Can Haas succeed where others failed?
The last few attempts to start new Formula 1 teams haven't ended well. Can Gene Haas buck that trend? DIETER RENCKEN examines his chances and gets the latest on the project
It's become a cliche - but no less true for being oft-repeated - to say that the only way to make a small fortune out of Formula 1 is to start off with a big one.
While F1 tsar Bernie Ecclestone has spectacularly gone the other way, F1 history is littered with examples of businessmen who, having made it in life, proceeded to not only lose their shirts to sport, but their kids' clothes as well.
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