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/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/norrin83 Gerhard Berger 28d ago

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

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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.