“We have a lot of friends in Formula 1,” Mario Andretti after Andretti global secures a deal to run with Renault power units


“We have a lot of friends in Formula 1,” Mario Andretti after Andretti global secures a deal to run with Renault power units

Michael Andretti and Marco Andretti

Mario Andretti and Andretti Global has been creating quite a buzz with its entry into Formula 1. The group has already applied to the FIA for its potential entry into F1. Andretti Global has the intention of disrupting the competition and dominate the sport with the kind of resources they have. This has definitely made the top 3 in Formula 1 wince.

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Andretti global had already tried to get into F1 but that attempted take over of Alfa Romeo failed and the ex McLaren driver clarified Michael Andretti confirmed that control was the issue that killed the deal and money was not a factor. This is an expansion to the already successful Andretti Autosports that includes the likes of IndyCar, Indy Lights, Extreme E and Formula E, amongst the teams it is involved with.

Mario Andretti and Andretti Global secure a deal with Renault to provide a boost to their engine

Michael Andretti
Michael Andretti

This news of entering the F1 which has brought so much joy to the Andretti global group was broken out by Andretti Sr. on his twitter handle and now he also revealed that the French manufacturer Renault, who also partners team Alpine with its power units, would also partner Andretti Global.

He went on to explain that how this Formula 1 is a big family and how that also helped him secure a deal with Renault. He said, “We have a lot of friends there in Formula 1, you know, it is one big family type of thing.”

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“Michael has obviously been talking with that group, Alpine, to field the sportscar programme and so on and so forth. There are a lot of moving parts and all of it works ultimately.”

“We are reliant on a lot of good people and they tell us about all the prerequisites and we have checked every box, every box that has been put out in front of us. That is it, that is all we can do.” As reported by gpfans.

Mario Andretti and Andretti global might have got their competition running scared even before their entry but the fans are definitely excited to see new competition enter the arena with sizeable resources.

Also Read: ‘Andretti Global make the top 3 wince’, Michael Andretti on his team’s entry into F1

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