F1: Andretti Global, a change that causes

When this great talker that is Formula 1 is silent, it is because the situation is serious or because the discussions behind the scenes are tight. In this context of heavy silence concerning a possible opening of the championship to new teams, has the announcement of the birth of “Andretti Global” not just broken the law of silence?

Published 12/09/2023 à 14:30

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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F1: Andretti Global, a change that causes

Will Michael Andretti succeed in his bet and win a ticket to F1? / © IndyCar Media

Deleted! For a bit, due to aphasia, we almost ended up forgetting that there was a process in progress with the aim of determining whether one or more teams will be granted the right to sit at the table. Grand Prix.

Remember, it was at the beginning of the year, to fill the legal void concerning new admissions, the FIA ​​had decided to give a legal framework to the process. It was therefore necessary to meet different sporting, technical and financial criteria to hope to cherish the hope of…

The deadline of April 30 had been decided for any application submission. A deadline, pushed back to May 15, because additional information was requested from applicants. After having been expected on June 30, a response was this time due on July 15.

An objective and not an official date for the governing body which, in mid-July, said nothing. Ditto on the side of the holder of the commercial rights who, until then, had not held back from saying all the bad things he thought about the opening of the championship to one or more teams.

« If you have two cars or two drivers fighting, the level of attention is enormous, explained Stefano Domenicali, president of the Group. F1, to anyone who would listen. Imagine 20 cars, 10 teams at the same level of co

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YVES HENRI RANDIER

12/09/2023 at 03:18 a.m.

Besides, when will there be an article in L'Hebdo on the most ephemeral teams on the F1 grid throughout history?

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YVES HENRI RANDIER

12/09/2023 at 03:17 a.m.

Andretti, it really sounds much better than Hitech for motorsport fans and especially for Yankee Netflixers! Hitech is too reminiscent of the Life, Coloni, Spiker, Midland, Caterham, Manor, HRT and even USF1 eras

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