Stefan GP considering a dozen drivers

Serbian hopefuls Stefan GP have declared that, having failed to secure a place on this year's starting grid following the non-attendance of US F1, they now hope to make a debut in 2011 and have a list of 12 potential drivers with whom to do so. With US F1 having prevented other teams from entering Formula 1 this year, the last-minute pull-out of the Charlotte-based outfit forced sporting governing body the FIA with no option but to prevent the likes of Stefan from making a debut, not least because no contract has been agreed for a Bridgestone tire supply.

However, the Zoran Stefanovic-owned squad – which purchased 2009 Toyota cars, engines and gearboxes with a hope of joining the 2010 grid – has now announced that (like Epsilon Euskadi and GP2 outfit Durango) it is submitting an entry bid for the 13th and final grid slot, with the following drivers as candidates:

– Jacques Villeneuve; French-Canadian, 1997 World Champion
– Narain Karthikeyan; Indian who raced a single season with Jordan in 2005
– Kazuki Nakajima; Japanese driver, competed in full seasons for Williams, 2008-09
– Pastor Maldonado; Venezuelan GP2 driver, recently linked with de la Rosa's seat
– Bertrand Baguette; Belgian World Series by Renault Champion, now in IndyCars
– Sébastien Loeb; Frenchman, unbeaten to World Rally title since 2004
– Ralf Schumacher; younger brother of Michael, won 6 F1 races and now in DTM
– Christian Klien; Austrian, out of F1 drive since being replaced at Red Bull in 2006
– Karun Chandhok; currently competing with Hispania and made debut in Bahrain
– Takuma Sato; Japanese driver, raced to F1 podium in 2004, now in IndyCar Series
– Adrián Vallés; Superleague Formula Champion, former World Series runner-up
– Alex Margaritis; Greek-German, switched from single-seaters to DTM in 2005
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