F1's spot on the grid, though the FIA will have the final say as to what happens moving forward. Stefan GP's entry is still possible, but it would at the very least require unanimous agreement of the existing teams.
It seems likely that the FIA will issue two documents within the next day or so: a definitive 2010 entry list, along with a separate statement that either explains why Stefan GP is on it, or confirms that there will be an open spot in 2011 and that an entry-bid process will be launched. Stefan GP, U.S. F1 (if it exists in any form) and others would then be invited to apply."
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U.S. F1 finished, sources say
Looks like they're done,
The remaining team members are just waiting for an official announcement from Ken Anderson.....
It was exciting thinking we could field a F1 team
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