The new team would require F1 and FIA agreement and would not be possible until 2026, Sky Sports reports.
Michael Andretti, team owner of Walkinshaw Andretti United, looks on during qualifying for Supercars Adelaide 500 on March 2, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia.in a bid to enter Formula 1 which, if successful, would also see the famous Cadillac name join the grid.
Team owner Michael Andretti has been lobbying the FIA, F1's governing body, to expand the 20-car grid and has pushed forward with his plans despite a failed 2021 attempt to purchase Sauber, and resistance from F1 teams who have argued that an 11th team would dilute their revenues. Now, in the wake of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem opening the door for new teams to join the grid, a collaboration between one of America's most successful racing teams and its biggest car company has been announced.
Andretti's main headquarters would be in Indiana while General Motors would be their engine and manufacture partner, with GM brand Cadillac to form part of the entry. The team would be known as Andretti Cadillac Racing.understands that there would be no chance of a new entry before 2026, while there are other interested parties exploring F1 aside from Andretti.
"It is particularly pleasing to have interest from two iconic brands such as General Motors Cadillac and Andretti Global.
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