EXCLUSIVE: FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes the addition of the Andretti team to F1 would enhance the sport
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has said he has 'all the confidence' that Andretti's bid to join the grid will ultimately be approved by Formula 1. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports News at the Qatar GP, Ben Sulayem responded directly to criticisms of the governing body's hopes to expand the grid to 11 teams amid strong opposition among the sport's existing 10 outfits.
We asked the right questions to Cadillac and to Andretti and when they came back to us, there is no way we can resist them because the team ticked all the boxes. It is good for the sport.'I am actually confident that they will go through.'On the governing body's position on expanding the grid, the FIA president said: 'It can only add to the sport.
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