Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of F1's governing body the FIA, earlier this week said he was planning to launch a formal process for expressions of interest for prospective new teams in F1.īen Sulayem said on Thursday in the wake of the Andretti/GM announcement: "I welcome the news of the Cadillac and Andretti partnership and the FIA looks forward to further discussions on the FIA F1 World Championship expressions of interest process."Ĭommercial rights holders F1 would also have to approve the new entry.Īn F1 statement said: "There is great interest in the F1 project at this time, with a number of conversations continuing that are not as visible as others.
Both are among the most successful American racing drivers in history.Īnd GM is one of the world's largest car makers, and an icon of American industry.īut Andretti and Cadillac will have to go through a formal F1 process and there is understood to be no prospect of the team entering before 2026. Our brand has a motorsports pedigree that's more than a century in the making, and we would be proud to have the opportunity to bring our distinct American innovation and design to F1." The famous Andretti name to return to F1?Īndretti is one of the most famous names in global motorsport - Michael's father Mario won the 1978 F1 world title and Michael is a former F1 driver. "Cadillac and F1 both have growing global appeal.
The prime candidate for that seat would be Ind圜ar driver Colton Herta, who races for Andretti, has F1 aspirations, and missed out on a seat this year with Red Bull's Alpha Tauri team only because he did not have sufficient licence points to qualify.Ĭadillac chairman Mark Reuss said: "We have a long, rich history in motorsports and engineering innovation, and we are thrilled with the prospect of pairing with Andretti Global to form an American F1 team that will help spur even more global interest in the series and the sport. Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: "We are well suited to be a new team for F1 and can bring value to the series."Īndretti said he was "seeking to compete as soon as practical".Īnd he said he wanted "at least one American driver."
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