FIA hit back at “adverse reaction” to Andretti’s F1 entry
Andretti Global and General Motors plan to work tog๊ether under the Cadillac brand꧒ as a new F1 team from 2026 when new power unit regulations are introduced.
Their plot has been questioned over the past few months, including from the likes of Mercedes team ⛄principal Toto Wolff and Haas boss Guenther Steiner.
❀“It is surprising that there has been some adverse reactio🌳n to the Cadillac and Andretti news,” Ben Sulayem has now said.
“The FIA has accepted the entries♎ of smaller, successful organisations in recent years.
“We should be encouragiಌng prospective F1 entries from global manufacturers like General Motors and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others.
“Interest from teams in growth market💯s adds diversity 𝓀and broadens F1’s appeal.”
The Andretti Cadillac team plans to ✤operate from the US with another facility in the UK.
“We are continuing to grow Andretti Global and its familᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚy of racing teams and always have our ey﷽es on what’s next,” said Michael Andretti.
“I feel that we are well suited to be a new team for Formula 1 and can bring value to the series and our partners, and༒ excitement for the fans.
“I’m proud to have GM and Cadillac alongside us as we pursue this goal. GM and Andretti share a legacy🍸 born out of the love of racing. We now have the opportunity to combine our motorsport passions and dedication to innovation to build a true American F1 bid.
“Together, we will continue to foll꧋ow procedures and steps put fort💛h by the FIA during the evaluation process.
“In the meantime, we continue to optimistically prepare should we be fortunate enough to have Andretti Cadillac formally ༒approved as a 𝓀Formula One contender.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decadဣe covering everyt𝄹hing from American sports, to football, to F1.
