USF1 have today issued a press release announcing that racing legend, John Anderson has joined the team as their Team Manager, effective immediately.

John Anderson, who is originally from Sydney, Australia, moved to the USA in 1980 after successfully running a race prep and fabrication shop.

Most recently, Anderson was the team manager for Gil de Ferran’s American Le Mans Series (ALMS) organization. “The parallels with the ALMS car and an F1 car, with their complexity and performance envelope, are very similar,” he said. “An F1 car is of course the pinnacle of construction and technology, and to be involved is a high point of my career.”

The team manager role has been one that Anderson has been practising since the early 1980s. Not only will Anderson be coordinating the team in the U.S. and in Europe, acting as a liaison between the engineers and shop staff and spearheading testing, but he’ll be an informal team psychologist. “It’s about getting the right group of guys who can work, live and play together, and also understanding where everyone’s strengths and weaknesses are,” said Anderson. “Ken and Peter Windsor have put together a strong group, and I can only help to strengthen the bonds and be a part of America’s resurgence in the top motorsport in the world.”