John Anderson joins US F1 team

Date published : 11 Jan 2010 - 09:37:41

The US F1 team has announced that John Anderson has joined the American squad as its new team manager.Anderson has spent the last 30 years working in several motorsports categories in the US, including jobs with Gerry Forsythe, Barry Green, Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt Jr.Most recently, Anderson was the team manager for Gil de Ferran's ALMS squad."I've known John and been close with him for nearly 20 years - to be able to hire someone as experienced, as organized and as successful as he is will only enhance our team as we move forward," said team principal Ken Anderson. "He is simply the best at what he does and knows what it takes to be successful in motorsports."John Anderson added: "I came to the U.S. for what I thought was a few years and I've never left, and I've had some good runs. Now to be able to have the opportunity to work with America's Formula 1 team, especially with my long-time friend Ken Anderson, is an unbelievable opportunity. "Ken's mindset of US F1 - to have an open mind, be flexible and explore best practices, is why I'm here and I want to be a part of this."