New teams on Formula One’s horizon

The world of Formula 1 could experience a major refreshment in the coming years with two interesting projects appearing in the spotlight with the aim of adding two new teams to the sport.

Caterham, HRT and Marussia were the latest outfits to join F1 four years ago. The teams have been struggling to keep themselves alive under fierce financial situations and HRT were even forced to pull out at the end of 2012. Now two squads can shake up the field in the near future.

The FIA confirmed a few weeks ago they had given the permission to NASCAR’s team owner Gene Haas to join F1 either in 2015 or 2016. However the outfit is behind schedule. Haas recently confirmed that it will not be ready in time to run in 2015 as neither the location of the factory, nor the engine supplier is secured.

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