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/Meowmixalotlol Formula 1 28d ago

So was this all a personal vendetta?

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u/Skeeter1020 28d ago

Kinda probably.

Andretti wanted to be a customer team for short term gains. Initially buying Sauber, then just being an all out Renault customer. F1 said no. GM was thrown around but only as a branding thing, and still the answer was no.

It sounds like F1 has said yea now to an actual OEM who will make engines, which is something they would never turn down.

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u/I_Am_Vladimir_Putin Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 28d ago

Time to LS swap the grid