Haas F1 Team, the new American squad joining Formula 1 in 2016, is now turning its attention to drivers.
Esteban Gutierrez, who is a reserve driver for Ferrari - Haas F1 Team's technical partner - appears to be in pole position for one seat. But Californian GP2 driver Alexander Rossi might also be a contender, while team owner Gene Haas has not ruled out a spectacular switch from NASCAR for Danica Patrick.
The list of possible drivers, however, is much longer than that, Haas indicated in a recent interview with USA Today.
"I think the seriousness of the interest is picking up quite a bit," he said. "Right now there's a lot of churning in the garage there in Formula 1. Some people are doing really well and everybody else is doing really bad. Some of the teams they thought would do good, really missed it."
He might be talking about Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez, who have been openly disappointed with Force India's progress in 2016.
Haas continued: "The drivers we would probably be getting are drivers who have gone to another team and aren't happy with that team's progress.
"I think drivers are very cognizant of the fact that if they choose the wrong venue, they can screw their careers. Because when there's technological issues they haven't overcome, they're wasting a whole year."
