12 teams will participate in the Formula 1 season 2010

Total of 12 teams will participate in the Formula 1 season 2010. Last Tuesday (yesterday early morning GMT), a federation of world auto racing, the FIA, finally released the list of participants. U.S. F1 team certainly absent, and Stefan GP did not get a license to perform as a replacement.

List of participants this was announced too late. Usually, already released by the FIA since November last year. However, because of the status of a number of new teams in trouble, the FIA have to wait until this week to announce it. In fact, 2010 has started the season 12-14 Maret later in Bahrain.

A total of four new teams that should be appearing later this year. Namely Virgin, Lotus, U.S. F1, and Campos Meta. All uses Cosworth engines.

But once the season endured trials, only the Virgin and the Lotus which has lowered the car on the track. Teams from the United States, U.S. F1, at least not clear juntrungannya. Financial problems continued to interfere, to the extent that the FIA had to send a "referee F1," Charlie Whiting, the team's headquarters in Charlotte last week.

From the results of the visit, dipastikanlah US F1 can not appear. FIA release the list, the team status is written on the bottom: "U.S. F1 has indicated that they are not in a position able to participate in 2010."

Ken Anderson, U.S. F1 boss, calling his party had asked the FIA to give them time until 2011 to appear. The decision to do so would soon be submitted. However, the signs, U.S. F1 will close forever. Because the FIA had already embarrassed and disappointed.

The fourth team, Campos Meta, also had big money problems. Lucky, the team has found an investor to figure Carabante Jose Ramon. Team name was changed to Hispania Racing Team (HRT). Though not had time to do any testing, the team is convinced (and believed) would fall on the first series in Bahrain.

Evidence of their readiness, some time after the FIA announced the list of participants F1 2010, HRT also announced a second driver to accompany Bruno Senna. He is the Karun Chandhok. Driver from India's 2010 driver complement structure.

Actually, there are five teams who claimed to be ready waterfall. Stefan GP, the name of the original team that Serbs, felt very prepared to replace U.S. F1 and down in Bahrain. They even have two drivers: Kazuki Nakajima and Jacques Villeneuve. Cars and engines they are ready, because the team acquired assets Toyota team.

It's just that, the FIA did not seem to want any "surprise team." "After considering various options, the FIA was currently not possible to allow a replacement team to perform at the world championships (F1)," so the sound of the FIA statement.

Furthermore, the FIA will announce details of new registrations, to accept a new team for the 2011 season again