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Originally Posted by csirl
As someone who's not from the UK, I fully understand where Haas is coming from with his home base and, based on the reaction to previous posts of mine, I've come to the conclusion that UK fans simply don't get the fact that F1 needs to have a team line-up with a more multinational field if it is to survive longterm as a global sport. Buying a UK team doesn't achieve anything for anyone who wants to expand F1's international horizons.
As for hiring experienced F1 staff, I don't see it as being as big a deal as people think. There are plenty of out of work experienced people in UK and elsewhere in Europe who would happily take a well paid job in the USA. There are many others who'd move for a modest pay increase. I don't see the U.S. location as being a big deal when it comes to recruitment.
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Formula 1 is difficult enough without trying to do it with one hand behind your back. With the exception of Ferrari, when was the last time there was a successful team that wasn't based in Carbon Fibre Valley?
Just a few problems that spring to mind with being based in the USA:
- It will be difficult to recruit experienced staff (whatever csirl might think).
- No nearby suppliers with F1 knowledge and experience.
- Local engineers and mechanics use inches, not metric.
- Difficult to share transport and logistics with the other teams.
- Specialist suppliers all thousands of miles away.
- All other suppliers, teams and the FIA in a very different time zone.
It wouldn't be the first time a newcomer has entered F1 thinking he knows better. If Gene Haas succeeds though, he will be the first one to be right.