What kind of a racing team talks about the big name stars it is about to sign and the fantastic achievements it might pull off, without first getting the basic details into place?

Well, apart from USF1…

To go racing in F1, you need the following check list:

– cars (preferably with big noisy engines attached)

– men (or women) to drive these devices

– a big pile of money

– an official entry, preferably with big rubber stamp, saying “FIA”

– spares, in case something falls off

– a mechanic who knows which bits go where

– some spanners

– a big van in which to put everything

– fuel to power the cars (and the truck)

– a large bucket, filled with fresh chutzpah

– a book of rules, preferably for Formula 1.

– someone who understands the book of rules

– Some black round rubber things called tyres…

Stefan GP was supposed to be a serious operation. There was never much to back up this belief, but Bernie Ecclestone was being very supportive. He said that there is money coming from the Serbian government. There seemed to be a chassis and engine supply deal from Toyota.

But somehow they forgot to do a deal for a supply of tyres…

In the words of John McEnroe, “You cannot be serious!”

Back to square 1.