For Lawrence Stroll, welcoming Andretti to F1 would be a mistake

It's been going on for almost a year, and now that the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has accepted the file for the 11th team of F1 filed by Andretti, the teams already present move up a gear. From now on, it is no longer a question of expressing reservations about the credibility of this new American arrival, but of torpedoing the potential future adversary in the media.

A final example was provided by Lawrence Stroll. The Canadian billionaire, boss ofAston Martin, spoke on the sidelines of the press conference around Aston Martin's participation in Hypercar in Endurance in 2025.

“If it ain't broken, you don't need to fix it” 🔧

Lawrence Stroll believes that things are working 'really well' with 10 teams on the grid and that it should stay that way 👇 pic.twitter.com/vy9qOTOjC5

- Sky Sports F1 (@ SkySportsF1) October 5, 2023

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The owner of the Formula 1 team did not pull any punches against Andretti. “I think F1, at the moment, is booming, he told Sky Sports F1. Sport has never been in such a good place, and I believe that if (the F1 product) is not broken, there is no need to repair it.

So I firmly believe that F1 works very well with 10 teams at the moment, and I think that's how it should stay. » Andretti in F1, it would be of no use. Except to steal a few million dollars in revenue, because F1 pays participation bonuses equally between the current 10 teams entered.

Moreover, a few minutes after the FIA ​​press release validating the phase of Andretti's file, the FOM published these few, neutral words. “We take note of the conclusions of the FIA regarding the first and second phases of its procedure, and we will now proceed to our own assessment of the single remaining application. » Ultimately, nothing new on the F1 planet. Andretti is still a candidate, and must still convince F1 and its teams.