2023-10-21 10:11:07
Michael Andretti aims to line up on the F1 grid in 2025 and has revealed that he will test a 2023-spec F1 car in Toyota’s Cologne wind tunnel next week.Andretti Cadillac will become the 11th team to enter F1. Although it is unclear whether they will be able to participate in the world championship, America’s powerful teams have pushed forward with their plans and have created F1 machines that meet this year’s specifications.
Michael Andretti says the F1 car will enter Toyota’s Cologne wind tunnel next week as he continues to build a team with the aim of being on the grid as early as 2025. “At the moment we’re still aiming for 2025,” Michael Andretti told Sky Sports F1 at the American Grand Prix in Austin. “Our car is going to go into the wind tunnel next week and we already have a 2023 car. We’re making good progress and building the team. At the moment it’s 2025, but we’re looking forward to 2026. It could be. We’ll see what happens.”Andretti’s application to join the F1 grid was recently approved by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), but F1’s commercial rights holder FOM (Formula One Management) also Its fate remains uncertain, as its entry must be approved and Andretti’s plan to join as the 11th expansion team is less than enthusiastic. FOM looks after the interests of F1’s current 10 teams, most of whom have shown strong resistance to sharing championship revenues with new teams. Asked if he understood the backlash from his current team, which is concerned about the team’s long-term stability once it weathers the storm of the coronavirus pandemic, Andretti said: “I don’t know, in some ways I don’t understand why they’re pushing back. It’s a mystery to me whether there are any.” “They say we’re slicing the pie, but I think the point is, we want to bring more than we take away, and we truly believe that. We’re going to grow the pie. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done, but if we can improve America’s popularity from where it is now, I think a lot of things will happen. “I think there are a lot of companies that are not currently participating in the series that have already contacted us and expressed interest. “Once we get approval, they would like to talk to us. I don’t agree with that.”Andretti reaffirmed his intention to have IndyCar driver Colton Herta in one of his two cars, although the lack of an FIA Super License is a hindrance. . “Obviously, we talked a lot about Colton and Colton is definitely at the top of our list. But there’s the points issue, so I think he’s going to have to go to Indy to get enough points to get his super license. We’ll have to see how we do in the car,” Andretti said. “We’ve talked to a few others who are qualified, but the goal is to have at least one American in the car and an experienced driver in the other car to coach him. ”
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