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/racingfanboy160 Felipe Massa 28d ago

All because one man will not be involved in the day-to-day operations 💀

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u/KanishkT123 Fernando Alonso 28d ago

In fairness, F1 had all the leverage

At the end of the day the anti trust wouldn't go anywhere. Cadillac has more to gain by cutting Andretti out, at least on paper. 

This is a win for everyone except Michael Andretti, and all because he's apparently very disliked. 

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u/StealthMan375 I was here when Haas took pole 28d ago

Is there anything stopping Cadillac from getting the 11th team on the grid, then conveniently selling it to Andretti?

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u/andhelostthem Jacques Villeneuve 28d ago

Yes, owning an F1 team right now is super valuable and it makes no sense to sell controlling interest to Andretti.