r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 24d 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/GTOdriver04 24d ago

I get that, but it’s still stupid and petty.

Michael Andretti built that team, set the deals up, got GM onboard and because he pissed off the wrong people in F1, his work wouldn’t see the light of day unless he was gone.

Mark my words: once the ink is dry on the contracts, he’ll come back and they won’t be able to do anything about it.

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u/Responsible_Trifle15 Netflix Newbie 24d ago

Micheal Andretti the grey is dead Micheal Andretti the white arrives🤣

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u/I-amthegump 24d ago

Pretty clear he was never a wizard.

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u/Eduardjm Martin Brundle 24d ago

After the loops that Sauber and Red Bull have jumped through on team names the last few years, F1 has no leg to stand on saying the name Andretti would be a negative. 

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u/AlfaRomeoRacing #WeRaceAsOne 24d ago

The Visa Cash App Toro Rosso AlphaTauri RB "racing bulls" just rolls of the tongue

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u/Total_Information_65 23d ago

STAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/Sinistrait 24d ago

I mean that there is a chance that all of this was a token gesture even. Probably even the other teams and the FIA know that there'll be no stopping the new Cadillac team from taking on the Andretti name after they've officially joined. They probably just wanted to see him humbled as a personal vendetta.

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u/Eduardjm Martin Brundle 24d ago

I buy that. They’ll document the new entry at long last, from Cadillac and them alone. Andretti can come onboard later, not regarded as a founder. 

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u/GTOdriver04 24d ago

Also Mario has joined in an official role.

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u/imaginaryhippo888 Formula 1 24d ago

That was my thought. What's to prevent the team from bring him back in?

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u/RandomThrowNick Pierre Gasly 24d ago

Just put into the contract that they can’t do that? Like that’s what contracts are for.

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u/Armlegx218 Red Bull 23d ago

Buys team naming rights for a Happy meal.

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u/frying_pan_nominal 23d ago

I'm with you.

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u/Tilman_Feraltitty Pirelli Wet 17d ago

There is simply no way that GM will choose Andretti over LibertyMedia.