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Andretti out!
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After a tumultuous 10-month wait packed with enough drama to write a soap opera, Andretti Global finally has an answer to its Formula 1 aspirations. That answer is no. The Formula 1 World Championship, owned by Liberty Media, announced Wednesday morning that it will not approve Andretti Caddilac's application to become the 11th team on the grid come 2025.
"Our assessment process has established that the presence of an 11th team would not, on its own, provide value to the Championship," read F1's press release. "The most significant way in which a new entrant would bring value is by being competitive. We do not believe that the Applicant would be a competitive participant.
"The need for any new team to take a compulsory power unit supply, potentially over a period of several seasons, would be damaging to the prestige and standing of the Championship," it added. "While the Andretti name carries some recognition for F1 fans, our research indicates that F1 would bring value to the Andretti brand rather than the other way around."
BUT!
GM Powertrains has already committed to being ready to race for 2028, meaning that Andretti will likely have a fairer shot at joining the grid in four years. Had F1 shown Andretti the green light for 2025, it would've likely had to negotiate with Renault for a lackluster powertrain package, which—in all fairness—wouldn't have performed very well. Then again, name a team that performs well in their first year (excluding Brawn GP).
F1 Rejects Andretti Team Application for Ridiculous Reasons
“We do not believe that the Applicant would be a competitive participant,” F1 said in a statement.
www.thedrive.com
After a tumultuous 10-month wait packed with enough drama to write a soap opera, Andretti Global finally has an answer to its Formula 1 aspirations. That answer is no. The Formula 1 World Championship, owned by Liberty Media, announced Wednesday morning that it will not approve Andretti Caddilac's application to become the 11th team on the grid come 2025.
"Our assessment process has established that the presence of an 11th team would not, on its own, provide value to the Championship," read F1's press release. "The most significant way in which a new entrant would bring value is by being competitive. We do not believe that the Applicant would be a competitive participant.
"The need for any new team to take a compulsory power unit supply, potentially over a period of several seasons, would be damaging to the prestige and standing of the Championship," it added. "While the Andretti name carries some recognition for F1 fans, our research indicates that F1 would bring value to the Andretti brand rather than the other way around."
BUT!
GM Powertrains has already committed to being ready to race for 2028, meaning that Andretti will likely have a fairer shot at joining the grid in four years. Had F1 shown Andretti the green light for 2025, it would've likely had to negotiate with Renault for a lackluster powertrain package, which—in all fairness—wouldn't have performed very well. Then again, name a team that performs well in their first year (excluding Brawn GP).
