F1's dubious reasons for rejecting Andretti
- Posted by storm on Jan 31, 2024
Michael Andretti's FIA-blessed bid to join the Formula 1 grid has fallen at the last, biggest hurdle - getting F1 itself to actually approve his entry.
And in fact, instead of a simple denial, F1 has offered quite an extensive list of reasons for why it doesn't believe Andretti's Cadillac/GM-supported bid is worthy of a seat at the table.
Here's our take on those reasons - and on F1's admission that it would take a different view on an actual GM-engined Andretti entry in 2008.
00:00 Intro
1:27 Strong fan backlash
3:30 Andretti wouldn't be competitive?
6:14 A "damaging" customer engine deal?
8:23 Not enough name recognition?
10:25 The financial logic
12:08 No physical room?
13:16 What F1's 2028 admission means
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