US F1 employees sacked by Anderson

Ken Anderson has emailed his employees telling them that they have been permanently laid off – and yet he has seemingly still refused to accept that the team has finally reached the end of the road.

Several weeks ago the staff were put on “unpaid leave,” and thus they have been in a curious state of limbo.

The Charlotte Business Journal reported today that the email from Anderson cited “serious economic and funding challenges” as the reason for the lay-offs. However the message from the eternally optimistic team boss apparently also said that employees could be rehired if conditions improve.

It remains to be seen whether any of them wait around for such an opportunity to arise, or if Anderson tries to save his dream by attempting to enter the 2011 World Championship. The FIA has made it clear that the team is under investigation for its failure to show up for this season, and clearly a future entry will not be looked on very favourably.

It’s also reported that “at least nine employees have filed wage complaints in March with the N.C. Department of Labor because they had not been paid.”

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  1. jim's avatar jim

    Is Windsor still showing up at races?
    Sic em!!! 😉

  2. jo6pac's avatar jo6pac

    How sad that these people were even involved in an F1 team in America.

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