Why do people think America could not build an F1 car? Ford, for many years, ran in F1. Interesting how people forget that.

*ahem* While I agree about the economic condition of the American mfgs, don't kid yourself that the talent and technology doesn't exist in America to compete in F1. I think having the rest of the world beat a path to your doorstep for aviation and computing technology, for handy examples, is a sign there must be something good there. I just think it's a pretty brash thing to say.

Having said that, it's quite curious that Toyota can't figure a way to win, isn't it? Nor Honda, yet. I believe part of that is cultural, the way Asian business is run, that tends to lead to stifling of certain aspects that European and American business instead promotes. There are strengths and weaknesses to each style, but perhaps the mindset needed for success in F1 is more of the latter than the former. *shrug* what do I know?

In any case, I'll remain an F1 fan as long as I can still watch all the races on teevee....

With Honda backing there can be a american formula 1 team. But there is no way in hell any american manufacture could make it. So all of who wish for this to happen do this: wish in one hand and @#$% in the other and see which one fills up the fastest.

I can think on nothing funnier than believing the GM could ever build a competitive F1 car. Absolute nonsense. There is really no way for an American-based team to be competitive, the expertise, wind tunnel technology and human talent just doesn't exist at the level necessary to succeed in F1. The US manufacturers are all in such bad shape economically and competitively they simply can't be a part of any of this. Also, transport costs are too high and only getting higher. Obviously, if it was viable, Penske or Ganassi would have done it. It simply isn't in the cards, regardless of what Ken Anderson, or any of the rest of you, might like to believe.

I believe GM could built an F1 car that could win in its fifth season - if they wanted to. Danica Patrick should get a try in the cockpit, as should Canadians Andrew Carpentier and Paul Tracy... if they can shoe-horn Tracy into the seat.

I would love to see an American team with an American engine but the reality is slim right now. (And then maybe a stop on the circuit) The big three have all their money in NASCAR (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz). Maybe if Honda uses their Acura nameplate. American drivers would be great as well but they should run the course up the ladder of the jr series and get a good taste of what it is like. American open wheel is not the same as it is in Europe. Marco and Grahm are young enough to do it and they should. Both are great talents but need some more experience turning right as well as left.

Let face it... how many champion in the american series actually succeeded in F1. Just a handful only. In modern day, we had JV. JPM was promising, but he lost his steam and return to America. He claim that he was sick of F1 politics, but he is not quite on par with Kimi as his team mate. There is no need to mention the rest of them.

Even Scott Speed with high hope had to leave prematurely. I'm not sure how Bourdias is faring since he didn't have a competitive car to impress. Maybe the American hopeful should spend a year or 2 in GP2 before promoting to F1. Sound like a logical path to me.

As for Sato, it is purely his link with Honda that he raced in F1. Despite being very erratic, on a good day, he is quite impressive.

Will be American F1 team materialised, let wait and see.

The US has a couple of promising young candidates to drive for this team - Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal.

How about an AMERICAN driver? If we are going to have an American Team, lets have American Drivers! I personally would not want to watch the "Rolling Speed bump" (Takuma Sato)drive around under an American auspices...Yes, America, we need an American team in F-1 with American's actually running and driving the team!

The US needs an F1 team, but it needs to be a ford dodge or chevy drive train.