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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Neither US F1 nor StefanGP appeared on the official 2010 entry list released by the FIA.

“The USF1 Team have indicated that they will not be in a position to participate in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship,” a FIA statement said. “Having considered the various options, the FIA confirms that it is not possible for a replacement team to be entered for the Championship at this late stage. In the coming days the FIA will announce details of a new selection process to identify candidates to fill any vacancies existing at the start of the 2011 season.”

This makes sense because now the prospective teams and the FIA can sort out their future in a calm, orderly and professional manner.

As for StefanGP hoping to race in Bahrain without an official entry [never mind not having any cars] and wanting to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship, that’s like a group of unknown guys showing up outside the NFL offices and saying: “We don’t belong to your league, and we don’t really have a properly organized team, but do you mind letting us in so we can play against some of your teams?”

US F1 now waits for the FIA to decide what the criteria will be for new teams to enter the championship in 2011.

“We are not done as is being reported,” team boss Ken Anderson told National Speed Sport News. “We are just on hold until we hear from the FIA.”

If the FIA doesn’t give the team an entry for 2011, then it’s all over. The team really fell behind schedule in mid-January [about one week after NSSN visited US F1’s base in Charlotte] when an expected sponsor payment did not arrive. Last week the staff was told that the team has been temporarily shut down.

Anderson said that YouTube’s Chad Hurley still has faith in the team, and he said rumors that executive vice president Peter Windsor had left the team were untrue.

“If the FIA grants us a reprieve to be able to come out in 2011, then we have the funding committed,” Anderson told Autosport. “We have a factory, people, machines and parts. People can come here and see how we can be on the grid in 2011, so it is a lot easier to raise money for that.”

But will the FIA grant US F1 a one-year deferment? Or will it open up the 2011 entry slot to bids from a number of applicants?