'We should be encouraging prospective entries from global manufacturers like GM and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others.' 'It is surprising that there has been some adverse reaction to the Cadillac and Andretti Global news,' he wrote. On Sunday, Ben Sulayem put out another statement on Twitter. It talked about the 'great interest in the F1 project at this time, with a number of conversations continuing that are not as visible as others', adding: 'Any new entrant request requires the agreement of both F1 and the FIA.' He landed a big one - American icon General Motors, formerly the world's biggest car company and still one of the largest, announced last week that it would join forces with Andretti using its luxury brand Cadillac.Īndretti now feels he has done enough, and the FIA also sounded convinced, saying in a statement last week that it was 'particularly pleasing to have interest from two iconic brands.'īut F1 was lukewarm.

That, too, was met with reluctance from F1's power brokers, who were not convinced the project was solid enough to add the required value to a sport that is experiencing a significant growth in global interest, especially in the USA.Īndretti was effectively told: 'Go away and find a car manufacturer to support your bid, and we'll look at it again.' When that fell through, Andretti announced plans to set up his own team. What is the dispute about?Īt its core, the row revolves around the desire of US racing legend Michael Andretti to enter F1 with his own team.įirst, the 60-year-old tried to buy the Sauber team last year.

In doing so, he has provided a window into the latest in a series of disagreements between the FIA, commercial rights holder F1 and the teams that have marked his tenure since he took office at the end of 2021. In reality, it's about the usual - power, money and influence.Īnd while the debate could have been handled behind closed doors, the governing body's president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has gone public.

But this is just the medium through which it is being played out.

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