Any new entrant request requires the agreement of both F1 and the FIA.”į1 said no new teams could be added to the grid prior to the 2026 season.General Motors will attempt to enter Formula One by partnering with Andretti Global under its Cadillac banner as it supports Michael Andretti's bid to launch a two-car American team.Īndretti has been lobbying the FIA, the governing body for F1, to expand the 20-car grid and join the series after a failed 2021 attempt to purchase Sauber. “We all want to ensure the championship remains credible and stable and any new entrant request will be assessed on criteria to meet those objectives by the relevant stakeholders. “There is great interest in the F1 project at this time with a number of conversations continuing that are not as visible as others,” F1 said in a statement. Andretti’s father, Mario Andretti, is the 1978 Formula One world champion. And if given the opportunity, GM and Cadillac will compete with the very best at the very highest levels with passion and integrity that will continue to elevate the sport for the FIA and race fans around the world.”į1 immediately responded to the Andretti-GM partnership in the same tone it has since Andretti began pushing for expansion - by noting that it has several parties interested in joining the series and Andretti is simply the most visible. It’s very, very exciting for us to be with Andretti. “Today is the first step in what we hope to be the historic entry of General Motors into F1,” said GM President Mark Reuss. GM recently won back the title of top-selling automaker in the United States after losing it last year to Toyota. I think we’ll be bringing a tremendous amount of support to Formula One and it’s hard for anyone to argue with that.” We feel that was the one box that we didn’t have checked that we do have checked now. “Well, we’re bringing one of the biggest manufacturers in the world with us now with General Motors and Cadillac. “One of the big things was ‘What does Andretti bring to the party?’” Andretti said. We want to make this an all-American effort to make sure we have an American driver in the seat.”Īndretti said in Thursday’s announcement - the culmination of four months of negotiations with General Motors - that the American automaker provides the Andretti effort the additional value rival teams have argued new teams must bring to F1. “Colton we have under contract right now in Ind圜ar. I think you all know who is leading the pack on that one,” Andretti said. “We definitely have a plan to have an American driver.
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