Lawrence Stroll raised his voice against Andretti’s intentions and Alonso supports Aston Martin

The FIA announced this week that it has approved the request for the application of Andretti Formula Racing LLClegendary property Michael Andrettito enter the Formula 1 in 2026. Andretti So, he got past the first part of the process and moved on to the next stage to fulfill the goal he set months ago.

Andretti Global and General Motors They announced in January that they plan to enter F1 with the Cadillac brand and employ at least one American driver. however, Since the news broke, the current F1 teams are up against more teams to split the current business pie. In addition, they asked to increase the current registration fee for new teams from 200 million to a total of 600.

Now, after the FIA ​​news about Andretti, the owner of the Aston Martin team, Lawrence Stroll, was emphatic about it in statements to ‘Sky Sports’.

Stroll responded strongly

Walking “strongly” believes that F1 should continue as before, with 10 teams on the grid and 20 drivers. “I think once F1 ‘caught fire’, the sport has never been a better place and I think When something isn’t broken, there’s no need to fix it. “So I strongly believe it’s working well with 10 teams at the moment, and I think it should stay that way.”, commented the owner of Aston Martin. That is, he used the popular theory of “when something works, don’t touch it.”

“There have never been more fans and spectators at the races, the crowd is the highest it has ever been, I continue to see significant growth, particularly in the United States, which is the largest consumer market in the world. As you know, we already have three races in the United States: we are in our second year in Miami, we are going to Las Vegas in November. So “I see tremendous potential for growth in the future.”he added.

Alonso, about increasing the number of pilots

“It’s a great name and a great team for F1,” said Fernando Alonso when asked about Andretti, the team with which the Asturian debuted and led in the legendary IndyCar Indianapolis 500 in 2017.. “I like the organization of the Andretti team, but I am not the one to decide and I will support Aston Martin’s position. Someone else will make this decision. We trust the FIA ​​and FOM here,” He added, making it clear that he is always on the side of his boss.

In this sense, he does not consider that an increase in the number of drivers on the grid has to be synonymous with greater action on the track: “More drivers on the grid? Even with 50 drivers you’re always fighting two or three with a similar package. So, I don’t know…”.