"Interest from teams in growth markets adds diversity and broadens appeal".įormula One issued a lukewarm reaction on Thursday to the announcement that Michael Andretti's Andretti Global and General Motors brand Cadillac were joining forces in a bid to become the sport's 11th team.ĪLSO READ: FIA boss wants to start process for more teams to enter F1Ī Formula One spokesman said then that any new entrant had to be agreed by both F1 and the FIA and would be assessed "by all the relevant stakeholders".įormula One's chief executive Stefano Domenicali, a former Ferrari boss, said last September that expanding beyond 10 teams was "not a priority".Ī senior team figure told Reuters on Friday that a "strong majority" of the teams were against expanding the grid and diluting the share of revenues. We should be encouraging prospective F1 entries from global manufacturers like and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others. "The has accepted the entries of smaller, successful organizations in recent years. "It is surprising that there has been some adverse reaction to the and news," Ben Sulayem wrote.įormula One issued a lukewarm reaction on Thursday to the announcement that Michael Andretti's Andretti Global and General Motors brand Cadillac were joining forces in a bid to become the sport's 11th team Mohammed Ben Sulayem's comments on Twitter hinted at a row brewing between the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and Formula One's commercial rights holders Liberty Media and teams. LONDON - The head of Formula One's governing body on Sunday strongly supported a proposed new Andretti Cadillac all-American team and said he was surprised by "adverse reaction" to the plan.
Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain (front) steers his car during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov 13, 2022.
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