Which teams will drive in F3000 next season.

[Daisy]

This season only 12 teams (after KJR dropped out) drive in F3000. Nordic, Petrobras, Super Nova, Minardi, Arden, KTR, Durango, Red Bull Jr, Coloni & DAMS will stay, I think. Astromega and Prost Jr have some problems I heard, so it's not sure we will see them next year. And what about Fortec and Draco, will they return. Or maybe an other team. Is F3000 something for Carlin, with 2 very good drivers (Sato & Davidson) to step in next year.

[badoer fan]

I shouldn't be surprised not to see Minardi next year, as they may opt to concentrate on F1

[formula-3000net]

Originally posted by badoer fan
I shouldn't be surprised not to see Minardi next year, as they may opt to concentrate on F1

There was a rumour that McLaren were thinking of returning...

[Mekola]

Originally posted by Daisy
And what about Fortec and Draco, will they return. Or maybe an other team. Is F3000 something for Carlin, with 2 very good drivers (Sato & Davidson) to step in next year.

Looking for the potential of team Draco, I think they will return to F3000 in 2002 with his main driver Felipe Massa. Felipe had a strong potential to demonstrate in the F3000, ant it will be good to see him in this series. despite on these last Euro F3000 races he didn't have good results, he is the leader of the series and is a title contender.
About Fortec, perhaps they will return, too. They folded his 2001 campaign because they don't found any talented driver to have a good season with them.
About teams with problems and junior teams, if the PSN backing is strong the team Prost Junior can stay on F3000, and the team Astromega can found any help and stay on the category. Look at Nordic: some years ago the team struggle for results, and during 2000 they engaged Justin Wilson and Coca-Cola sponsorship and grew up to that great moment they have today. About European Minardi F3000, there are the KJR guys under them (look at the sponsors of the cars, there are the same of KJR last year), they will stay too.
Newcomers on the F3000 are welcome. I heard something about Carlin when McLaren left his F3000 operation, but at the moment is nothing confirmed.

[AndyF]

It will be good to see some more teams of the grid if possible! How many cars are allowed to start a race - I was not a fan of the times when there were five or six non-qualifiers!

[Mekola]

Since 1999 the 26 best qualified cars are allowed to race.

[Greg Murray]

Carlin are the BAR Jnr team so it wouldn't surprise me if they have as the driver Line-up as Darren Manning & Takumo Sato,because Davidson has already signed for Carlin F3 for next season,Fortec well they'll have Jamie Davies and Dino Morelli,Nordic Enge & Jaroslav Janis(if anybody dosen't no who he is he is a Czech in formula ford).

[jiggly_puff]

yeah ur right about carlin greg - i reckon thats very likely to happen next year because anthony davidson is definatley staying in f3! i think fortec will rejoin the main f3000 field too!

[formula-3000net]

I'd assume Fortec would take Bentwood and Takashi if they rejoined International F3000...

[DanFlag]

Originally posted by badoer fan
I shouldn't be surprised not to see Minardi next year, as they may opt to concentrate on F1

What about Prost?
They don't even have enough $$$ to do testing in F1

[jiggly_puff]

i think prost will definatley have to go them!
they haven't had a good year really have they.........there F1 team is poor, the f3000 team has constantly being playing driver musical chairs and the F3 team had to fold!!!!!!!

[DanFlag]

Will KID JENSEN RACING be back?

Could former KTR partner JBmotorsport step up in F3000 on their own?