Bruno Famin, newly-appointed boss of Alpine, has rejected claims that Andretti Autosport is on the verge of acquiring a “significant stake” in his team. The Enstone-based operation has been in turmoil after the sacking of Otmar Szafnaeur and his sporting director Alan Permane. The timing of Alpine’s announcement of these departures raised eyebrows as well.
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F1 teams were united in rejecting Michael Andretti’s proposal to have his Andretti-Cadillac team added to the current Formula 1 roster. There is currently a tender process for an eleventh team to be added to F1, with Andrei-Cadillac arguably the most qualified. However, current F1 teams’ senior officials have made their stance on this bid
MoreMario and Michael Andretti’s bid to join the Formula 1 grid via Andretti Global has been repeatedly shut down by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, with the Italian claiming that it would be unwise to expand the current grid. The project has become a lot more appealing in recent months however, as the team have partnered
MoreThe Andretti-Cadillac project is continuing to divide Formula 1, with different parties having different views on the potential expansion of the F1 grid. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has claimed that fans should be excited about the prospect of having motorsport giants such as the Andretti family and General Motors in the sport. The current
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has questioned what an 11th team in Formula 1 would actually bring, with the Italian believing that a new entry into the pinnacle of motorsport would simply bring “risk”. If everything goes as expected, then Formula 1 will have an 11th team by 2026, with the FIA having opened up applications to
MoreMichael Andretti’s attempt to finally get Andretti Global on the Formula 1 grid has been met with a mixed response, from both F1 and the FIA president. After failing to purchase the current Sauber team last season, Andretti has worked relentlessly to get a proposal in place to get an actual Andretti team on the grid, with
MoreFIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has revealed how “surprising” it’s been to not see Andretti Global and General Motors welcomed into the F1 paddock, with the president seemingly a fan of the potential Andretti-Cadillac partnership. The FIA and Formula 1 have been tentative when discussing the idea of a new F1 entry over recent years,
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Andretti Global CEO Michael Andretti has admitted that the current teams on the Formula 1 grid aren’t looking at “what is best” for Formula 1, with the American accusing the current sides of being greedy. Andretti Global announced a new partnership with Cadillac (owned by General Motors) as part of a Formula 1 bid, with
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While Stefano Domenicali has previously explained that Formula One is not looking to add an 11th team to the grid in the near future, much to the disappointment of Michael Andretti, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s recent comments may come as good news for the American. Ben Sulayem posted on Twitter that he has ordered his
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Michael Andretti appears to be one-step closer to getting Andretti Global into Formula 1 at last, with Mohammed Ben Sulayem having revealed that the FIA will look into allowing ‘prospective new teams’ into F1. “I have asked my @FIA team to look at launching an Expressions of Interest process for prospective new teams for the FIA @F1
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