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The founders of a new US-based Formula One team plan to hire a pair of American drivers, and Mario Andretti believes his grandson is the perfect choice to fill one of the seats.
Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor, the principals behind the team they call USF1, officially announced their intent this week to run the 2010 schedule. The motorsport veterans said they'll base the team in Charlotte, home for most NASCAR teams, and scour the market for young American drivers.
"Who they are ... your guess is as good as mine," said Windsor, a former team manager for Ferrari and Williams. "But two American drivers, that's what we intend to do."
Windsor rattled off a list of relatively unknown open-wheel drivers currently competing in lower ranks, the most notable being Jonathan Summerton, a 21-year-old racing in Europe in the A1GP Series.
Then he and Anderson turned to their dream list, which included former F1 driver Scott Speed, NASCAR star Kyle Busch and IndyCar glamour girl Danica Patrick. But Speed has said he is not interested in an F1 return.
