Potential new teams

[Penfold]

Stefan GP guy is back with fresh plans to enter F1: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/130630/exstefan-gp-boss-plans-new-team-for-2019

[Chrill]

He's persistent, I shall give him that.

[Penfold]

What else does one need to get into F1?  Oh yeah, money, lots and lots of money.

[Chrill]

Are you sure? Most new teams seem to lack just that.

[Penfold]

Well, they must have enough to sort a factory, pay an engine supplier, and build a couple of F1 cars; so many tens of millions to pump in as seed money - unless some kindly bank is mad enough to loan it.   Problem is having enough to keep the show rolling....

[Penfold]

Todt still waiting to receive a "serious offer" from any would-be F1 team: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/todt-no-serious-new-teams-948743/

Not much point in any independent outfit joining until money distribution gets sorted in 2020, and then you may as well wait another year for the Ross Brawn-crafted technical regulations to come into force.

[Chrill]

I could see teams joining for 2019, but only if backed by one of the major manufacturers. New teams probably looking at 2020-21 as you state.

[Chrill]

Another snippet I pick up is that a former team boss is said to be considering entering a new team from 2021/22, and was present in Silverstone investigating the lay of the land. It is too early to suggest that the project will fly so it would be unfair to name-drop, but sources suggest he was posing some serious questions. F1 needs at least one more team, so I hope the project comes off.

Quoting Dieter Rencken, respected F1 journalist, who keeps a "paddock diary" on racefans.net.
https://www.racefans.net/2019/07/15/paddock-diary-british-grand-prix-day-four-2/

Now let's go through all the photos from this weekend. Who was present?

[Penfold]

Some of the ones I spotted on TV: Daniel Craig, Michael Douglas, Nico Rosberg, Jackie Stewart, Steve Coogan, Mo Farah, Gareth Southgate, and Sebastian Coe.  Do any of those names leap out as potential team owners?

Edit: Forget all that, I just realised it says "former team boss"....

[Penfold]

Okay, so let's try and think of a few former team bosses: Dave Richards, Craig Pollack, Monisha '3 into 2 does go' Kaltenborn, Eddie Jordan (at least we know he was at Silverstone), Alain Prost (no chance of resurrecting Prost Grand Prix), Peter Sauber, a zombie Ken Tyrrell, Ron 'my voice is a cure for insomnia' Dennis, Richard Branson (too busy with space), John Booth of Marussia fame, and, umm, that's about it from me.  Any to add?

[Chrill]

Well, Jackie Stewart was clearly there, was was Jean Todt.

[Penfold]

Too old and too much of an FIA President.

[Chrill]

Briatore? I'd say he's a likely candidate for trying something foolish like starting a new F1 team from scratch.

[Penfold]

Who?  Name doesn't sound familiar.  Was he involved in any particularly memorable moments in F1's history?

[Chrill]

Well, I assume you refer to him dating Heidi Klum. Other than that, I guess you refer to him stealing Schumacher from Jordan. Surely, that must be it.