Mario Andretti remains the only American to win an F1 title, a feat he achieved with Lotus in 1978. “We are thrilled with the prospect of pairing with Andretti Global to form an American F1 team that will help spur even more global interest in the series and the sport,” GM president Mark Reuss said in a statement.Īndretti Global is the parent company of Andretti Autosport, the racing team operated by Michael Andretti, son of the legendary Mario Andretti.
with a support facility in the U.K., but did not discuss a timeline for entering competition. GM and Andretti on Thursday announced the creation of Andretti Cadillac, an F1 team that will be based in the U.S. Series executives have also stressed that other parties are interested, although Michael Andretti has notably been significantly more vocal and significantly more committed to a publicly-stated plan than any other potential entrant.Cadillac will enter Formula One in partnership with Andretti Global, marking General Motors’ first foray into the series. Apart from Alpine and McLaren, team principals have been quick to dismiss the Andretti Global proposal so far. From their perspective, an American team is already on the grid and has already failed to deliver a significant impact to their bottom line American expansion for the sport has come due to successful new races and a successful Netflix documentary, not the existence of Haas F1. By going from a private team to one aligned with a factory, it radically alters both the on-track expectations and the business case for an Andretti Global entry in the series.į1 teams, however, still see an 11th team slicing into their existing revenue sharing agreements. With Cadillac's branding actually going on the cars, this level of American involvement is unprecedented. For the FIA, bringing any level of support from a major American manufacturer into the sport is a coup that has not been seen in decades. Although FIA approval is still not a certainty, the difference in language between answers from the FIA and F1 itself speaks to the differences in what Andretti will need to bring to the table for both parties.
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