From Ben Sulayem's call to FOM validation: Cadillac and F1, chronology of a turbulent candidacy

No, Andretti's candidacy to arrive in F1 is not new. The first traces of the American team's interest in the discipline date back to the beginning of the decade: in 2021, the family group came close to taking over Sauber Motorsport AG and Sauber Engineering. The deal finally fell through in the fall of 2021 and the American group temporarily put its F1 desires aside... before returning to the charge in February 2022. Via a tweet from Mario Andretti, 1978 world champion, we learned that Michael Andretti had just submitted an application to the FIA ​​to join the grid, starting in 2024!

Michael has applied to the FIA ​​to field a new F1 team starting in 2024. His entry, Andretti Global, has the resources and checks every box. He is awaiting the FIA's determination.

- Mario Andretti (@MarioAndretti) February 18, 2022

A spontaneous application, can we call it that, that Andretti wants to support at all costs: the American team, strong from its successes in the United States in IndyCar but also in Formula E, has serious sporting arguments to integrate the Formula 1 grid, in addition to having the resources necessary to pay the anti-dilution tax of 200 million euros requested according to the Concorde Agreements. However, the arrival of a potential eleventh team makes the other ten teams already installed grind their teeth, worried about seeing their income and value decrease with the integration of a new team. The fight is on.

> Our article on Andretti's first candidacy on February 18, 2022

Almost a year after Andretti launched his candidacy with the FIA, the governing body chaired by Mohammed Ben Sulayem has decided to officially react to