President Mohammad is looking out for the future of the sport. That is the difference between President Mohammad’s position and the team owner’s position. “In Formula One, the owners look out for themselves not what is best for the series. I asked Andretti if he is surprised that F1 keeps moving the goalposts in his efforts to bring a team to Formula One? They added that the process would "follow strict FIA protocol and take several months." (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) Getty ImagesĪn FIA spokesperson said on Monday: "The FIA has not made any indication or comment on the potential success or otherwise of any organizations who express their interest in entering the championship." Team Principal Christian Horner (R) and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing (L) during Day Two of F1 Testing at Bahrain International Circuit on Main Bahrain, Bahrain. "We should be encouraging prospective entries from global manufacturers like GM and thoroughbred racers like Andretti and others."īAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 11: Mohammed ben Sulayem, FIA President, (C) talks with Red Bull Racing. "It is surprising that there has been some adverse reaction to the Cadillac and Andretti Global news," he wrote.
We are in a good position for it.”Įver since Andretti and GM President Mark Reuss made the announcement last week, F1 team principles except for McLaren and Alpine have started to pick apart the American team’s bid.Īccording to a news report by Andrew Benson of BBC Sport, On Sunday, Ben Sulayem put out another statement on Twitter. “There is still a long way to go, and we are willing to follow every procedure that needs to be done. They are going to bring a lot to the party to help us get a race car on track. The only box we didn’t have checked when we were working on our entry was, we didn’t have an OEM behind us, but now we have GM and Cadillac behind us. We were very, very excited when we saw that. “Once they make an expression of interest, then we are in competition with other teams, and we are on our way because that means we will do an extra team. “We’ve been working on this for quite a while, but when the President of the FIA Mohammad Ben Sulayem issued his tweet supporting our effort, that is when we decided to make the announcement,” Andretti told me.
(Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) Getty ImagesĪndretti announced on Thursday, January 5 that General Motors was joining forces with Andretti Global to put a Cadillac entry to the Formula One starting grid. Andretti team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United and Ryan Walkinshaw team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United pose during practice on Octoin Bathurst, Australia.
BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 12: (L-R) Zak Brown team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United, Michael.
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