FIA gives the green light to Andretti Autosport to join Formula 1 as the NEW 11th team

Michael Andretti’s team makes it to the final selection rounds to be the 11th team in Formula 1

FIA gives the green light to Andretti Autosport to join Formula 1 as the NEW 11th team

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Multiple teams have craved to join the enticing Formula 1 circus. The FIA has gotten multiple applications for being the 11th team on the grid. The ‘Andretti Autosport team is currently the clear front-runner

The FIA recently revealed in a statement that Andretti was the only applicant who passed through to the third and final selection stage. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem talked about the selection process and the analytics of the task at hand. “Our objective was to only approve entries which satisfied the set criteria and illustrated that they would add value to the sport.” Said [as reported by motorsport.com] Sulayem.

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Michael Andretti’s team would be the second American team in the paddock alongside Haas. This might be a valuable prospect for the sport with a growing interest in F1 across the United States. The F1 executives are still to clear Andretti in its final selection process. It will be interesting to see how this changes the look of our paddock.

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