Ross Brawn has expressed surprise at the news that USF1, one of three
start-up new teams for the 2010 season, has not yet commenced internal
crash-testing of car components.
The publications Blick and Auto Motor und Sport revealed the news this
week, to which Brawn replied: "We have been crash testing for the new car
for the past two months, to be ready for the official tests.
"A new team should be doing the same if it wants to be ready for the
beginning of the season," the Briton added.
Germany's Auto Motor und Sport estimated the chance that the Charlotte
based team will be ready to race in 2010 at "zero".
It has been rumoured that one possible outcome for USF1 is the sale of its
2010 entry to another team.
The reports said that at a recent FOTA meeting, all team bosses with the
exception of USF1 sporting director Peter Windsor wanted to forbid teams
from selling their official entries.
