Gene Haas should abandon plans to base his nascent F1 team in the USA and instead relocate to the sport's European heartland. That is the belief of two men who, while never in charge of running a team, have seen previous attempts to operate from the other side of the Atlantic founder. The most recent American-based F1 hopeful, USF1, failed to even reach the starting grid when supposed to join Virgin, Lotus and HRT in the 2010 line-up, and Haas is being warned to reconsider if he wants to make a serious impression on the category. The NASCAR team owner and automotive tooling entrepreneur was awarded an F1 licence by the FIA earlier this month, and has until June to make a definite decision...
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