BREAKING: F1 closes in on 11th team after breakthrough in talks following Michael Andretti exit

A spokesperson for F1 declined to remark erstwhile approached by Mirror Sport, though it is understood talks person progressed betwixt chiefs and the Andretti-Cadillac project

Andretti Global could yet onshore a spot connected the Formula 1 grid from 2026 aft a breakthrough successful talks with the sport's bosses.

The American racing squad's connection for an 11th squad was greenish lit by the FIA aft an Expressions of Interest round. However, F1 chiefs decided a 2025 oregon 2026 introduction was unrealistic and truthful they blocked the Andretti entry.

F1 has been keen to get General Motors into the sport, though, ever since it was announced that the OEM was progressive successful the bid. The sticking constituent appeared to beryllium Michael Andretti himself, who alienated immoderate figures wrong the athletics erstwhile helium accused immoderate existing teams of being greedy, successful effect to absorption to the thought of an 11th entry.

But earlier this twelvemonth it was announced that Andretti has present been pushed into a smaller relation and Dan Towriss is present the bulk proprietor of the Andretti organisation. He was astatine the Las Vegas Grand Prix connected Thursday scoping his chances of entering the apical motorsports bid successful the world.

Now with Towriss successful charge, the Associated Press reports that talks person "amplified" betwixt F1 and the project, which has been continuing astatine gait contempt the rejection. The outfit has been moving to a timeline of introduction arsenic a lawsuit squad initially successful 2026, earlier becoming a works squad utilizing General Motors engines 2 years later.

An F1 spokesperson declined to remark connected the concern erstwhile approached by Mirror Sport .

What the squad would beryllium called remains a mystery. There is nary large tendency wrong the athletics for the Andretti sanction to beryllium involved. The outfit whitethorn good beryllium General Motors-branded, portion the engines volition beryllium badged by Cadillac - their luxury car marque which already has a motorsport programme elsewhere.

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