2y ago

"The word is that the FIA will soon announce that it has no objection to Andretti Global getting an F1 entry.

The bad news is that ... to get an entry one also needs agreement from the Formula One group and there seems no interest at all in them agreeing."

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So nothing new essentially.
Why they so scared of Andretti?
- Cause they'd have to share the pie with him
  
  Also a lot of a teams value is based on that being the only way to enter formula one. If they started to allow brand new teams to join, their value goes down
This is just embarrassing. There's no need to close the gate when several teams are in rather precarious positions.
- I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. It’s entirely true. Andrettis IndyCar operation is a mess. If they operate in F1 like they do in Indy then I’d be surprised if the whole operation didn’t fold in 10 years.
  IMSA and F-E are vastly different series than F1. They aren’t a constructor. The best outcome I see happening is they take a Haas-like relationship with Alpine and are perpetual backmarkers.
  I can be proven wrong for sure, but I’ve seen nothing to suggest they’d be remotely successful in F1.
  IMO anyone should be able to register and attempt to qualify for a race (proven that the car meets the 107% rule), but wouldn’t qualify for TV money until their second season. A dedicated team with resources could still join, but it’d also make them prove they bring value. This solution isn’t ideal, but I’m not sure what other options really exist.