Formula 1 is expected to approve grid expansion for an 11th team originally started by Michael Andretti as early as next week. The team will be called Cadillac F1 and powered by Ferrari engines when it enters the sport in 2026. General Motors is expected to complete its own Cadillac power unit ahead of the 2028 season.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, drives the course during qualifying for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas . Mercedes driver George Russell, of Britain, drives during qualifications for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas . Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, leaves the pits during qualifications for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas .
The teams also contended that Andretti should buy a team rather than expanding the grid. No teams have marketed themselves for sale, however, and Andretti in 2020 alreadyRussell puts Mercedes on pole at Las Vegas and Verstappen nips Norris in championship battleGreg Biffle wins Myers Brothers Award for humanitarian aid relief efforts following Hurricane Helene
Although the Andretti Global name is expected to remain in IndyCar, it will be dropped from the F1 team as Cadillac plans to make it a proper manufacturer-driven organization. F1 had always said from its initial denial of the Andretti application it wouldMario Andretti will have an ambassador role with the F1 team, but Michael Andretti will be largely sidelined, AP has learned.
General Motors, on the other hand, is the top-selling manufacturer in the United States and its addition has always been welcomed by all current F1 participants. In fact, F1 at one point asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti.There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers.
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