So Gene Haas the 62 year old NASCAR team owner has indicated to the FIA that he is interested in entering a F1 team in 2015 or 2016. He currently owns what is thought to be the most advanced automotive wind tunnel in the world and has plenty of money behind him with also being the largest CNC machine manufacturer on the planet.
With it being very likely that we will at last have 2 US grand prix by 2015, it would surely be a massive boost to the American viewing figures to be able to watch a Haas F1 team racing at them.
Stewart Haas Racing is a successful NASCAR team and has a strong following. With 22% of US tv audiences watching the Daytona 500 last year, some 17.5 million people, make no mistake this could bring a huge number of American viewers over to F1 to follow the Haas team.
Gene Haas plans to use Ferrari engines and do everything else in house. He already has former Red Bull manager Guenther Steiner on board to be team manager.
So could this be it? With 2 races in place for 2015 and now a feasible, rich, race experienced American team entering F1. Could this be the moment that F1 finally breaks America?
With it being very likely that we will at last have 2 US grand prix by 2015, it would surely be a massive boost to the American viewing figures to be able to watch a Haas F1 team racing at them.
Stewart Haas Racing is a successful NASCAR team and has a strong following. With 22% of US tv audiences watching the Daytona 500 last year, some 17.5 million people, make no mistake this could bring a huge number of American viewers over to F1 to follow the Haas team.
Gene Haas plans to use Ferrari engines and do everything else in house. He already has former Red Bull manager Guenther Steiner on board to be team manager.
So could this be it? With 2 races in place for 2015 and now a feasible, rich, race experienced American team entering F1. Could this be the moment that F1 finally breaks America?