Italian team eyes F1 spot 12/04/2010 |
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Former GP2 team Durango has applied to fill the 13th spot on the 2011 Formula 1 grid.
The Italian outfit, founded in 1980, pulled out of GP2 this year due to financial problems, but team boss Ivone Pinton said that the commercial opportunities offered up by F1 make it a more viable proposition.
"After all the wrong things that happened [to the team] last season we tried our best to look for new partners in our racing activity, he explained. It did not take too long to understand that the interest could be aroused just about Formula 1 and nothing else. So we pushed towards this direction and I can say that, to enter F1, we can now enjoy the backing of two very big international groups.
"So even keeping the feet on the ground, as we say in Italy because up till now this is just a serious attempt I like to consider that after so many years spent pushing young drivers to become future champions, now the time has come to strongly push Durango as a team towards the motorsport pinnacle."
F1s governing body the FIA is looking for a team to fill the gap left by USF1, which failed to take up its place on the grid this season.
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