The way the 2010 pre-season has been unfolding so far has made me wonder about a few questions:

1) Will Campos Meta and US F1 actually make it to the grid in Bahrain?  AFAIK Campos Meta is about to announce within the next 24 hours that its future has been secured. However, the rumour is that US F1 won't make it. Funding appears to have been withdrawn

2) If Campos Meta and/or US F1 actually reach the grid in Bahrain, how safe is it for these new teams to be running their cars in a race scenario when they haven't been tested yet on track for safety, reliability etc  This isn't a Hollywood movie where the underdogs get their act together at the very last minute and still compete/win etc  This is the real world where IMHO they will probably not only embarrass themselves but, more importantly, they might also compromise the safety of others

3) If either of those 2 teams fails to make the grid (and US F1 is more likely not to) then Stefan GP will be trying to take that place on the grid. Again, how safe is it to let Stefan GP run their cars on the grid with no (or almost no) prior testing?  

It looks like, of the new teams, Lotus is running pretty much fine - although Heikki Kovaleinen has today wasted the rest of today's testing in Jerez due to damaging the front wing of the Lotus  Glock also has had a tough time testing in the Virgin Racing car  But, despite disruption caused by rain etc, at least those two teams are functioning normally as one would expect  Full credit to Lotus and Virgin Racing for what they have achieved so far   

We have the prospect of one of the best F1 seasons in years ahead of us   As a passionate F1 fan, I would hate to see one of the 2 chaotic new teams (US F1, Campos Meta and possibly Stefan GP) ruining it for everyone else  


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