In a further kick to the teeth of the now defunct USF1 outfit, the recent auction of their assets from their old Charlotte headquarters has raised a total of merely $1.4 million for their creditors, after the team collapsed earlier this year.
The auction was opened earlier this month, and saw the remaining assets of the team, including a number of grotty-looking sofas, some tatty computer equipment and a tragic, lonely bottle of champagne, go up for sale.
However, the total amount raised from the auction came to a mere $1.4 million.
The USF1 team were chosen as one of the new 2010 Formula One teams, but suffered a series of financial problems and production delays that saw them removed from the 2010 entry list before the start of the season.
Although the FIA offered them the chance to re-bid for a 2011 grid spot, the team closed its doors shortly after the start of the season.
The auction contents included a mock-up of the unraced USF1 'Type 1' chassis, the only real evidence that the team was ever planning to build an F1 car, which sold for a mere $7,850.
Recent rumours suggest that former USF1 co-founder Ken Anderson is considering a new bid for an F1 grid spot in 2011, with the FIA set to make a final decision on the 13th F1 team in the near future.
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