Andretti and General Motors are teaming up to put Cadillac in F1

Andretti Global and General Motors announced Thursday that they plan to enter Formula One with a new American team under the Cadillac brand.

In a joint statement, they announced that the Andretti Cadillac team, if accepted by Formula One and the governing body FIA, will be based in the United States with a support center in Britain.

“The Andretti Cadillac team plans to submit an expression of interest when the FIA ​​opens the formal process,” the statement added.

“If selected, the team will look to race as soon as possible with at least one American driver.”

It is unlikely that its entry will be before the new regulations begin in 2026. In fact, Mario and Michael Andretti’s new factory in Fishers, Indiana, will not be completed until 2025.

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The FIA ​​​​responded to the news with a corresponding statement: “There is a lot of interest in the F1 project at the moment, with a series of talks that are ongoing and not as visible as others. We all want to make sure that the championship remains credible and stable, and any new entrant application will be assessed against the criteria to meet those objectives by the relevant stakeholders. Any new entrant application requires the agreement of both F1 and the FIA.”

“I welcome the news that Cadillac and Andretti have come together and the FIA ​​is preparing for further negotiations following their expression of interest in entering the Formula 1 World Championship,” said FIA President Mohammed Ben. Sulayem on his official Twitter account.

Michael Andretti, son of the legendary Mario Andretti, IndyCar and F1 World Cup winner and former F1 driver at McLaren in 1993, lobbied the FIA ​​to expand the current 20-car grid and join the Circus after a failed attempt in 2021 to buy Sauber. His request was met with strong resistance from current F1 teams, who argued that an 11th team would severely dilute their profits.

But Andretti has enough financial backing with a deep-pocketed backer and a new factory in Indiana, and now an engine partner and manufacturer at General Motors that he is continuing his cause.

In his announcement, Andretti stated that this was the culmination of four months of negotiations with General Motors: “What is Andretti bringing to the party? Now we are bringing one of the largest manufacturers in the world with General Motors and Cadillac. We believe that That’s a box we didn’t check and now we’ve checked it. I think we’ll bring massive support to Formula 1 and it’s hard for anyone to argue with that.”