Andretti joins forces with General Motors for Cadillac Formula 1 entry bid

Andretti person teamed up with General Motors successful a bid to participate Formula 1 which, if successful, would besides spot the celebrated Cadillac sanction articulation the grid.

Team proprietor Michael Andretti has been lobbying the FIA, F1's governing body, to grow the 20-car grid and has pushed guardant with his plans contempt a failed 2021 effort to acquisition Sauber, and absorption from F1 teams who person argued that an 11th squad would dilute their revenues.

Now, successful the aftermath of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem opening the doorway for caller teams to articulation the grid, a collaboration betwixt 1 of America's astir palmy racing teams and its biggest car institution has been announced.

Andretti's main office would beryllium successful Indiana portion General Motors would beryllium their motor and manufacture partner, with GM marque Cadillac to signifier portion of the entry. The squad would beryllium known arsenic Andretti Cadillac Racing.

Sky Sports News understands that determination would beryllium nary accidental of a caller introduction earlier 2026, portion determination are different funny parties exploring F1 speech from Andretti.

Any caller entrant petition requires the statement of some F1 and the FIA.

"Today's quality from the United States is further impervious of the popularity and maturation of the FIA Formula One World Championship nether the FIA's stewardship," said Ben Sulayemn aft Andretti's announcement.

"It is peculiarly pleasing to person involvement from 2 iconic brands specified arsenic General Motors Cadillac and Andretti Global.

"Any further entries would physique connected the affirmative acceptance of the FIA's 2026 PU regulations among OEMs which has already attracted an introduction from Audi.

"Any Expressions of Interest process volition travel strict FIA protocol and volition instrumentality respective months."

What Andretti present 'brings to the F1 party'

Andretti said successful the announcement, the culmination of 4 months of negotiations with General Motors, that the American automaker provides the Andretti effort with the further worth rival teams person argued caller teams indispensable bring to F1.

"One of the large things was 'what does Andretti bring to the party?'," Andretti said. "Well, we're bringing 1 of the biggest manufacturers successful the satellite with america present with General Motors and Cadillac.

"We consciousness that was the 1 container that we didn't person checked that we bash person checked now. I deliberation we'll beryllium bringing a tremendous magnitude of enactment to Formula 1 and it's hard for anyone to reason with that."

F1 instantly responded successful the aforesaid code it has utilized since Andretti began pushing for enlargement by noting that it has respective parties funny successful joining the bid and Andretti is simply the astir visible. Andretti's father, Mario Andretti, is the 1978 Formula One satellite champion.

"There is large involvement successful the F1 task astatine this clip with a fig of conversations continuing that are not arsenic disposable arsenic others," F1 said successful a statement.

"We each privation to guarantee the title remains credible and unchangeable and immoderate caller entrant petition volition beryllium assessed connected criteria to conscionable those objectives by the applicable stakeholders."

Andretti said contempt F1's statement, helium inactive believes Andretti Global is the strongest applicant. He admitted F1 has not shared the different funny parties with him.