Feb.12 (GMM) A twelfth Components 1 workforce might quickly be following in Cadillac’s wheel-tracks.
After a protracted struggle with F1 industrial rights holder Liberty Media and the prevailing ten groups, Cadillac – initially Andretti – was lastly allowed to enter the game from 2026.
“I didn’t perceive it,” F1 legend Gerhard Berger advised Auto Motor und Sport when requested about Liberty’s opposition. “Possibly there’s one thing within the background that I don’t find out about.
“What extra might you need than an American workforce with an American driver and the ability of Cadillac behind it? Sure, Cadillac takes a bit of cash away from the opposite groups, however it additionally brings in new sponsors.
“A greater answer ought to have been discovered slightly than arguing for 2 years,” Berger stated.
Andretti-Cadillac was all the time 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 workforce.
“We’re very conscious that I suffered an enormous assault due to the eleventh workforce,” Ben Sulayem stated. “However now we now have an eleventh workforce.
“Was it essential to undergo all that mess to have it? I don’t assume so,” he added. “There have been clear rules, and we’re even allowed to have twelve groups.
“Are we going to have twelve? If the correct workforce comes, the FIA will open the expression of curiosity. We’re not afraid of anybody. We are going to do what is correct for the FIA.”
