Formula 1 Andretti Team
Horror after rejection – “I’m devastated”
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Michael Andretti (r.) in conversation with FIA President Mohammed Bin Sulayem, who supports the Andretti’s plan
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Andretti and Cadillac want to enter Formula 1 together. But the racing series once again denies the ambitious Americans a starting place. Racing legend Mario Andretti reacts in horror to the rejection.
After the clear rejection of entry into Formula 1, the Andretti Cadillac team expressed its lack of understanding of those responsible for the premier motorsport class. Andretti Cadillac firmly contradicts the content communicated by Formula 1 management, it said in a statement: “We are proud of the significant progress we have already made in the development of a highly competitive car and a power unit with an experienced The team behind it has done it and our work will continue quickly.”
However, a Formula 1 premiere for Andretti Cadillac will not happen in a year as hoped. Not even 2026 or 2027. In a detailed statement, the racing series explained that there could be an opportunity for Michael Andretti’s US team at most in 2028 if it worked with the manufacturer General Motors as a drive supplier.
Until then, the Formula 1 top sees no added value in an eleventh team called Andretti Cadillac. The International Automobile Federation Fia, which is responsible for the non-commercial sector, had confirmed to Andretti Cadillac that the team would have the necessary resources and granted it a Formula 1 license in October last year.
Mario Andretti, 1978 world champion, wants to enter Formula 1 with his team
Quelle: AFP/SUZANNE CORDEIRO
Andretti and Cadillac are two globally successful motorsport organizations that are determined to bring a true American team to Formula 1 and compete with the best in the world, Andretti Cadillac’s team statement continued. In the communication from Formula 1, however, they wrote: “We do not believe that the applicant would be a competitive participant.” Formula 1 would also bring more to the Andretti brand than the other way around.
Mario Andretti shocked
The statement also said that the team did not respond to an invitation last December to present its application. There was initially no reaction from the FIA, its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is in favor of an eleventh team. The current racing teams are critical of this because they would then have to share the proceeds with another team.
Michael Andretti’s father Mario, world champion in Formula 1 in 1978, reacted to the cancellation via X, formerly Twitter. “I am devastated. I won’t say anything else because I can’t think of any words other than devastated,” the 83-year-old wrote.
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