F1 has rejected Andretti's entry bid
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Well, I can only think of one reason why one of the most credible looming entries ever has been rejected. This sport will swallow itself up with it's own greed.
Well, I can only think of one reason why one of the most credible looming entries ever has been rejected. This sport will swallow itself up with it's own greed.
Castellet said:
Surely this would have properly boosted the U.S. support that F1 dearly seeks ?
You'd expect there to have been some level of boisted interest at very least. Would it be fans willing ti spend 000's of dollars for a ticket? They're rhe only ones that matter after all...Blib said:
Apparently, the teams were not consulted about this decision.
ETA:
Martin Brundle's view.
Overall, he backs the decision.
The teams made their stance clear on this all season, a final consultation wasn't needed for their opinion to be known. Them 'not being consulted' just gives the teams to be able to say exactly that now.ETA:
Martin Brundle's view.
Overall, he backs the decision.
Edited by Blib on Wednesday 31st January 17:39
MustangGT said:
Exactly, Andretti has literally very little idea of what it takes to win in F1, the formulae they currently race in are as far away from F1 as it is possible to be. Poaching staff gives them a small idea, they would need to poach the entire senior management of a single team to have a good idea.
How many teams currently on the grid have an idea about what it takes to win in F1? At very best in the last 2 seasons it's 4 of the 10, IF you include Mclaren's sprint race victory. On the basis of last season it's barely 2 of the 10 teams..Forester1965 said:
If you were an existing team who believes Andretti will be here for 2026 but wanted to block them for 2025, you're a numpty.
The effort of designing, building and paying for a 2025 entry would be a serious impediment to their efforts creating an effective 2026 one.
Strategically you'd want Andretti on the grid for 2025.
Which makes me assume the game really is to block them into perpetuity.
It was mentioned on The Race F1 podcast that an un-named team principal had said before Christmas Andretti will be refused and the requirements for a new team will also be very quickly rewritten. I guess we'll see now now if those new requirements appear... The effort of designing, building and paying for a 2025 entry would be a serious impediment to their efforts creating an effective 2026 one.
Strategically you'd want Andretti on the grid for 2025.
Which makes me assume the game really is to block them into perpetuity.
MustangGT said:
One other thing occurs to me:
Pit space. Is there room for one or two more teams in the pit area? Or, would all the teams have to shrink a bit?
The street circuits could easily add one more garage/hospitality to the space taken up for the F1 pits, it's not like many of them have a big support race timetable, and all the permanent circuits they go to regularly host races with more than 20 cars in the grid. Pit space. Is there room for one or two more teams in the pit area? Or, would all the teams have to shrink a bit?
rallycross said:
CT05 Nose Cone said:
Hopefully this does go through, the existing 10 teams refusing to let someone else in because they didn't want to lose their share of the money was an utterly embarrassing look.
Great if this goes ahead good to have a US manufacturer in the sport, I wonder what the problem was with Andretti why they would not accept his involvement.Toto has been saying this weekend the teams have no say in entries. Weird how that tune has changed since the start of the year
Bradgate said:
This is a strange move by GM. F1s core fan base is still in Europe, where GM don’t sell cars, trucks or anything else. Maybe they are planning to re-launch Cadillac over here for the umpteenth time?
There is a Cadillax relaunch coming, hence the WEC and now F1 involvement thegreenhell said:
Cadillac have today announced they are pushing back introduction of their own PU from 2028 to 2029. This is thought to be a reaction to the possibility of F1 introducing new, simpler engine regs in 2029, which would otherwise leave them with the prospect of making an engine for only one year before the regs change again.
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