Gene Haas, who already heads his own NASCAR outfit in the United States, has had his application to enter a team in the Formula One world championship accepted, the FIA confirmed on Friday. The FIA's World Motor Sport Council, meeting in Marrakech, also said that other high-standard applications had been submitted and that they are in the process of further examining another potential new team, Forza Rossa. Haas, 61, will bring plenty of experience to Formula One when his team lines up for a planned 2015 start. The Stewart-Haas Racing won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2011, while Haas Automation, founded in 1983 and based in California, is the largest machine tool builder...
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