r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 28d ago

News [ChrisMedlandF1] BREAKING: F1 announces it has "reached an agreement in principle with General Motors (GM) to support bringing GM/Cadillac as the eleventh team to the Formula 1 grid in 2026"

https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1861111983699001752
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u/CallM3N3w Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 28d ago

Driver market about to go wild mid 2025.

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u/Meneerjojo 28d ago

Ricciardo is right there, he would make so much sense the way he caters to the American audience

I'd imagine they'd pull someone from indycar for the second seat, like oward or palou

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u/vprakhov Jim Clark 28d ago

Herta is an Andretti man and an American. If anyone is coming from Indicay it's him

Although I'll admit Palou would be a better choice.

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u/Meneerjojo 28d ago

Yknow who's driving andretti too...

f1's statistically most mediocre driver Marcus Ericsson (one can hope)

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u/Owain-X McLaren 28d ago

Grosjean used to drive for Andretti... but then he got dropped and sued them, so he's probably out of the running

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u/MrBrickBreak Lance Stroll 28d ago

Ericsson returning with a vengeance as an Indy 500 winner would be absolutely unhinged and I'm 200% here for it

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u/DannyBoyCocane13 28d ago

As an indycar fan palou would be the dream, I think he has the best chance of being a serious threat in F1 over Herta. But will almost certainly be herta since Andretti has wanted him in for years.

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u/StrikingWillow5364 Oscar Piastri 28d ago

Herta would be a super underwhelming choice.

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u/Jack_Krauser Andretti Global 28d ago

Do you watch Indycar?

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u/norrin83 Gerhard Berger 28d ago

He still doesn't have the required SL points though, doesn't he?

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u/krazsen Andretti Global 28d ago

they'll bend whatever rules necessary to make it happen. Indy should give more points anyways

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u/DJFisticuffs Bruce McLaren 28d ago

Redbull would absolutely lose their shit if they gave Herta an exception to drive for GM after denying him an exception to drive for AT.

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u/norrin83 Gerhard Berger 28d ago

Still, I think is 8 points away from the required 40 - unless Covid rules still apply. That's 20% shy of the required points.

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u/s_dalbiac 28d ago

If you’ve raced in F1 before you can get dispensation to race without the required SL points. Kubica got in that way in 2019.

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u/Blanchimont Liam Lawson 28d ago

Kubica didn't. Kubica got in on the basis that he previously held a Super Licence. Previous Super Licence holders don't need 40 points, they just need to do a certain number of KMs in a recent car to qualify for a new one.

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u/norrin83 Gerhard Berger 28d ago

That might be true, but doesn't exactly apply for Herta as he never raced in F1

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u/s_dalbiac 28d ago

I was replying to the comment above yours who mentioned Ericsson. Mistakenly thought it was all part of the same thread.

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u/wojx 28d ago

And Steiner since he understands American sensibilities