35 years ago today, F1 announced a grid of 21 teams for the 1989 season. Today they announced that having more than 10 teams has no value.
35 years ago today, F1 announced a grid of 21 teams for the 1989 season. Today they announced that having more than 10 teams has no value.
Formula 1 announced its largest field for a new season 35 years ago today. Here's a look at the grid which was twice the size of this year's.
![F1's largest entry, announced 35 years ago today, had twice as many drivers as now](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/fb13856f-f165-406f-91f0-62a3d45c07e3.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
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F1 wants US $s for their stock
F1 wants US eyes on their races
F1 wants 3 US races
F1 doesn't want a 2nd US team
40 0 ReplyTbh I don't count Haas as a US team. They are based in Europe and besides being "Haas" they don't have anything American.
16 0 ReplyAll their admin side of things are based in Charlotte in the US.
3 0 ReplyYeah, but none of their sporting side are based in the States.
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The teams don't want to share the price pool
6 0 ReplyGreat sportsmanship demonstrated by the teams!
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They even patented branding for a Chicago GP, so maybe 4 US races in the near future…
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