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 READ MORE HERE: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-logic-andretti-denial-arguments/ Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace Podcasts: http://th