[Khcyhshq]

¿Lola try wasn't in 1995?

[bestformaldress23]

¿Lola try wasn't in 1995?

no, it was 97.

you might be thinking about the dying Larrouse team, their last season was 94 and i think they tried to get something together for 95, but ultimately failed due to severe lack of funding in the 94/95 winter and they were never seen again.

[freflellalafe]

Why do people keep saying this??????

Lola was on the Grid....wait, no they weren't they sent cars to lap the Albert Park track for 2 days in 1997 and were never seen again.

ProDrive got a spot for the 2008 Season, in 2006.....Much more time than the current new teams and they still couldn't get their program together.

To be fair, Prodrive entered under the provision that it could be the McLaren B team, but then customer teams were banned, then allowed again, and now banned once more! If anyones to blame for PD not showing its the FIA. At least all of this seasons newbies don't have moving goalposts to cope with.

[Uzezqelj]

¿Lola try wasn't in 1995?

I believe they did build an F1 car in the 1995 season that Allan McNish tested but I think it was only a test car.

[irrascaft]

To be fair, Prodrive entered under the provision that it could be the McLaren B team, but then customer teams were banned, then allowed again, and now banned once more! If anyones to blame for PD not showing its the FIA. At least all of this seasons newbies don't have moving goalposts to cope with.

well to me Pro drive does not get a pass either. If they could not be a proper team then don't enter as a B-team. I don't like that concept. Even with my beloved super Aguri, whom I hoped would have quickly become self reliant after 2 years. STR is different because they used to be Mianardi which was a team in their own right for a long time relatively speaking.

So to me the failure is at least 50% pro-drive for wanting to come in to F1 via the backdoor with absolutely no originality whatsoever.

[bestformaldress23]

well to me Pro drive does not get a pass either. If they could not be a proper team then don't enter as a B-team. I don't like that concept. Even with my beloved super Aguri, whom I hoped would have quickly become self reliant after 2 years. STR is different because they used to be Mianardi which was a team in their own right for a long time relatively speaking.

So to me the failure is at least 50% pro-drive for wanting to come in to F1 via the backdoor with absolutely no originality whatsoever.

agreed. If prodrive were prepared to build their own cars for 2010, then id of ratherhad them than USF1. Prodrive have a lot more experience in motorsport and i think they'd of faired better than the (what appears to be) dying USF1. Plus, prodrive could of had more chance of getting sponsors IMO.

But, USF1 announced an F1 entry before the budget cap fiasco If i am not mistaken, so I can sorta see how Max and his 'barmy army' were fooled into thinking this team was the real deal....