At the end of last year, they were the head of the Formula 2 team Adrian Campos and his business partner Salvatore gandolfo announced that they are working on a new team project Formula 1.
But it was last week pascal wehrlein, which was initially named as part of this project, lost interest to return to Formula 1 and will continue to race in Formula E, this time for Porsche, as he terminated his contract with the team Mahindra. "Coming to a racing weekend when you know you're going to fight for 15th place is not in my best interest,”So the German for the website Ran.de.
But it is now Gandolfo through his spokesman Albert Antonini messages that their project Formula 1 still alive. “However, due to the current situation, it is not possible to plan the next steps,”He told a Swiss newspaper View. One of the next steps is engine partner, however Gandolfo he says the project also relies on the better revenue distribution in Formula 1.
Italian said that if the team will be every year from Liberty Media, the majority owner Formula 1, received 70-80 million, "should find an additional € 20 million for a team budget of € 100 million. Only this is realistic and interesting as a business,He added Gandolfo.