Formula 1 could expand with a 12th team, the FIA president Mohammed ജBen Sulayem claimed.

Cadillac, backed by G�💙�eneral Motors, will become the 11th team from 2026 after a long-running saga.

But their anticipated entry might not be the end of F1’s expansion.

Ben Sulayem was asked by  about a 12th team andꦛ replied: "Why no♔t?

"It's about doing the right thing. So why do we hav💖e an option of 12 if we are going to s꧑ay no, no, no?

"With me it is very𓃲 clear it is a win for everyone with the 11th team."

Cadillac to enter F1 in 2026

Michael Andretti’s project to get Andretti Global onto th𒁃e F1 grid fell flat, when the existing teams pushed back. That is despite the FIA’s welcome.

Andretti ste🌠pped back from his senior role and the door rem🧔ained ajar to General Motors.

A Cadillac-fronted project has now been acc൩epted by the 10 current teams, although some bosses at the Qatar Grand Prix stressed the need for fairness when it comes to diluting the prize pot.

General Motors leap over hurdles

Ben Sulayem explained to Reuters how General Motors “ticked theꩵ boxes” to gain entry.

"[FIA CEO Stefano Domenicali] said 'we need an OEM, not just an extra teaꦺm’.

“So they disappeared for a few months and they came baꩲck with an OEM."

General Motors then came up with a solution t🧔o a power unit issue.

They plan to beco💙me a full works team by the end of th𒊎is decade.