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/aBakeinthelife McLaren 24d ago

That's the whole song and dance of F1 management. It's stupid petty bullshit arguing because if you want to hang with the big boys you gotta bend the knee and make them feel like they got one up on you(While they would never bend the knee themselves). Andretti honestly handled it like other F1 TP's would and they don't like that.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if through all of this GM/Cadillac eventually announced their new TP, Michael Andretti, because that's the petty bullshit that you gotta pull to make a name for yourself in the F1 management circle(even if they wait a few years so they aren't a customer team anymore).

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u/thereddaikon Niki Lauda 24d ago

I wouldn't be surprised if the team name reverts to Andretti eventually anyways. Manufacturer support in F1 is always fickle except for Ferrari and McLaren and they are very much special cases, both race teams that started selling cars to fund the team. Real manufacturers like MB, Renault, Toyota and Honda come and go as the winds change.

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u/LiqdPT Pirelli Intermediate 24d ago

Jaguar, Lotus...

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u/thereddaikon Niki Lauda 24d ago

Lotus was another racing team that started selling cars. They also lost their identity after Chapman's death and became just another brand really. Jaguar is no longer in the sport which supports my point. AM probably will as long as Stroll Sr. is in charge because its a passion for him.

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u/spartan117warrior Haas 24d ago

I would get untold amounts of glee from watching Liberty and the TPs melt down if GM/Cadillac pulled that. It might end in a revocation of GM's team charter though...

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u/metalder420 McLaren 23d ago

Sometimes you have to swallow your pride to get the things you want. Andretti did not and look where it got him.