Feb.12 (GMM) A twelfth Formulation 1 staff may quickly be following in Cadillac’s wheel-tracks.
After a protracted struggle with F1 business rights holder Liberty Media and the present ten groups, Cadillac – initially Andretti – was lastly allowed to enter the game from 2026.
“I didn’t perceive it,” F1 legend Gerhard Berger informed Auto Motor und Sport when requested about Liberty’s opposition. “Possibly there’s one thing within the background that I don’t learn about.
“What extra may you need than an American staff with an American driver and the facility of Cadillac behind it? Sure, Cadillac takes a bit of cash away from the opposite groups, but it surely additionally brings in new sponsors.
“A greater answer ought to have been discovered slightly than arguing for 2 years,” Berger stated.
Andretti-Cadillac was at all times supported by the FIA, which is headed by controversial president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The FIA president is now hinting that F1 ought to max out the grid by including a twelfth staff.
“We’re very conscious that I suffered a giant assault due to the eleventh staff,” Ben Sulayem stated. “However now we’ve got an eleventh staff.
“Was it essential to undergo all that mess to have it? I don’t suppose so,” he added. “There have been clear laws, and we’re even allowed to have twelve groups.
“Are we going to have twelve? If the correct staff comes, the FIA will open the expression of curiosity. We aren’t afraid of anybody. We are going to do what is true for the FIA.”
