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‘Strong majority’ of F1 teams against expanding grid

by Fergal Walsh
3 years ago
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Andretti Global is facing strong opposition with its plans to expand the grid beyond 10 teams in the coming years.

Last week, Andretti announced that it had formed an alliance with General Motors as it seeks to form its own F1 squad.

The deal would see Cadillac join the grid with Andretti, while it is also keen to field an American driver if its bid is successful.

However, Reuters reports that a senior team figure told it that there is a “strong majority” of teams that are against adding an 11th outfit to the field over fears of diluting the end-of-year revenues.

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The report also claimed that General Motors’ involvement was more of a “badging exercise” rather than a manufacturer commitment.

All new teams must pay existing squads a $200 million “anti-dilution fee” to enter under terms set by the current Concorde Agreement.

However, the same figure that spoke out against expanding the grid says that the $200m fee is too little based on current valuation. 

Earlier this year, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff publicly questioned Andretti’s F1 adventure.

“We have 10 franchises that we hope can increase the value and you are certainly not going to increase the value by issuing new franchises to people who cannot increase the overall value of Formula 1,” Wolff warned.

F1 responded to the news that Andretti and General Motors had joined forces, offering a lukewarm message and highlighting that all new entries must be agreed upon by both the F1 and the FIA.

But the FIA is seemingly open to taking on new teams, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem releasing a statement on Sunday in which he admitted surprise over the adverse reaction to Andretti’s news.

The FIA is looking into the expressions of interest process for new entries – however that process is set to take several months.

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